It took me a second to register what the acronym on Doug Duren’s Wisconsin license plate stood for. Then I glanced around—at his bumper stickers, at his sweatshirt, at the formidable collection of ...

If I were to flip you the bird left-handed, which I sometimes do to mix things up, you’d notice that my middle finger is crooked, with a bulged knuckle. Why does it look like that? Catfish noodling.

FFP vs SFP scopes is hot topic these days, with some hunters assuming that the former must be better because it’s what the long-range crowd uses, and because long range is still the trendy thing for ...

The best largemouth bass fishing I’ve ever encountered was at Lake Huites, a vast impoundment on the outskirts of the Sierra Madre Occidentals in Sinaloa, Mexico. In one tiny pueblo, we arrived in the ...

Some gun lovers like to joke that when you’re shopping for a gift for them, they’re a size 9mm. Of course, while you really can’t go wrong giving a gun lover a few boxes of ammo, you can certainly do ...

A futuristic, polymer-framed waterfowl semiauto and the reimagining of an American Classic headline the 2026 class of shotguns. There are other noteworthy introductions that aren't in Las Vegas this ...

There have never been so many rifles on the market—in so many price ranges—that are precise enough for long-distance shooting. Triggers, optics, factory ammunition, and bullet design have all gotten ...

Slab crappies are meat eaters—sure enough minnow munchers. They take artificials well at times, especially jigs—but big crappie will turn their noses at even the best of the best crappie lures.

Next to the original 5.56mm NATO/223, the 300 AAC Blackout (BLK for short) is the most popular chambering for the AR-15 platform, and, as a result, manufacturers now pump out a wide variety of 300 ...

Walkie talkies and two-way radios are an invaluable piece of gear for any outdoor enthusiast, whether you’re hiking, camping or hunting. Similar to handheld GPS devices, they provide a direct and ...

The author shoots the new Glenfield Model A rifle, one of the most affordable bolt-action big-game rifles currently available ...

the right way? Because anything can fail during a fishing trip. Your hook might bend out during a fight. You might lose the handle screw in your reel, rendering it useless. The tip of your rod can ...