Two gutsy Indiana duck hunters apparently gave zero fucks about pissing off riverfront dog walkers. In a serious case of thinking outside the typical duck blind, the hunters trolled along the Jeffersonville, Indiana, waterfront and anchored up to ...
Rich Landowner Bullies WY Elk Hunters in Corner Crossing Case
Brad Cape, John Slowensky, Zach Smith, and Phil Yeomans are four elk hunters from Missouri who planned a Wyoming elk hunt in 2021. They mapped out a route to public land using the onX Hunt app, a real-time GPS tracker that shows property lines that ...
Deer Calls: Learning to Speak the Language of Whitetails
Whitetail deer are elusive creatures, and getting within shooting range of one isn’t nearly as easy as the Outdoor Channel often makes it look. Deer calls are one tactic hunters can use to swing the odds in their favor. Even when used ...
New Jersey Hunting Season for Black Bears Is Back On!
UPDATE Dec. 7, 2022: The New Jersey hunting season for black bears is back after a brief delay. On Tuesday, Dec. 6 (a day after the season was originally scheduled to begin), the New Jersey Appellate Court dissolved a temporary stay on the ...
Montana Wolf Hunting Is Back On, District Judge Says
In a major win for Montana wolf hunting, a district court judge declined to extend a temporary restraining order that restricted bag limits within the state in a decision handed down on Nov. 29, ruling that the hunting season would not permanently ...
Youth Hunter with Down Syndrome Slays Huge 17-Point Ohio Buck
Few deer hunters ever get a shot at a 180-class whitetail. But Ashton Copas, 12, took a perfect 70-yard shot on such an Ohio buck on the opening day of the state’s two-day special youth hunting season. Although a massive accomplishment for a hunter ...
Gatorz Drops Ultra-Cool Limited-Edition Skyhook Aviator Shades
Gatorz Limited Edition Skyhook FrameAircraft-grade billet 7075-T6 aluminumCerakote matte finishFully adjustable frame and nosepieceMSRP: $270 Gatorz eyewear has been a long-standing favorite in the special operations community. Their comfort, ...
Can Deer See Orange? – Know Your Game
A wave of blaze orange sweeps the country every hunting season as some 11.4 million deer hunters hit the woods. Hunters invest tons of time, energy, money, and more than a few prayers into the sport, hoping to fill their tags. Many worry their ...
Deer Hunting Gear: What You Need to Get Started
Because chasing whitetails is a popular pursuit, deer hunting has become a big business. Hunters spend $6.4 billion on hunting gear yearly, not counting trip expenses, guide fees, tags, or licenses. Manufacturers understandably clamor to grab a ...
Colorado Seeks Sharpshooters to Manage Booming Elk Herd
Do you love elk hunting and have some badass marksmanship skills? Colorado Parks and Wildlife could use your help. For the second year in a row, the agency is searching for sharpshooters to help manage the elk herd within the Great Sand Dunes ...
Deer Hunting With Dogs: An Old and Controversial Tradition
People have used canine hunting companions since the first wolf nervously took a slice of meat from an ancient human hand. Deer hunting with dogs is a natural extension of that aboriginal relationship. Still, modern hunters have mixed feelings ...
Know Your Game: How Long Do Whitetail Deer Live?
If you spend enough early-morning hours sitting still and quiet in a treestand, you start to ponder deep and vital questions: “What will I do when I run out of snacks? How long can I sit in this stand without using the bathroom? How long do whitetail ...
How Cowboy Guns Were Really Carried in the Old West
When the West was still wild, a man wouldn’t dream of riding the range without a gun. With all kinds of wild critters roaming about, from rattlesnakes and coyotes to dangerous two-legged varmints, a man always needed a firearm within close and easy ...
Veteran Hunting and Fishing Organizations Making a Difference
Veteran mental health statistics in the U.S. are sobering. The rate of major depression is five times higher than it is among civilians, and the suicide rate is 57% greater. Many face more difficult battles than the ones they fought when they ...
Hunting Accident Roundup: Hunter Falls, Left Hanging by Boot
On Halloween night, a Texas bowhunter survived one of the most terrifying things that can happen to a hunter — he fell almost 20 feet from a treestand and wound up hanging upside down by his boot. It was a hunting accident that could easily have been ...
Equalizer 9mm: S&W’s New, Hilariously Named Ultra Compact
Smith & Wesson recently released its newest contribution to the CCW sphere, an off-shoot of its EZ line of easy-to-rack semi-autos called the “Equalizer.” The company heralds this light-kicking, high-capacity Equalizer 9mm as its “best-performing ...
2 Racks, 1 Buck: Hunter Kills Whitetail With Deer Skull Hooked in Antlers
On Oct. 30, Mike Lewis, 52, shot a once-in-a-lifetime buck. It was a head-turner, not necessarily for his own rack, but because the buck was toting around some seriously hardcore headgear: Another buck’s antlers, with a decaying hunk of deer skull ...
7mm PRC: Savage Expands Rifle Lines for New Cartridge
Hornady recently announced the newest cartridge in its Precision Rifle Cartridge series of long-range shooting superstars — the 7mm PRC. Directly on the heels of Hornady’s announcement, Savage Arms revealed its own plans to expand several of its most ...
Creepy Things Hunters Have Seen in the Woods
Hunters spend a lot of time in the woods. Most of us can move through the outdoors with a sense of confidence built through an intimate familiarity with nature. The fact that we’re often toting weapons also helps mitigate the fear factor nonhunters ...
Headless Horseman: The Origins of an American Ghost Story
As the weather cools, the days shorten, and copious amounts of disgusting candy corn hit the grocery store shelves, it’s time to pull out the creepiest stories we can muster. One that makes the rounds every spooky season is the tale of everyone’s ...
Grizzly Bear Attack: Wrestler Fights Grizzly to Save Teammate
Two college wrestlers had a “sudden, surprise encounter with a grizzly bear” while hunting for antler sheds on Saturday, Oct. 15. The young men were looking for horns in heavy cover west of the Bobcat/Houlihan trailhead in the Shoshone National ...
Rock Climber Wins Bear Fight Using Martial Arts
A lot of rock climbers love the sport for the adrenaline rush that comes with it — but most would say having to get into a literal bear fight during a descent is raising the thrill bar a little too high. A rock climber who was recently on Mount ...
Angler Shoots Epic Vid of Breaching Whale Inches from Boat
A father and son were enjoying a successful day fishing for stripers off the Jersey Shore on Oct. 12 when they captured video of a serious lunker that almost took them under. Doug and Zach Piller of Bensalem, Pennsylvania, were fishing near Belmar, ...
Alleged Walleye Tourney Cheaters Charged With 3 Felonies Each
UPDATE Oct. 17, 2022: The two pro anglers who were publicly outed in a viral video for allegedly cheating in an Ohio walleye tournament late last month have officially been charged with a litany of crimes. On Oct. 11, law enforcement officers with ...
California Hog Hunting Regs Loosened as Pig Plague Continues
Feral pig populations across the country are going hog wild as both swine numbers and range continue to swell, and California hog hunting is expanding to meet the growing nuisance there. The state joins several others that have loosened hunting ...
Vudoo Gun Works Introduces its First Pistol: A High-End 1911
Model: Vudoo Gun Works Möbius 1911Vudoo’s first handgunAerospace-grade machiningNovak iron sightsVZ Vudoo GripsMSRP: $2,995 ($2,895 for a limited time) Vudoo Gun Works, best known for its precision rimfire bolt-action rifles, is branching out ...
SIG Sauer Revives the P226 XFIVE Pistol, Now Made in the US
Model: SIG Sauer P226 XFIVETwo grip material options5-inch bull barrelX-Series optic-ready slideFully adjustable triggerIncludes three 20-round steel magazines with alloy base padsMSRP: $2,199.99 2022 has been a great year for SIG Sauer ...
Are Hunters Seeing Shortage of Ammo as Seasons Get Underway?
The ammo shortage that began with the global pandemic in 2020 left many hunters with empty rifles and shotguns last hunting season — or, at least, with a less-than-optimal load that likely cost three times what it did in the before-times. During ...
New Springfield Hellcat OSP Comes With Shield SMSc Red Dot
Model: Springfield Armory Hellcat Pro OSP With Shield SMSc 15+1 capacityTwo 15-round magazinesIncludes Shield SMSc 4 MOA red dotMSRP: $840 Springfield Armory just released its newest version of the Hellcat Pro OSP (optical sight pistol) ...
Badass AK Hunters Kill Charging Moose, Shoot Massive Bull
When Tana Grenda and Alishia Zemlicka, two well-seasoned western hunters, were dropped into a remote area of the Alaskan backcountry, they were hoping for a chance to rest, recharge, and have fun. However, with hurricane-like weather, a near-death ...
