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An AI Video of Kevin VanDam Torching Catfishermen Has Gone Viral — Because People Think It’s Real An AI Video of Kevin VanDam Torching Catfishermen Has Gone Viral — Because People Think It’s Real

By Alex Robinson

Freel with bull elk

What Really Matters When Picking a Hunting Rifle or Cartridge What Really Matters When Picking a Hunting Rifle or Cartridge

A tract of public land in the Pahrump Valley in Nevada.

Plan to Sell Off ‘Underutilized’ Federal Land for Affordable Housing Is Ineffective and Inefficient, Experts Say Plan to Sell Off ‘Underutilized’ Federal Land for Affordable Housing Is Ineffective and Inefficient, Experts Say

Baby wombat hate catches innocent social media users

A Wildlife Photographer Was Wrongly Tagged in the Viral Baby Wombat Post. Then Came the Death Threats A Wildlife Photographer Was Wrongly Tagged in the Viral Baby Wombat Post. Then Came the Death Threats

By Natalie Krebs

kayak fisherman tragically dies

Carolina Angler Finds Swamped Fishing Kayak with a Life Jacket Still Strapped to It Carolina Angler Finds Swamped Fishing Kayak with a Life Jacket Still Strapped to It

By Derek Horner

Everything That’s Wrong With the “Jaws” Fight Scene Everything That’s Wrong With the “Jaws” Fight Scene

An illustration of a duck hunter paddling in a windswept lake.

Why Duck Hunters Die Why Duck Hunters Die

By Alex Robinson

Three wolves stand together on the top of a snowy hill.

Podcast: Wolves Will Be Delisted, Public-Land Transfer Attempts Will Fail, and Other 2025 Predictions Podcast: Wolves Will Be Delisted, Public-Land Transfer Attempts Will Fail, and Other 2025 Predictions

By Andrew McKean

rooster pheasants

A Manhattan Legislator Aims to End New York’s Pheasant Stocking Program. Here’s Why All Bird Hunters Should Be Concerned A Manhattan Legislator Aims to End New York’s Pheasant Stocking Program. Here’s Why All Bird Hunters Should Be Concerned

By Alex Robinson

A snakehead caught in Virginia by the author.

If I Were Czar of the Department of Natural Resources, Here’s What I Would Fix If I Were Czar of the Department of Natural Resources, Here’s What I Would Fix

By Scott Einsmann

A hunter with buck fever runs after a deer.

Big Game Hunting

I Get Buck Fever, and I Like It I Get Buck Fever, and I Like It

By Jack O’Connor

A hunter and his dog kneel behind a crowd.

Colorado’s Prop 127 Is an Attack on Modern Wildlife Management and the Science that Guides It Colorado’s Prop 127 Is an Attack on Modern Wildlife Management and the Science that Guides It

A smallmouth bass on the rocks.

$100,000 Fine for Releasing a Smallmouth Bass in Canadian River: Do Mandatory Catch-and-Kill Orders Actually Help Population Control? $100,000 Fine for Releasing a Smallmouth Bass in Canadian River: Do Mandatory Catch-and-Kill Orders Actually Help Population Control?

professional bass angler on a boat catching a fish

Forward Facing Sonar Restrictions Hit Pro Bass Fishing, While One Smaller Tour Bans FFS Altogether Forward Facing Sonar Restrictions Hit Pro Bass Fishing, While One Smaller Tour Bans FFS Altogether

By Derek Horner

Bill McRae holds up a resolution wheel.

Remembering Bill McRae, the Godfather of Modern Sporting Optics Remembering Bill McRae, the Godfather of Modern Sporting Optics

By Andrew McKean

Houses with mountains in background.

Don’t Let Politicians Convince You That Selling Public Lands Is the Solution to America’s Housing Affordability Crisis Don’t Let Politicians Convince You That Selling Public Lands Is the Solution to America’s Housing Affordability Crisis

A chocolate Lab was beaten by his owner, a 15 year old.

3 Teens Arrested After Viral Video Surfaces of a Kid Abusing His Duck Dog 3 Teens Arrested After Viral Video Surfaces of a Kid Abusing His Duck Dog

By Natalie Krebs

Here’s Why Forward Facing Sonar Won’t Be Banned from Professional Bass Fishing Here’s Why Forward Facing Sonar Won’t Be Banned from Professional Bass Fishing

By Derek Horner

Freel with large black bear taken with 6.5 Creedmoor

Fudd Lore: 5 of the Worst Myths in Rifle Shooting and Hunting Fudd Lore: 5 of the Worst Myths in Rifle Shooting and Hunting

no trespassing sign

Here’s What National Water Access Issues Can Teach Us About Losing Our Favorite Fishing Spots Here’s What National Water Access Issues Can Teach Us About Losing Our Favorite Fishing Spots