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Eurasian Wigeon Are the Gem of the Pacific Flyway " and I've Become Obsessed With Hunting Them
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (1972+ words) Published Jan 19, 2026 2: 19 PM EST Ten minutes of shooting light remained. Echo, my then eight-year-old pudelpointer, and I had been tucked behind a tiny one-man panel blind for 9 hours and 45 minutes. We had one duck to go to reach our limit....
Turkey Hunting Is the Best Way to Introduce Someone to Hunting. Change My Mind
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (426+ words) Published Apr 1, 2026 1: 51 PM EDT Okay, now imagine that I'm not talking about hitting the club. I'm really talking about turkeys. Because it turns out spring turkey season is just like a night on the town. It will require strategy, and…...
Radical Initiative to Ban Hunting and Fishing in Oregon Is One Step Closer to Making the Ballot
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (398+ words) Published May 26, 2026 2: 50 PM EDT A radical initiative to ban hunting, fishing, and trapping in Oregon is now one step closer to making the ballot in November. The animal rights activists who are running a paid campaign to advance the petition…...
The 10 Gnarliest Freshwater Fish in the World (and How to Catch Them)
6+ day, 11+ hour ago (1632+ words) Published May 21, 2026 11: 35 AM EDT The earth is full of crazy looking sportfish with bad attitudes. Fish that attack lures with a vengeance and possess enough unique characteristics to set them far apart from the ordinary. These are specimens that look…...
Stevan Pearce Confirmed as BLM Director, Despite His Position on Public Land Sales
1+ week, 1+ day ago (445+ words) Published May 18, 2026 6: 52 PM EDT The U. S. Senate tonight, on a party-line vote, confirmed controversial former New Mexico congressman Stephan Pearce to the top post at the federal Bureau of Land Management. Pearce's nomination to BLM director was among 49 executive and judicial…...
Carmichel in Australia: Charged by a Backwater Buffalo
1+ week, 2+ day ago (1398+ words) Published May 18, 2026 10: 42 AM EDT This story, "Billabong Buffalo," first ran in the June 1975 issue of Outdoor Life. My tired and sweat-soaked companion, Fred Huntington, had no way of knowing it then, but his decision to go back to the truck…...
The Biggest Panfish of All Time
1+ week, 3+ day ago (647+ words) Published May 17, 2026 11: 09 AM EDT The term "panfish" dates back 200-plus years and simply refers to any fish that can fit into a pan. Depending on the size of your pan, that could be a pretty big fish. Today, the definition…...
When a Fly-In Hunt Turns into a Fight for Survival Against Wolves and High Water
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1940+ words) By Jerry Valentine, as told to Ben East Published May 14, 2026 7: 01 PM EDT News on backcountry adventure and wilderness survival. This story, "Come Wolves and High Water," appeared in the March 1972 issue of Outdoor Life. There were four of us. Right…...
Backcountry Hunters and Anglers Sues Montana FWP Over Corner Crossing
1+ week, 6+ day ago (383+ words) Published May 14, 2026 2: 57 PM EDT Two public-land groups sued the Montana government on Thursday to seek clarity on public access to roughly 871, 000 acres of corner-locked federal public land. There are approximately 871, 000 acres of federal public land in Montana that are "corner-locked,…...
I Grew Up on Safari. The Most Dangerous Game Isn't What You Think
2+ week, 2+ day ago (2020+ words) By Michael Branham, as told to Jim Rearden Published May 11, 2026 12: 43 PM EDT This story, "Most Dangerous Game?" appeared in the May 1972 issue of Outdoor Life. Once on such a trip, when I was about six, a rhino walked between our…...