Dove Hunting 101: Species, Setups, and Straight Shooting

Dove hunting rewards two skills above all others: knowing where the birds want to be, and putting a fast-moving target in your pattern. Get both right and you can have steady action for weeks. Get them wrong and you burn through three boxes of shells with little to show for it. This guide covers ...

By James Chen •

Minnesota Angler Tops His Own Bowfin Record

Ben Erb of Bemidji, Minnesota, already held his state’s catch-and-release record for bowfin. On July 3, he beat it with a fish caught just a half inch longer than the one he landed the summer before. A Backwater He Knew Well Erb, a 31-year-old graduate fisheries biologist researcher at Bemi...

By James Chen •

M1A for Hog Hunting

Feral hogs are a year-round problem across much of the U.S. where they tear up pastures, destroy crops and multiplying faster than most landowners can keep up with. When I had my own land to protect, I needed a rifle that could handle them at close range in thick cover, day or night. I settled Re...

By Atticus James •

Here’s Why Big-Bore Rifles Got So Popular in the Late 90s

The ballistic math never made sense, but that didn't stop American hunters from buying new big-bore rifles The post Here’s Why Big-Bore Rifles Got So Popular in the Late 90s appeared first on Outdoor Life.

By Jim Carmichel •

Sd.Kfz. 2 Kettenkrad: Germany’s Halftrack Motorcycle

The argument can be made that the Germans make the world’s best engineers. By way of evidence I would submit the StG44 assault rifle, the Me 262 jet fighter, and the Panther tank. While, in each case, the exigencies of around-the-clock bombing certainly took a toll on these revolutionary weapon...

By Will Dabbs, MD •

Range USA Celebrates Monroeville, PA Grand Opening and Store Redesigns

Range USA continues to make big moves across the US as they expand their retail store locations and remodel/update all of their current stores at the same time. Most recently, they are celebrating a grand opening in Monroeville, Pennsylvania as well as store updates across the country.

By Adam Scepaniak •

Striped Marlin Off Washington Poised to Break State Record

A day of albacore trolling 45 miles off the Washington coast turned into a once-in-a-career catch when a group of Oregon anglers boated a 151-pound striped marlin — a fish now filed to become the new state record, according to Outdoor Life. An Unlikely Hookup in 4,000 Feet of Water Angler Tim D...

By James Chen •
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