Recent Hunting And Fishing Articles

Michigan Drops the "Rifle Line": What the September 12 Rule Change Means for Over 600,000 Hunters Few regulations in American deer hunting have carried as much geographic weight as Michigan's so-called "rifle line." For decades, that invisible boundary — running roughly from Muskegon on the west t

Oregon's Push to Lock Down Hunting and Fishing Rights in the State Constitution In a state better known for its Portland craft breweries and progressive ballot initiatives, a quieter but consequential fight is now unfolding in Salem and across Oregon's rural counties — one that could permanently r

Squirrel Hunting Tricks Your Grandpa Knew There's a good chance the first animal you ever hunted wasn't a trophy whitetail or a bugling bull elk. For a whole lot of us, it was a gray squirrel — spotted from the edge of a hardwood thicket on a cool October morning, the kind of morning where the fro

Utah's 2026 Hunting Season Just Got a Lot More Complicated — And the Reasons Why Should Concern Every Hunter in the West The Utah Wildlife Board convened on August 20, 2026, for what many expected to be a routine public meeting. What emerged was a cascade of emergency decisions driven by two separ

Colorado's November Showdown: Voters Will Decide Whether Hunting and Fishing Belong in the State Constitution Come November 3, 2026, Colorado voters will face a question that goes far beyond the trout streams and elk meadows of the Rocky Mountains. Colorado voters will decide whether to enshrine h

Three Million Gators and a Lottery: Louisiana Opens Its First Recreational Alligator Hunt in Over Half a Century For the first time in more than 50 years, Louisiana is allowing everyday hunters — not just commercial operators — to legally pursue the American alligator. This October, up to 5,000 lu

A 21-Year-Old from Illinois, a 41-Year-Old Canadian, and the Smallmouth Capital of the World: Inside Bass Fishing's Most Electric Rivalry Bass fishing doesn't often make headlines outside the angling world. Tournament results tend to circulate within a tight-knit community of devoted followers — g

11 Skills for Caring for Your Gun in the Wild Image credit: Gentleman's Pursuits/Canva When you're out in the wild, miles from a gun shop or a workbe

Wyoming's Wildlife Refuges Under the Largest Hunting and Fishing Expansion in Federal History The Trump administration has delivered what federal officials are calling a watershed moment for American sportsmen — a sweeping overhaul of hunting and fishing access on national wildlife refuges that dw

The Tastiest Game Birds to Try Image credit: Flux.1 There's something deeply satisfying about sitting down to a meal built around wild game — and bi