David Hart Few things are as divisive within the fishing community as bass tournaments. It seems anglers either love them or hate them. Critics claim that the increase in number…
David Hart Despite their dainty reputation and habit of sipping tiny insects off the water’s surface, trout, big trout in particular, are opportunistic killers that readily eat meat. A close…
Lost at Sea I first saw the Browning X-Bolt in October of 2007on a pronghorn hunt with Browning & Winchester in Wyoming. When all the writers divided up the rifles…
Randy Newberg As parents, we know the feeling of joy when we see our youngster taking steps toward adulthood. Sometimes it is gradual, though often, it is a sudden realization.…
M. D. Johnson The lazy summer days of June, a wise man who obviously was also an angler once said, are tailor-made for channel ‘cats. The water temperatures across most…
C.J. Davis Tenacity, stubbornness—whatever you want to call it—sticking to a plan can pay off big time for deer hunters. That lesson was sent home twice to me twice this…
Beau Beasley Every year it’s the same thing: I get the first whiff of spring and brush off the winter doldrums by rooting through the fly fishing gear in my…
David Hart The bird came in high over the trees, leveled off and then dropped right in front of me. Easy shot, I figured, but instead of shattering into a…
Beau Beasley “Be careful Jim”, I said to my guide as he unhooked and then handed me my first West Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout. “I think he must have swallowed the…
M. D. Johnson On the Silver Screen, they were called The Dirty Dozen—12 World War II soldiers sentenced by a military tribunal to hard labor, but each given a full…
Ken Cook Already it’s May and spring is here. Anglers from coast to coast are furiously in pursuit of spawning and post-spawning bass. Just the thought of reeling in one…
USA Staff Paul Elias shattered the BASS records books with his win at the Bassmaster Elite Series Falcon Lake, Texas tournament. When the scales stopped Paul’s 4-day total weight was…
M. D. Johnson Turkey hunters are huge into stuff. In fact, a turkey hunter without a lot of stuff is just another smelly guy who hasn’t had enough sleep and…
Peter B. Mathiesen Built in the U.S. at Ford’s Kentucky plant, you now have a civilized choice in big diesel performance with far better than just average comfort. If you…
Chris Ellis Fly fishermen commonly hear the phrase, “match the hatch”. The first step is easy. It simply means to match the fly on the end of the line with…
Peter B. Mathiesen A hard season of riding your ATV demands that you give back a little TLC. Although modern bikes need less maintenance than they used to, there’s always…
David Hart I’m lucky. My two boys, Kyle, 14, and Matthew, 12, are hooked on hunting. They look forward to each opening day as if it was Christmas morning, and…
Beau Beasley Pocahontas County, West Virginia, is called the birthplace of rivers because the area marks the headwaters of no fewer than eight major rivers. Outdoor enthusiasts of every stripe…
David Hart A heap of scrambled eggs was balanced on a plastic fork just inches from my open mouth when Bill Cooksey interrupted. “Straight out. Coming in,” hissed Cooksey. As…
David Hart So you caught a big one, the bass of a lifetime, your biggest muskie ever or a king salmon in a place you’ve never been before. Now what?…
Peter B. Mathiesen Attend any hunting show, pull a turkey pro away from their booth and ask, “If you had one call to go into the turkey woods with, what…
David Hart There’s something captivating about a buzzbait gurgling across the surface. Like each pitch in a World Series game, the suspense is enough to keep you on the edge…