Recent Outdoors Articles
12 Cold-Weather Camping Mistakes That Ruin a Trip
Cold Camping Punishes Small Errors Image credit: Flux.1 Camping in summer forgives a lot, and camping in cold weather forgives almost nothing. A lea
Money Behind Colorado's Amendment 83 Hunting Fight
The Money Behind Colorado's Amendment 83: Who's Paying to Put Hunting and Fishing in the State Constitution Two weeks out from the November midterm election, money is still pouring into the fight over whether Colorado should add a right to hunt and fish to its constitution. The ballot question is
California's Waterfowl Season Opens: Marsh Hunters Return
The Marsh Wakes Up: California's 2026-27 Waterfowl Season Opens Saturday Before first light on Saturday, October 24, thousands of California hunters will be standing in cold water, listening for wings. California's 2026-27 waterfowl hunting season begins Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, in most zones. The
8 Garden Projects Worth Doing in the Fall
Fall Is the Gardener's Second Season Image credit: Flux.1 Most people think of gardening as a spring and summer activity, but fall may be the best t
10 Famous Trails Too Crowded to Be Worth Hiking
When a Famous Trail Stops Being a Trail Image credit: Flux.1 Social media has turned a handful of trails into destinations people tick off a list, a
Southern Winter Bass Are Decided Months Before the Cold
The Dirty Secret of Southern Winter Bass: It's Decided in October Every winter, the same scene plays out on southern boat ramps. A guy backs a trailer down at dawn, the thermometer on his dash reads 38 degrees, and he has no idea whether the lake in front of him is about to fish like a gold mine o
The Most Dangerous Mountain Passes in America
Roads That Climb Into the Weather Image credit: Flux.1 A mountain pass is where a road crosses the high point of a range, and in the United States m
New Mexico Elk Tag Set-Aside Faces Constitutional Challenge
A Fight Over Elk Tags Is Heading Toward the Roundhouse In New Mexico, the odds of drawing a bull elk tag on public land are long enough that hunters treat a successful draw as a minor windfall. Residents apply year after year, sometimes for a decade or more, and then a spreadsheet decides whether
Driving Past the Pavement to Reach Fish Few Anglers See
Where the Pavement Ends and the Fishing Begins Most fly anglers learn the sport the same way: a parking lot, a trailhead, a well-trodden bank. The fish that fill magazine covers rarely live there. They live at the end of a washed-out forest road, on the far side of a ford, or in a lake that a mini
Invasive Species Quietly Taking Over American Waterways
Invaders You Rarely See Until It's Too Late Image credit: Flux.1 Most invasive species don't announce themselves. They arrive in ballast water, bait
