Whitetail Numbers: How Many Deer Roam North America

Roughly 30 to 35 million white-tailed deer live on the North American landscape today. That figure comes from the National Deer Association, which surveyed state and provincial wildlife agencies across the continent to build its estimate, and it lines up with independent research putting the curr...

By James Chen •

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 •

Acorn Hunting 101: How to Tag a Buck in the Oaks

Whitetails will hunt down the best-tasting acorns from opening day through the last cold week of the season, and the fastest way to fill a tag in the timber is to figure out which trees are dropping the mast deer actually want. That means identifying whether reds or whites are on the ground, then...

By James Chen •

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 •

Judge Uses ‘Infancy Doctrine’ to Uphold Hawaii’s Under-21 Gun Ban

A federal judge upheld Hawaii’s sweeping gun ban for adults under 21 by treating Founding-era contract law as a historical firearm restriction. The ruling admits these adults are protected by the Second Amendment but still allows Hawaii to deny them access to firearms and ammunition.

By AmmoLand Editor Duncan Johnson •

Capt. Dale Dye: The Battle of Guadalcanal

“It was scary, you know? The damnedest thing…” The old Marine flicked at a bright yellow tie he was wearing. “We were ordered to take Atabrine to prevent malaria. Most of us did that but it tended to turn our eyes and skin a bright yellow. And then a rumor started that the stuff would Rea...

By Capt. Dale Dye, USMC (Ret) •

What Late-Summer Smallmouths Teach a Trout Angler

When summer flows drop and warm, trout retreat into scattered cool-water pockets and need a rest. The smart move is to pivot to smallmouth bass, which thrive in the warmer, higher-flow rivers where trout struggle. But wading a skinny river for bronze is not simply trout fishing with a different t...

By Alta ML •
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