Dawson Hefner learned how to catch alligator gar when he was a teenager, landing his first alligator gar when he was 16 years old by drifting a chunk of freshwater drum under a Coke bottle in Texas’s ...

We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more I’ve taken more big-game animals with the 308 Winchester than any other cartridge. Not ...

The job of testing and choosing the best shotguns of the year is easy and fun when companies make good guns, and this year, they did. There was genuine innovation on display this year. There were guns ...

We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more Colt, Glock, Smith & Wesson”¦ Any time you’re debating what are the greatest handguns ...

Saltwater striped bass aren’t very hard to catch. Many “Insta-famous” anglers and striped bass fishing influencers want you to think otherwise, but the reality is that the most difficult part of the ...

Rifle cartridges are not the most effective mechanisms for producing high projectile speed. Other things work much better. The 120mm smoothbore main gun on the M-1 Abrams tank fires a depleted-uranium ...

Glide bait fishing is more popular than ever. The technique leans into a simple idea: big bait equals big fish, and it has migrated from the West Coast across the country. Traditionally, the big-bait ...

Crankbaits typically consist of a hard body paired with treble hooks. These lures can mimic crawfish, shad, bluegill, or other prey. Crankbaits are also effective in a wide range of water depths from ...

Mossberg’s sole hunting shotgun introduction at 2025 SHOT Shot was a bit of a surprise in this age of straightwall deer rifles. The company announced a trio of Model 500 Slugsters, including a ...

We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more The Super Black Eagle 3 now comes in 3-inch 28-gauge, where it’s finding favor with ...

Americans love small-gauge guns. They’re light, trim, and easy to carry. But there are some pretty big tradeoffs to going small. First and most important is that small-bore shotguns simply can’t shoot ...

The US Forest Service manages 193 million acres of public land across the country, including some of the best hunting and fishing destinations in the world. The work requires a robust network of ...