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After Bringing the Birds Back from a 100-Year Absence, Vermont’s First Spring Turkey Season Was One to Remember
Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. This story, “After More Than a Century, These Yankees Hunt Wild,” first appeared in the May 1974 issue of Outdoor Life. Sometime in the mid-1800’s an unknown Vermont hunter killed the…
Ducks Unlimited Mourns the Passing of Renowned Wildlife Artist and Conservationist David Maass
Maass was a five-time Ducks Unlimited Artist of the Year MEMPHIS, Tenn. – April 29, 2026 – Ducks Unlimited (DU) is deeply saddened to announce the passing of acclaimed wildlife artist and conservation advocate David Maass, who died Wednesday, April 29, at the age of 96. Born Nov. 27, 1929, in…
The Best Compound Bows of 2026: Our Toughest Shoot-Off Yet
Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. This year’s bow test was by far the most competitive we’ve seen. After shooting seven flagship compound bows for three days, which included shooting 405 arrows for accuracy testing, we chose…
Bringing Back the Oak Savanna at Muskrat Slough
EDGEFIELD, S.C. — At Muskrat Slough Wildlife Management Area in southern Jones County, Iowa, the land has always been shaped by a mix of water, grass and timber. This 740-acre public hunting area is primarily a wetland and grassland complex, with a smaller woodland component scattered throughout. It supports a…
The 5 Fastest Rifle Cartridges
We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more Rifle cartridges are not the most effective mechanisms for producing high projectile speed. Other things work much better. The 120mm smoothbore main gun on the M-1 Abrams tank fires a depleted-uranium penetrator…
I Tagged the First Vermont Gobbler in Modern History Back in 1973
Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. It was 53 years ago this spring when Vermont held its first turkey season after a period of live-trapping and translocating wild birds from other areas. This was part of a…