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Bassmaster Elite Series pro Kyle Monti could have never imagined the good that would come from a stop at a convenience store in Eufaula, Ala. Monti was in town for the DEWALT Bassmaster Elite at Lake Eufaula, when he pulled into the store to pick up ice for his day of fishing. What happened next left a lasting…
I’ve spent a lot of time in the wilderness, but there are two critters I need to see in the wild before I die… One of the coolest things about being an outdoorsman is spotting wild animals in their natural environment. As a hunter, I’ve spent countless hours sitting very still and being very quiet–as…
Editor’s note, 22 September 2026: this article was published on 2020-06-18 and describes an offer or giveaway that ran then. It has ended — check current pricing and availability with the retailer before acting on anything below. Evatac may call this a “Combat Bag,” but it just may be the best bug-out bag we’ve seen!…
Every year, the outdoor writers of the world receive desperate pleas from the various fish and wildlife departments around the country to please tell our readers to leave young wildlife alone. This year, the pleas have been particularly urgent–most likely because social-distancing mandates related to COVID-19 have caused millions of Americans to seek exercise and…
America has a love affair with the modern sporting rifle…and if you’ve never really understood why, I’d like to introduce you to the Rock River Arms RRAGE Carbine. Trim, easy to carry and handle, and constructed of the same top-quality materials and to the same standards as far more expensive AR-15-style rifles, the RRAGE is…
Of 439 million acres managed by the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management, 99 percent are open to hunting and fishing. In addition, the National Wildlife Refuge System supports approximately 2.7 million hunting days and nearly 8 million fishing days each year. These wild spaces belong to all of us as Americans to…
Some people are born with a compass and astrolabe hard-wired into their brains; other people (like yours truly) would get lost in a phone booth if they could find one. But even those hunters whose enviable navigation abilities are built-in can’t tell where public land ends and private land begins without some help…and Federal Ammunition…
Have the events of 2020 made you start dreaming of going off-grid? If you’ve ever daydreamed about buying a few acres of American soil and setting yourself up in a self-sustaining homestead, no doubt the year 2020–complete with the COVID-19 pandemic, food shortages, and riots before the quarantines were completely lifted countrywide–has caused the intensity…
If you’ve ever shot a suppressed scattergun, you’ll know why this is so exciting. Several years ago, I had the opportunity to shoot one of the very first silencers designed for a shotgun…and although it reduced the recoil and report in a very gratifying way, the can at the end of the shotgun made it…
The fact that there’s a rational explanation doesn’t quite stop the shivers down my spine. Here’s a bit of secret wisdom courtesy of everyone who has ever spent a significant amount of time in the deep backwoods: Sooner or later, you’re going to see something freaky. Of course, not everyone is lucky enough to get…
Everyone else in America may have “Gained the COVID 19” from staying home and snacking while the gyms are closed, but the brand-new ALPS Mountaineering Trail Tipi is slimmer than ever, weighing in at 3 pounds, 10 ounces. That’s incredible news for those of us who love backcountry hiking, camping, and hunting. As we all…
A few days ago, the world received the kind of shocking news we love to hear: Two fishermen, presumed lost at sea after having disappeared two weeks prior, were rescued by a Good Samaritan and the Coast Guard. Found 23 miles northeast of Cat Island in the Bahamas (and, interestingly, within the hypotenuse of the…
