21 Ways to Recruit New People into Hunting and FishingOutdoor Life - By The Editors Teaching someone to hunt or fish isn't easy. We're talking about immersing the person into a deep, nuanced passion that could define how they view …
Tractor Review: Kubota BX80 Outdoorsmen SeriesOutdoor Life - Slaton L. White With spring just around the corner, outdoorsmen are naturally starting to think about their deer food plots. Wouldn’t a tractor make planting and …
Rookie Season: 4 Essays on Mentoring New Hunters and AnglersOutdoor Life - By The Editors I bet some of your best hunting and fishing memories come from the very beginning. It's true for me. I can recall every detail about the first deer I …
Fish How to Catch a Limit of Crappies: 5 Tactics From the ProsOutdoor Life - Bob McNally While catching a few slab crappies is surely worthwhile anytime, collecting enough for a fish fry requires volume. Consistently taking that many …
Trout Lessons from the Trout Ninja: How to Catch Monster Brown Trout in Small StreamsOutdoor Life - Joe Cermele Dave Strom is twitchy yet focused. He’s dialed in yet always willing to experiment. He’s been fishing the small streams of Iowa’s Driftless Region …
How to Shoot Your Turkey Gun with Your Off HandOutdoor Life - John B. Snow Which way will he come from? It’s the question we always ask ourselves when setting up in the turkey woods as we try to get inside the head of a …
How to Shoot a Traditional Bow: The Basics of Trad ArcheryOutdoor Life - Tyler Freel You couldn’t pick a better time to get into traditional archery. There’s a wide variety of good, affordable gear. Plus, there are great online …
Wild Duck Ramen Recipe: A Hunter's Take on a Japanese ClassicOutdoor Life - Jamie Carlson When I was a kid, ramen was an after-school snack or something that I would eat when I didn’t know what else to have. At that point, the only ramen I …
The White HouseBipartisan Group of Senators Aims to Fully Support the Land and Water Conservation Fund, The White House Proposes GuttingOutdoor Life - Ben Long Congress and the White House have saved the key piggy bank for protecting wildlife habitat and hunting and fishing access, and are now dueling over …
The Six Best Survival Rifles Under $600Outdoor Life - By Tim MacWelch When you find yourself stranded in a remote stretch of backcountry, any rifle is better than no rifle (assuming you have a box or two of matching …
Battery 101: Everything You Need to Know About Boat or ATV BatteriesOutdoor Life - Ross Robertson If you’re into any kind of outdoor activity, chances are very good that you heavily rely on batteries of some type. Relying on batteries also means …
Breaking Trad: Archery Lessons from Tom Clum Sr.Outdoor Life - By Tyler Freel Loosing the perfect arrow from a traditional bow creates an intangible feeling of satisfaction and deep connection to a foregone era of bowhunting. …
Gun Control Reauthorized ‘Red Flag’ Laws Lack Due Process for Gun OwnersOutdoor Life - John Haughey TOP STORY Reauthorized VAWA’s ‘Red Flag’ Provisions Pose Due-Process Concerns The House reauthorized the Violence Against Women Act [VAWA] on April …
The Best Baits for Catching Giant Prespawn WalleyesOutdoor Life - Ross Robertson It’s no secret that come spring, you’ll find sumo-size walleyes in the general vicinity of shallow spawning flats. This is one of the best times of …
7 Ways Not To Die From A Rattlesnake BiteOutdoor Life - Michael Hanback For more than three decades I’ve hunted, hiked, and rambled around woods and mountains all over North America. I’ve seen a few snakes here and there, …
Fish How to Catch Spring Striped Bass on Live BaitOutdoor Life - Joe Cermele One of the most incredible sights you’ll ever see is a school of menhaden—known as bunker along the New Jersey coast, where I fish—getting hammered …
Tips and Tactics for Catching More Slab Crappies this SpringOutdoor Life - Andrew Pegman The definition of “slab” crappie differs by region. For some anglers, a 1 1/2-pounder might qualify. For others, the title is reserved for crappies …
Swimbaits for Bass: Build the Right Rig on Any BudgetOutdoor Life - Mark Modoski There is an ever-growing cult of bass anglers out there willing to fish all day for one big bite. They don’t care about numbers. It’s all about …
Essential Knots: How to Tie the 20 Knots You Need to KnowOutdoor Life - Tim MacWelch Knot tying has always been one of those key outdoor skills that the inexperienced take for granted. The experienced outdoorsman, however, has had …
The No-Excuses Turkey Season: How to Make this Spring Hunt Your Best One YetOutdoor Life - By Will Brantley and Alex Robinson Harold Knight once told me that, back in the day, if you messed up on a turkey, you “thought about it a while” because you might not get on another …
Gun Control Bump Stock Ban Goes Into EffectOutdoor Life - John Haughey TOP STORY Last-Ditch Injunction Denied, ‘Bump Stock’ Ban Goes Into Effect The Supreme Court’s March 28 refusal to block the Trump administration’s …
How to Make Your Lever-Action Rifle More AccurateOutdoor Life - Dave Emary My love affair with lever guns started with a plastic Winchester M94—my first toy gun—and was cemented by my first real rifle, a Winchester 9422 …
How to Train Your Dog to Blood Track DeerOutdoor Life No one wants to lose a deer, but it happens to everyone who shoots enough of them. Fortunately, it’s now legal in 36 states to use a tracking dog in …
Why a Cow Elk Hunt is One of the Most Underrated Opportunities in the WestOutdoor Life - Andrew McKean A generation ago, the gateway to the West for a big-game hunter ran through pronghorn country. Doe/fawn tags were abundant as antelope herds …
10 Classic Topwater Bass Lures that Still Catch FishOutdoor Life - Bob McNally Every season outstanding new lures with plenty of whiz and PR bang make the angling scene. While most are innovative and effective, the reality is …
Tackle Test: Best New Fishing Rods and Reels Ranked and RatedOutdoor Life - By Mark Modoski The difference between last year’s rod and reel models and this year’s is getting more difficult to distinguish. While there will always be some big …
Best Bass Lures: These 29 Baits Caught The Most Fish During the Bassmaster ClassicOutdoor Life - James Hall Rising and falling water. Warming, stained and clearing water. Lots of rain and post frontal conditions. All were in play at the GEICO 2019 …
New Jersey Senate Bill Could Prohibit Financial Discrimination against Firearms CompaniesOutdoor Life - John Haughey TOP STORY Senate Bill Would Prohibit Financial Discrimination Against Firearms Industry Senators Kevin Cramer (R-North Dakota) and John Kennedy …
Fishing Pro Tips for Catching Muskie on the FlyOutdoor Life - By Joe Cermele I have never caught a muskie on the fly. Not in Minnesota or New York. Not in Pennsylvania or New Jersey. I tried in Washington State once too. In …
Bears An Outfitter's Guide to Field Judging Black BearsOutdoor Life - Will Brantley A good-size mound of bear poop lay on the shoulder of the logging road, and Chad Miller swerved his truck to mash it. “That’s a master guide’s trick …
