I was 19 when my uncle handed me my grandfather’s Winchester Model 94 lever action. It was a beat-up old .30-30 hunting rifle that looked like it had been dragged behind a truck over a gravel road. It had mostly been sitting in a dusty corner ...
Iron Will Releases New Wide Single-Bevel Broadheads
Iron Will broadheads are known among bowhunting freaks as some of the absolute best hunting broadheads on the market. Robust and painstakingly crafted, their design eliminates the potential failure of a mechanical design while packing the most ...
Guide to Olympic Shooting Events and What Team USA Is Up To
Shooting events don't get all the glory at the Summer Olympic Games — not the way mainstream sports like swimming, track, and gymnastics do. But if you watched the 2020 games in Tokyo, you know that shooting events are plenty of fun to watch. And the ...
Dead Drift: Fly Fishing Apparel You Want to Wear Off the Water
In fly fishing, a “dead drift” is the perfect float, where the fly drifts freely in the current. The current controls the fly, not the fisherman. The technique is central to the art of fly fishing. Dead Drift is also a kickass clothing brand that ...
Mother’s Day Gear Guide: How To Be Mom’s Favorite
This post contains affiliate links. We may earn a commission if you buy through these links. Mother’s Day is just around the corner. If you want to inch ahead of your lame-ass siblings in the “Mom’s favorite” department, you’ll have to forget the ...
American Bear Foundation: Heroes for Bears
American Bear Foundation founder and president Joe Kondelis is just a regular average-Joe kind of guy, the kind of guy you could sit with, drink a beer, and shoot the shit. It’s a cliché, but in this case, it’s the truth. In fact, his day job has him ...
PROOF Research: Carbon Fiber Barrels for the Average Shooter
Humans have been looking for ways to improve weapon technology since our Stone Age ancestors lobbed their first rocks. That drive continues today as the gun industry relentlessly seeks innovative ways to improve shooting performance. PROOF Research ...
Watch Spearfishing Champ Justin Lee in ‘By Way of Black Sands’
Justin Lee knows precisely who he is: a spearfishing champion, bowhunter, conservationist, and dedicated family man. Studded with jaw-dropping images of Hawaii’s wild places and narrated by Lee himself, SITKA Films’ new feature By Way of Black Sands ...
A Rock-Solid Turkey Vest Carries More Than Calls and Shells
This post contains affiliate links. We may earn a commission if you buy through these links. I first hit the turkey woods in the mid-1980s, trudging along in too-big boots and mismatched camo, trying to keep pace with my dad as he moved through ...
Florida Constitutional Carry Adopted, Creates CCW State Majority
With a swipe of his pen, Florida Gov. Ron Desantis officially tipped the number of states with constitutional carry laws on the books into the majority. The bill Desantis signed into law on Monday eliminates the requirement for Florida ...
The Turkey Shotgun: What You Want in a Dedicated Gobbler Getter
Shotguns have a well-deserved reputation for being jacks of all trades. They are probably the most versatile firearms on the planet. When paired with the right ammo, a single good scattergun can drop everything from tiny upland quail to big burly ...
Cocaine Cat: Blitzed African Serval Found on Streets of Cincinnati
Move over, Cocaine Bear; there’s a new cat in town. In the wake of the box office smash going totally wild in theaters, a real-live African wild cat found in Cincinnati with coke in its system was recently released from animal care and is now ...
John Dudley Puts Fears of PSE Faithful to Rest
Last month, Free Range American broke the story that Heritage Outdoor Group had purchased the previously family-owned PSE Archery. According to Zack Gleeson, Heritage Outdoor Group’s president and CEO, the company is “a new investment ...
Biden’s Gun Control Executive Order Is Mostly Hot Air
UPDATE March 15, 2023: Yesterday, March 14, 2023, President Joe Biden spoke at the Boys & Girls Club in Monterey Park, California, where he announced an executive order to increase federal gun control measures. While some mainstream ...
Women’s Warrior Retreats: Pushing Female Bowhunters Further
March 8 is International Women’s Day, which gives Free Range American a rad excuse to celebrate one of the badass females who are totally killing it in the hunting and outdoors industry. Krys Cook, owner and founder of The Ranch in Julian, ...
The Continental Army’s Worst Winter Gave Us Saint Patrick’s Day
Every year on March 17, the beer and whiskey flow, corned beef and cabbage hit family dinner tables, and the White House fountain and Chicago River turn emerald green for a day. Saint Patrick’s Day is traditionally the Roman Catholic feast day of St. ...
How to Handle Wolves in Colorado Remains Controversial
In November 2020, Colorado voters passed Proposition 114 as a ballot initiative; the measure requires Colorado Parks & Wildlife (CPW) to reintroduce wolves in northwestern Colorado before the end of 2023. As the deadline for reintroduction closes ...
Super Pigs: Huge Canadian Hybrid Hogs Poised to Invade U.S.
Massive, highly intelligent hybrid wild hogs — called “super pigs” — are running amok in the Canadian North, wreaking havoc and leaving massive destruction in their wake. Now, they’re threatening to invade the United States. Americans love a good ...
How NASCAR Was Born of Bootlegging and Daredevils
This weekend, nearly 9 million Americans will cheer their way through the “Super Bowl of Stock Car Racing” — the iconic Daytona 500. The most popular and prestigious race on the NASCAR schedule, the Daytona 500, which has roots in bootlegging, kicks ...
Exclusive: PSE Archery Sold to New Heritage Outdoor Group
Heritage Outdoor Group just announced its purchase of Precision Shooting Equipment (PSE), one of the largest archery manufacturers in the United States. “We are thrilled to welcome PSE Archery to the Heritage Outdoor Group’s family of brands,” ...
Feds Move Closer to Grizzly Bear Delisting
Federal wildlife officials have moved one step closer to surrendering the management of grizzlies in the Greater Yellowstone and the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystems to the three states that encompass them. Grizzly bear delisting could ...
Did the American Shad Save George Washington’s Colonial Army?
Shad often lose the freshwater spotlight to trout, salmon, and largemouth bass, but there is no fish more American than the humble shad. The American shad (and its hickory and gizzard shad cousins) have long played a vital role in American ...
Senator Spends Night in Twitter Jail for Posting Hunting Photo
Republican U.S. Sen. Steve Daines of Montana landed in Twitter jail Monday evening after posting a photo on the social media platform. Twitter claimed he violated its “rules against graphic violence.” The offending image was of Daines and his wife, ...
$70M Earmarked for Zombie Deer Disease Research, Management
In the recently passed omnibus spending bill, Congress significantly increased spending on researching and managing chronic wasting disease (CWD), an incurable degenerative brain disorder in deer — sometimes called zombie deer disease. With the ...
Mauser M18 Rifle Now Available in 2 Old-School Camo Patterns
Blaser Group recently announced the release of the super-popular Mauser M18 bolt-action rifle in two sweet retro camo patterns — a classic U.S. Marine Corps Camo and the Fred Bear Old School Camo pattern. Retro camo patterns from the 1970s and ...
Squirrel Hunting to Build Big Game Skills: This Is the Way
For many of us, squirrel hunting was the gateway drug, a fuse that ignited a deep-seated passion for the outdoors and an unquenchable urge to pursue larger game. Like many dedicated big-game hunters, my initiation into the sport came in the ...
The Boss Bear: Meet the Most Badass Bear in Banff
We all know that bears are extraordinary animals — ancient apex predators that dominate their respective food chains, but one Canadian bear takes badassery to a new level. His official name is Bear 122, but he’s better known as “The Boss.” He’s ...
History of American Football: You Can Thank T.R. for the NFL
Teddy Roosevelt: 26th president, legendary hunter and conservationist, overall badass, and — the reason we have the NFL as we know it? Believe it or not, among his many accomplishments and badass undertakings, Roosevelt helped shape the history of ...
Full Story: How Derek Wolfe Killed a Dog-Hunting Mountain Lion
Last week, former NFL defensive lineman and Super Bowl 50 champion Derek Wolfe killed his first-ever mountain lion with his bow and some help from a buddy’s hounds — and the cat is absolutely massive. The photo Wolfe posted to Instagram garnered ...
Polar Bear Attacks Remote Alaskan Village — Kills Woman, Toddler
Update Jan. 19, 2023: The victims of the fatal polar bear mauling in the tiny village of Wales, Alaska have been identified by authorities as Summer Myomick of Saint Michael and her 1-year-old son, Clyde Ongtowasruk. In a rare and tragic animal ...
