Outdoor Life has been the go-to publication of America’s diehard hunters, shooters, and anglers since 1898. Our stories are written by hunters, for hunters. We value experience in the field, at the range, and on the water above all else. Our mission is to deliver stories about success in the field, cutting-edge gear, and adventures in far-off wildernesses and close-to-home woodlots.

Willie Pipkin is a lifelong resident of Austin, Texas, where he plays guitar for a living. But his real passion is bass fishing, and on Wednesday, he caught the fish of his dreams in the heart of downtown Austin. Pipkin’s largemouth bass weighed 14.05 pounds and it …

For more than a century, Outdoor Life has been telling stories from the wilderness. Some of these tales are triumphant, some are funny, but others are much more serious. In all of that good writing that celebrates wild places and wild critters, it’s sometimes easy to lose sight of the fact that the wilderness can be a dangerous, unforgiving place.

This story, “The Dog Who Forgot to Fear,” appeared in the August 1976 issue of Outdoor Life.. Hook-jawed, humpbacked pink salmon swirled and scuttled in the clear shallow water of the Alaskan stream as hip-booted Alex Brogle, a fisheries technician, waded the riffles and crunched across the bars to tally the fish.

Feb 4, 2025 · There were 797 people registered for the special sturgeon fishing season on Michigan’s Black Lake this past Saturday. It only took 17 minutes for anglers to reach the cap of 7 sturgeon landed, which is a new record, according to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.. Known as “Michigan’s shortest fishing season,” the annual event on Black Lake allows each angler to harvest one ...

Jan 24, 2025 · There’s no better place to check the pulse of the firearms industry than at the annual SHOT Show. After several banner years for gun manufacturers, consumer demand has started to soften. That’s a good thing for us hunters and shooters, points out shooting editor John B. Snow, since those periods ...

Dec 27, 2024 · One size does not fit all here at OL. Try as we might, an OL story that speaks to one reader might make someone else’s eyes glaze over. So it’s in this spirit that we’re recommending noteworthy stories from 2024 based on what you like to read about.

Jan 5, 2024 · Bushcrafters learn to rely on a number of different primitive water collection systems. One example is a simple solar distillation setup, something OL contributor Tim MacWelch has also explained in a previous article:. To build one, place a square of clear or milky plastic (5×5 or 6×6 feet) over a three-feet-deep hole with a clean container centered in the bottom.

Nov 8, 2024 · Upgrade your kit with the best hiking gear Outdoor Life editors keep coming back to after field-testing over thousands of miles.

Cover art from the first issue of Outdoor Life, published in January 1898. Outdoor Life has been the go-to publication of America’s diehard hunters, shooters, and anglers since 1898. Our stories are written by hunters, for hunters. We value experience in the field, at the range, and on the water above all else.