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Post-spawn walleye and smallmouth bass move on a clock. Here's the late-May 2026 playbook — water temps, structure, and the lures that work right now.
Read More →The pursuits that fill the year between hunting seasons — fishing, archery, paddling, snow sports and the safety that each one demands.
Know who else has a very particular set of skills, acquired over a very long career? Jim Shockey is an outdoor writer, professional big game outfitter, TV producer, and host of several series on Outdoor Channel, Sportsman Channel and MyOutdoorTV. Still, his most recent accolade is a novelist with the release of his first novel, “Call Me Hunter,” published…
There’s nothing like an e-bike to open up new vistas for outdoors people … and to do it with the absolute minimum disruption to the ecosystem you’re exploring. QuietKat‘s new Lynx e-bicycle represents the latest in full-suspension electric bicycles from the leader in off-road eBikes and is an innovative design that pushes the envelope of…
Things really are bigger in Texas, and that includes the bass coming out of O.H. Ivie Lake, which claims the coveted spot atop the 2023 Bassmaster Magazine 100 Best Bass Lakes standings for the first time in history. This reservoir has stolen the spotlight over the last three years, producing an eye-popping 15 Legacy Class ShareLunker bass — a designation…
Public lands are for the public, not just the elite. The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) applauds the U.S. House of Representatives Natural Resources Committee for the bipartisan approval of the Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act, H.R. 615, introduced by U.S. Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Va.). This crucial legislation would ensure our nation’s number…
For many, the idea of summer is synonymous with water sports. So National Safe Boating Week has come at an opportune time. As many of you are getting ready to take your watercraft -whatever the size- out for the first time, we hope you’re running a safety checklist to make certain plans aren’t sunk by…
For 14-year-old angler John Amico of Palm City, Florida, persistence finally paid off, to the tune of a $25,000 scholarship presented by the CCA Florida STAR Tournament and Realtree Fishing. Eleven different species of saltwater fish are eligible for entry during the youth portion of the tournament. Amico won the scholarship after submitting more than…
An angler’s tip helped Michigan Department of Natural Resources conservation officers recover more than 460 pounds of illegally taken salmon from a group of anglers who traveled from Colorado to Michigan to fish the Manistee River in October 2022. The group went away with far less than they caught, and will be paying over $6,000…
Mark Gibson was once again out on a south Texas beach a couple hours before sunrise searching for lost treasure. He slowly walked the sand, swinging his Minelab EQUINOX 800 from side to side. After hunting many different beaches in his area since early October of last year, his signals were becoming few and far…
Three very preventable outdoor deaths; three very important lessons. There’s something about being inside a man-made vehicle that makes us feel safe, and for good reason. There’s really nothing like an internal combustion engine, and a ton of steel and tempered glass to give you a sense of security. But that layer of safety is…
The Avidity Arms PD10 was built by defensive instructors, for defensive shooters! The Avidity Arms PD10 is the first defensive handgun designed from the ground up by a defensive shooting instructor, Rob Pincus. After more than two decades’ experience, the Personal Defense Network™ founder developed the concept of a purpose-built carry pistol that addresses the…
The hard truth of hypothermia is this: Cold kills, even when it’s not very cold. If you’re the kind of outdoorsperson whose smile grows wider the lower the mercury, the kind who sees flurries and thinks “duck hunting weather,” then it’s very important to remember that cold-water safety is every bit as important as gun…
WARNING: This article contains tanagers, tits and boobies! Our gardens and landscaping add color and a wealth of natural elements to our yards, and these areas attract birds that infuse action, color, songs, and behavior into our yards. As another change in seasons approaches, it’s an opportunity make a few easily improvements for local and…
