Why Hunted Bears Fear People: Connecticut’s Conflict Gap

Connecticut does not allow bear hunting, and its bear-conflict numbers stand apart from every neighboring state. The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection reported over 3,000 conflicts between residents and bears in 2024, including 67 incidents of bears breaking into homes. Of the ten...

By James Chen •

5 Smart Tips for DIY Prairie Pothole Duck Hunting

Freelancing the Prairie Pothole Region isn’t the open-door operation it used to be. Farmers now get a steady run of fall requests from people they’ve never met, located through mapping and permission apps and asking for access by phone rather than face to face, and the resulting frict...

By James Chen •

Best Rifle for Deer Hunting: A Buyer’s Guide for Every Budget and Terrain

What makes the best rifle for deer hunting? If you’re looking for some help buying the right gun for deer season, read on for advice based on different hunting scenarios—the best rifle for whitetail deer hunting in the thick softwoods of Maine is a lot different from a deer rifle that works ...

By Zac K. •

Beat the October Lull: Where Mature Bucks Actually Go

The October lull gets blamed for empty sits across the whitetail woods, but the deer are still moving. They have shifted their patterns, and in most cases, they are circling the same tired stands hunters keep climbing into. The problem lies in where the hunter sits, not in how the deer behave. If...

By James Chen •

Why Pennsylvania’s Deer Culture Runs Deeper Than Antler Score

Pennsylvania deer hunters are different, and if you have grown up inside it you know why. In this state the whitetail is more than a game animal. It is a state symbol, an economic engine, a cultural touchstone, and in some corners a nuisance. The traditions built around it run deeper than almost ...

By James Chen •

Feral Hog Hunting: How to Hunt, Trap and Cook Wild Pigs

How to hunt feral hogs in Texas and beyond: licenses, night hunting, shot placement, trapping a whole sounder and cooking wild pork safely. The post Feral Hog Hunting: How to Hunt, Trap and Cook Wild Pigs appeared first on AllOutdoor.com.

By Ben Ryder •

POTD: France Sends Liberty Again, This Time It Fits in a Holster

France has a habit of sending Liberty across the Atlantic. In 1886, she stood 151 feet tall in New York Harbor. This time she fits in a holster. TFB's Photo of the Day is the Manurhin MR73 Liberty, a 100-piece limited edition hand-built in Saint-Bonnet-le-Château for America's 250...

By Eric B •

POTD: Charles Daly/Lindner 9mm Garden Gun – Pest Control

Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have what might be the fanciest pest control tool ever built. This is a Charles Daly “Regent Diamond Quality” double barrel garden gun made by H.A. Lindner in Germany in the early 20th century, chambered for what appears to be the 9mm...

By Sam.S •

Three Years in Prison to Earn a Day in Court: FPC and Two D.C. Gun Owners Ask the Full D.C. Circuit to Overrule the Standing Rule Shielding the District’s Magazine Ban

FPC asks the full D.C. Circuit to end a standing rule that makes gun owners risk felony charges just to challenge D.C.'s magazine ban. Read the original story: Three Years in Prison to Earn a Day in Court: FPC and Two D.C. Gun Owners Ask the Full D.C. Circuit to Overrule the Standing Rule Shieldi...

By Luke McCoy •

How to Find a Hunting Lease and What It Should Cost

Lease prices by region, where to find hunting land, what belongs in a written lease and the questions to ask before you sign. The post How to Find a Hunting Lease and What It Should Cost appeared first on AllOutdoor.com.

By Ben Ryder •
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