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BURIED IN BASS HEAVEN Sometimes finding the biggest spring largemouths means scraping a little paint off the boat—or tidal sludge out of your underwear

The Graduate

The Graduate

Snow Birds

A sudden winter storm makes an already challenging public-land hunt even harder—and more rewarding.

Tough Love

The best hunting buddies push you to go farther and work harder than you would on your own.

A Miracle Tail

How the world’s worst toy created the most lifelike streamers ever.

A Stand In The Valley

An archery hunt in the Riverbottoms of West Tennessee proves there’s still tremendous public deer hunting for anyone willing to work for it.

Your Land,Your Elk

In case you forgot, you co-own 600-plus million acres of public land—and somewhere out there is your elk. To help you narrow down the search, we drilled six experts for their secrets on finding and killing bulls in the backcountry. Because while there’s nothing wrong with hunting private ground, there’s absolutely nothing like getting it done on public land.

The Old Ones

As the author struggles with the unexpected death of his cousin-his hunting buddy-he searches for ways to preserve his cousin's legacy at deer camp.

Stick With It

Here’s the one lure you need to catch big, bad autumn trout.

Pile Drivers

Once endangered, the sandhill crane has recovered remarkably well, giving hunters one more reason to head north.

8 Tips To Catch Steelhead Fish

Caught the Chromer bug? Make your fly reel scream louder than ever with our crash course in crushing it on the great lakes tributaries.

Goosey Honkers

Nine expert tricks for outsmarting the spookiest late-season geese.

precious minutes

a wood-duck roost shoot can happen in a flash. make sure you’re ready when the birds come to bed.

Off The Rails

Rail Hunting was once described as the “Sport Of Kings” and enjoyed by the likes of Roosevelt and Ruark. While these odd marsh birds are no longer as popular as they once were, they’re still insanely fun to hunt.

Damage Control

New research on coyote home ranges could give hunters the upper hand in predator management

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Late summer is the best time to target trophy smallmouth bass with big bugs on the surface

Those Baby Blues

Schools of little killers are invading your bay. Are you ready to fight back?

Speed Bugs

Turn your fly-tying station into an assembly line with these pro tricks.

Trout Fishing Tips From An Expert

When trout are feeding happily, you can catch a few or a boatload. Here's how to have an epic day

Blade Of Glory

The razor edge and trademark swirls of a Damascus-steel knife tell a timeless tale of craftsmanship.

Searching For Silver

The author travels to Alaska’s famed Bristol Bay to land a tundra trophy.

Fowl Play

Duck Season May Seem Like a Long Way Off, but It’s Not Too Early to Start Training and Conditioning Your Dog for That First Retrieve. These Drills Will Get Your Hunting Partner Into Great Shape and Also Get You Two Outside Having Fun.

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DEKE ATTACK: Stake out a buck decoy in late October and get ready for a smashing good hunt

Here They Come

It’ll be a while before the geese migrate down South where the author lives. But right now, in their namesake land, the Canadas are everywhere

Overnight Flight

Be ready when the October uplands suddenly teem with timberdoodles

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Opening day has its draws, but there’s nothing quite like a late-season pheasant hunt.

Shoot The Gap

New hybrid rifles walk the line between longrange hunters and competition paper punchers 

A Man without A Knife is a man without A Life

How to Wield, sharpen, maintain, and survive by the outdoors-Man's ultimate tool.

Shave And A Hair Bug

They might look like works of art, but spun-hair flies are secret weapons in the fly boxes of many anglers, and they can bring some serious mojo to your bass, pike, and trout game. 

My Life On The Edge

Six decades in the outdoors, told through the stories of four special blades