More from Andrew McKean (Page 2)

Two hunters sit and pose in the bed of a truck next to a mule deer.
Big Game Hunting

An Old-School Western Mule Deer Hunt, in Memory of Two Midwestern Dads

By Andrew McKean

The Best Thermal Monoculars and Binoculars of 2025, Field Tested
Gear

The Best Thermal Monoculars and Binoculars of 2025, Field Tested

By Andrew McKean

We compared the Polaris Ranger and the General by testing them for months.
ATVs

Polaris Ranger XD 1500 vs Polaris General XP 1000 Ultimate

By Andrew McKean

A dirty suppressor with its baffles out for cleaning.
Guns

Suppressor Bill Introduced in Congress Would Eliminate Legal Gray Area of Modular Cans, Cleaning Baffles

By Andrew McKean

The new Nikon Image Stabilized binocular
Binoculars

First Look: Nikon’s 12×25 Image Stabilized Binocular

By Andrew McKean

donald trump
Climate & Environment

Here’s What a Second Donald Trump Presidential Term Could Mean for Outdoorsmen, Gun Owners, and Conservationists

By Andrew McKean

Kamala Harris
Climate & Environment

Here’s What a Harris-Walz Administration Might Mean for Outdoorsmen, Conservationists, and Gun Owners

By Andrew McKean

MANKATO, MN. - OCTOBER 2015: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Commissioner Tom Landwehr and U.S. House Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) party First District Congressman Tim Walz posed for a group photo at the dedication of the newly enlarged O.A. Vee Memorial State Wildlife Management Area near Mankato, Minn., as part of the Governor's Pheasant Opener, Friday, October 10, 2015. (Photo by Glen Stubbe/Minnesota Star Tribune via Getty Images)
Conservation

Harris-Walz Campaign Launches Coalition of Hunters and Anglers as It Tries to Appeal to Rural Men

By Andrew McKean

A buck pronghorn is an animal that would benefit from the National Grasslands Act.
Conservation

The Long-Awaited Grasslands Conservation Act Is Finally Introduced in Congress

By Andrew McKean

Bears Ears National Monument
Conservation

Sportsmen’s Groups Will Challenge the Ban on Recreational Shooting at Bears Ears National Monument

By Andrew McKean

Bears Ears National Monument
Conservation

Final Bears Ears National Monument Plan Bans All Recreational Shooting on 1.3 Million Acres of Federal Land

By Andrew McKean

Cow elk jump over a barbed wire ranch fence.
Big Game Hunting

Film: Public-Land Elk Hunters and Ranchers Can Be Good Neighbors. Here’s How

By Andrew McKean

A bull elk raises his head near a feeding cow.
Big Game Hunting

Should Idaho Restrict Hi-Tech Hunting Gear? State Officials Want to Know

By Andrew McKean

A BLM usage sign in an OHV area.
Conservation

The Largest and Least-Funded Public-Land Agency in America Is Finally Getting Backup

By Andrew McKean

The best rifle scopes
Gear

The Best Rifle Scopes of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

By Andrew McKean

Presidion 3-18x50 MR2 rifle scope

One Scope To Rule Them All

By Andrew McKean

The best overall budget rifle scope of 2023
Gear

The Best Rifle Scopes Under $500, Tested and Reviewed

By Andrew McKean

The best scope rings for your rifle
Gear

The Best Scope Rings of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

By Andrew McKean

We tested the Tract Toric UHD 1-8x24.
Gear

The Best Budget LPVOs of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

By Andrew McKean

Two of the best binoculars for hunting being tested
Binoculars

The Best Binoculars for Hunting of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

By Andrew McKean

Testing the best binoculars for bird watching
Binoculars

The 7 Best Binoculars for Bird Watching, Tested and Reviewed

By Andrew McKean

EOTECH Vudu X

EOTECH introduces a do-it-all Vudu X

By Andrew McKean

Bill McRae holds up a resolution wheel.
Gear

Remembering Bill McRae, the Godfather of Modern Sporting Optics

By Andrew McKean

conservation tax leakage
Bow Hunting Gear

Some Foreign Hunting and Fishing Gear Manufacturers Aren’t Paying Required Conservation Taxes

By Andrew McKean

Testing one of the best binoculars for the money.
Binoculars

The Best Binoculars for the Money, Tested and Reviewed

By Andrew McKean

Testing the best binocular harnesses in Montana.
Gear

Best Binocular Harnesses, Tested and Reviewed

By Andrew McKean

Testing the best spotting scopes side by side.
Gear

The Best Spotting Scopes of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

By Andrew McKean

elk hunting
Big Game Hunting

The Ultimate Guide to Elk Hunting

By Jace Bauserman, Andrew McKean

The author tests two of the best rangefinders for hunting.
Gear

The Best Rangefinders for Hunting of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

By Andrew McKean

Great scopes under $200
Gear

7 Great Scopes Under $250, Tested and Reviewed

By Andrew McKean

The author tests the best hunting scopes.
Gear

The Best Hunting Scopes: 18 Modern and Versatile Options

By Andrew McKean

mountain lion
Conservation

Lion Hunting Ban Qualifies for Colorado’s November Ballot

By Andrew McKean

hunter education
Conservation

A Digital Revolution in Hunter Education

By Andrew McKean

Testing straight wall scopes
Big Game Hunting

The 4 Best Scopes for Straight-Wall Cartridges, Tested and Reviewed

By Andrew McKean

An American flag flying above the front range ofColorado
Conservation

This Independence Day, Celebrate the Gift of Public Land

By Andrew McKean

A hunter in the snow looks at his phone.
Conservation

Hunting Regs Are Too Complicated. This New Hunting A.I. Is Trying to Fix That

By Andrew McKean

A hunter in blaze orange looks at a dead deer from a distance
Conservation

Public Approval for Hunting and Recreational Shooting Continues to Decline in the U.S.

By Andrew McKean

mountain lion
Conservation

Anti-Hunting Groups Are Running a Paid Signature Campaign to Ban Cougar Hunting in Colorado. Conservation Orgs Launch “Decline to Sign” Effort

By Andrew McKean

The Best Rimfire Scopes of 2025, Tested and Reviewed
Gear

The Best Rimfire Scopes of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

By Andrew McKean

argentina red stag
Big Game Hunting

Hunting Wild Red Stag in Argentina During the Roar Is a Lot Like Elk Hunting the Rut — But Better

By Andrew McKean

infiray
Gear

State Department Alleges Yantai IRAY Provided Thermal Scopes to Russia. It’s Unclear If Sanctions Will Disrupt U.S. Thermal Market

By Andrew McKean

montana mule deer
Big Game Hunting

Montana Raises Record Funds for a Coveted Mule Deer Tag — Through a Public Raffle

By Andrew McKean

Mallards resting on an NWR
Conservation

Proposed Rule Could Curb Predator Control and Planting Grains for Waterfowl in Refuges. Hunting Orgs Now Wonder, Is USFWS Turning Against Duck Hunters?

By Andrew McKean

Pronghorn antelope in Wyoming.
Climate & Environment

Why Is the New BLM Rule So Controversial?

By Andrew McKean

Leupold RX-5000
Backcountry Hunting Gear

First Look: The New Leupold RX-5000 Laser Rangefinder

By Andrew McKean

hunting dog german wirehaired pointer lies in the grass
Hunting

Killing Cricket: Putting Down Your Dog Is Never Easy — Nor Easy to Explain

By Andrew McKean

A dark gray and white Wyoming wolf crosses a snowy road.
Hunting

Activists Are Defining Hunters by One Wyoming Man Who Tortured a Wolf. What Are Actual Hunters Doing About It?

By Andrew McKean

The Maven B.7 fit in the palm of your hand.
Binoculars

The Best Compact Binoculars, Tested and Reviewed

By Andrew McKean

280 Ackley Improved
Ammo

The 280 Ackley Improved Is Still One of the Greatest Western Big Game Cartridges

By Andrew McKean

The Swarovski Visio smart binocular
Binoculars

Swarovski AX Visio Review: The Most Advanced, and Controversial, Birding Binocular

By Andrew McKean

A drop of blood on the tooth of a crocodile.
Big Game Hunting

Hunting the Nile Crocodile, the Very Picture of Death

By Andrew McKean

Gray Wolf pack howling taken in Yellowstone NP
Conservation

As Wolf Management Debate Reaches a Fever Pitch, the Interior Department Hires a National Mediator

By Andrew McKean

Next of Gen PLOP 10x50 binoculars with a digital private and public land display.
Opinion

Glassing with Permission Only: Next-Generation Binocular Will Make Users Pay to View Private Land

By Andrew McKean

thermal deer
Gear

Will Thermals Change the Way We Hunt?

By Andrew McKean

A nice buck in a field.
Conservation

Congress Killed Our Last Big Conservation Package Because It Was Too Expensive. This Politician Says His Bill Is Cheaper and Better

By Andrew McKean

A big trophy mule deer buck.
Big Game Hunting

Auction vs. Raffle Tags: Should States Stop Selling Big-Game Tags to the Highest Bidder?

By Andrew McKean

Elk eating hay in Montana.
Big Game Hunting

States Want to Issue Lots of Transferrable Big-Game Tags to Landowners. Regular Hunters Want to Stop Them

By Andrew McKean

A survival instructor sips rainwater out of a rock. Photo by Benjamin Rasmussen
Adventure

This Survival Instructor’s Lesson? The Wilderness Isn’t Out to Get You

Story by Andrew McKean, Photographs by Benjamin Rasmussen

mil vs moa
Gear

MIL vs MOA: Here’s What Hunters and Shooters Need to Know

By Andrew McKean

A herd of elk in Nebraska
Conservation

Nebraska Politicians Are Jeopardizing $20M in Wildlife Funding, Partly Because a Senator Can’t Catch Fish

By Andrew McKean

trophy whitetail heads
Big Game Hunting

The Case Against Scoring Big-Game Animals

By Andrew McKean

We tested the best long range rifle scopes.
Gear

The Best Long Range Rifle Scopes, Tested and Reviewed

By Andrew McKean

High fence deer could hold the key to CWD resistance.
Big Game Hunting

Here’s What Top Chronic Wasting Disease Researchers Can’t Say on the Record

By Andrew McKean

Shooting off a hunting tripod.
Gear

The Best Hunting Tripods of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

By Andrew McKean