The Wildest Waterfowl Bands Hunters Have Ever Recovered

A metal leg band carries an eight- or nine-digit sequence that records the bird’s age, sex, and where it was banded. Report one, and you receive a certificate telling you when and where the bird was banded. Since the U.S. government’s program began in 1920, the federal effort has tagg...

By James Chen •

Fishing the Bahamas: Six Keys to a Smart Crossing

Running the Gulf Stream to fish the Bahamas rewards planning far more than it rewards luck. The crossing itself throws steep seas and shifting current at you. On the far side, the fishing changes with tide, water clarity, and predators that can end a hot bite in minutes. Anglers who arrive prepar...

By James Chen •

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 •

Why 70% of Deer Hunters Never Fill a Doe Tag

The U.S. buck harvest sits near record levels, and the share of mature bucks in that harvest is the highest it has been in more than a century. The part of deer management that keeps herds healthy, though, is antlerless harvest. Deer numbers are climbing across much of whitetail range, and while ...

By James Chen •

Vietnam’s Best Spec Ops Weapon? The Stoner 63

The names of firearms designers such as John Moses Browning, Mikhail Kalashnikov and Eugene Morrison Stoner are synonymous with iconic firearms. Stoner was a prolific firearms designer who was responsible for the AR-7 U.S. Air Force survival rifle, the AR-10 rifle, the SR-25, and, of course, the ...

By Friedrich Seiltgen •

Bank Fishing Blueprint #016: The First Cool Front of the Year

Welcome back to Bank Fishing Blueprint, the weekly AllOutdoor series focused on helping anglers find and catch more fish from the bank. Last week, we covered how picking the right angle on your cast can keep your bait working the strike zone the whole retrieve instead of just clipping the edge of...

By Keith Lusher •

Idaho Woman’s Bull May Break 74-Year Shiras Moose Record

An Idaho hunter’s bull moose, tagged last Sunday, could unseat a Boone & Crockett world record that has stood for three-quarters of a century, and it already stands to be the largest Shiras moose ever killed by a woman. The Numbers Shelly Sayer’s bull carries a green-gross score o...

By James Chen •

MRF-SEA Tests TPS-80 Mobility to Enhance Fires Integration in the Philippines

Philippines — U.S. Marines with Air Command and Control Detachment, Marine Rotational Force – Southeast Asia, I Marine Expeditionary Force, tested the mobility of the AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task-Oriented Radar during training in the Philippines, Aug. 17, 2026, evaluating how the capability ...

By Eric G •
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