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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

Podcast: Why Big-Game Auction Tags Are a Necessary Evil Podcast: Why Big-Game Auction Tags Are a Necessary Evil

By Alex Robinson

A whitetail buck lying in a cut field.

Don’t Hunt (or Kill Game) If Your Heart Isn’t in It Don’t Hunt (or Kill Game) If Your Heart Isn’t in It

By Alex Robinson

A Merriam's turkey strutting on a wooded hillside.

Hunting Mentors Are Great. You Still Need to Hunt Alone Hunting Mentors Are Great. You Still Need to Hunt Alone

By Christine Peterson

An Italian fly angler high-sticks.

Euro Nymphing Is Ruining Fly Fishing Euro Nymphing Is Ruining Fly Fishing

hunting dog german wirehaired pointer lies in the grass

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

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

By Andrew McKean

illustration of bozeman with lots of people

Can You Blame Hunters for Wanting to Move to Montana? Locals Do Can You Blame Hunters for Wanting to Move to Montana? Locals Do

By John B. Snow

fishing from shore

Video: “Go Buy a Boat!” How Close Can You Fish to Someone Else Without Being a Jerk? Video: “Go Buy a Boat!” How Close Can You Fish to Someone Else Without Being a Jerk?

The 4 Anglers You’ll Meet on Opening Day of “Truck Trout” Season The 4 Anglers You’ll Meet on Opening Day of “Truck Trout” Season

Fishing with Bluetooth: Is the Probe a Revolutionary Tool or Just Another Fishing Gimmick? Fishing with Bluetooth: Is the Probe a Revolutionary Tool or Just Another Fishing Gimmick?