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Meet the “Slab Queen” Who Is on a Mission to Grow (and Catch) the Next World-Record Bluegill
Sign up for the Quick Strike Newsletter The hottest fishing news, tips, and tactics Ask Sarah Parvin why she’s on a mission to grow the world’s biggest bluegill—and then catch it—and she’ll be happy to talk your ear off. The Alabama angler and self-dubbed “Slab Queen” says that bass have…
It Took Me 10 Years to Tag a Bear With My Bow, But It Was Well Worth the Wait
Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news from Outdoor Life. STANDING ON a brushy knoll, looking meaner and madder by the minute, loomed the biggest black bear I’d ever seen in the Maine woods. He was searching for the rotting cow’s head he had hidden…
I Shot One of the Biggest Woodland Caribou in the World
Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news from Outdoor Life. FRED THORNE and I stood on a Newfoundland hillside glassing a pine and spruce-covered valley. Fred called the place The Lookout. A small bull moose was feeding below us in sparse cover. He was in…
The 3 Best Affordable Crossbows: Premium Features and Performance at Budget-Friendly Prices
We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn More › Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news from Outdoor Life. These days you can spend $4,600 on a brand-new crossbow, and there are a lot of…
Giant Bluegill Breaks Minnesota State Record. It’s the Second Time This Lake Has Produced a Record Panfish This Year
Sign up for the Quick Strike Newsletter The hottest fishing news, tips, and tactics As the old adage makes clear, “records were meant to be broken,” and that’s just what Dale Hoffman of Ramsey, Minnesota did on July 7. Hoffman caught a whopper bluegill weighing 2.21 pounds from Big Stone…
Decades Ago, These Driftless Area Streams Were Smallmouth Bass Goldmines
Sign up for the Quick Strike Newsletter The hottest fishing news, tips, and tactics THE AUGUST SUN BLAZED DOWN and turned the wooded ravine into a long green oven. Even the sound of water tumbling over rocks didn’t relieve the sensation of humidity and heat. I gave the oars a…