How the AMPV Killed the M113

If you spend five minutes talking to anyone who has served in an Armored Brigade Combat Team, they’ll tell you that the tanks and infantry fighting vehicles usually get all the glory. The public fixates on the 120mm smoothbore cannons and 25mm Bushmaster chainguns punching holes in targets acro...

By Mason Berryman •

Where Big Bass Actually Go When Fall Arrives

The oldest advice in bass fishing tells you to run to the backs of creeks when the leaves turn. A tracking study from Texas Parks and Wildlife biologists dismantled that idea. They followed bass at Lake Fork and Toledo Bend Reservoir, and none of the tracked fish moved into the back of a creek on...

By James Chen •

Why Everyone Wants Montana — And Why Montanans Are Fed Up

Ask a lifelong Montanan how they feel about the steady stream of newcomers, and you may get pointed to a sign hanging in a Bozeman bar. It reads that you should welcome yourself to Montana while remembering you are a refugee, not a missionary. The message is blunt, but it captures a tension that ...

By James Chen •

Front Line Friday #34: Drone and Tech Tools Entering Patrol Work

Welcome back to Front Line Friday. This week is an editorial, and the topic is the wave of drones, license plate readers, and other technology moving into patrol work, and what actually changes officer capability versus what just moves money around. Front Line Friday is brought to you by Dead Air...

By Tom R •

5 Days Fishing, Camping, & Whitewater Rafting in Montana’s Grizzly-Infested Woods

I spent 5 days at the best cutthroat trout fishing destination in the US with Glacier Anglers & Outfitters. At the start of the trip, I had little fly fishing experience. I’d never caught a trout on a fly rod, but by the end I’d caught well over 100 westslope cutthroat trout. Including se...

By Wes Littlefield •

Minnesota Pheasant Index Jumps 20% Before Oct. 10 Opener

Pheasant hunters heading into the Minnesota pheasant opener this fall have reason for optimism. Released September 8 by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, the state’s August roadside survey clocked the statewide pheasant index at 90 birds for every 100 miles surveyed, up from 75...

By James Chen •

What’s in My EDC Bag: Everything I Carry, Pocket by Pocket

I just got back from my morning weighted walk and figured it was time to do something I haven’t done in a few years: dump out my everyday carry bag and go through it piece by piece. Before the links start: some of them are affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying [&#82...

By Luke McCoy •

The Rimfire Report: Shooting the Peters .22LR That Started It All

The first rifle I ever really shot was a plain old Ruger 10/22, and the ammo feeding it came out of a brown box that looked like it belonged in my grandfather's tackle shed. Peters . Forty grains of lead, high velocity, round nose, and in my memory it never once let me or my 10/22 down at th...

By Luke C. •

Chasing Fall Giants: A Spin Angler’s Trout Playbook

Fall gives spin anglers a real edge on big trout, and the reason comes down to what the fish are eating. From late spring through the middle of September, wild trout across much of the country are locked onto aquatic insects, which makes a spinner or jerkbait nearly useless even when trout are ri...

By James Chen •
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