The Outdoor Life Podcast

Hunter Wyche was fishing when he was thrown sideways by an exploding pine tree and electricity coursed through his body. Here's how he survived, and what the experience was like for him. This episode is brought to you by SureFire. Photos: https://www.outdoorlife.com/survival/texas-fisherman-survives-lightning-strike/ GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/hunter-wyche-teen-struck-by-lightning-medical-expenses Hosted by news editor Dac Collins. Produced by executive editor Natalie Krebs. Edited by Mike Pedersen / Eighty Five Audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Congress is poised to approve Stevan Pearce as the new leader of the Bureau of Land Management, which oversees some 245 million acres of public lands and 700-plus million acres of subsurface mineral rights. Hunting and conservation editor Andrew McKean explains what we might expect from Pearce's tenure. OL Podcast: Slashing and Burning at the US Forest Service Randy Newberg's Fresh Tracks Podcast: ⁠Congressional Review Act⁠ Senate Votes 50 to 49 to Strip Boundary Waters Protections in Defiance of Public Opinion, Science It’s a Dark Day for the Boundary Waters and the Future of Public Lands. Here’s How We Got Here Hosted & produced by executive editor Natalie Krebs. Guest is hunting and conservation editor Andrew McKean. Edited by Mike Pedersen / Eighty Five Audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Minimal snow pack and record heat this spring have created a bit of a doomsday scenario for Western trout fishing, especially in the Southwest. However, there are some bright spots. There will still be opportunities in the West but the timing of the season will be much different, and earlier. In this episode of the podcast we interview News Editor Dac Collins, who is a diehard fly fisherman and Colorado resident. He's done a bunch of reporting on how this trout season is lining up. Read the full story here: https://www.outdoorlife.com/fishing/colorado-trout-fishing-forecast-2026/ Colorado faces its worst snowpack in recorded history, impacting water resources and increasing drought concerns. Operating at 36% capacity, the river system’s over-allocation issues worsen, affecting millions in the Southwest. Spring snow and summer rain could help salvage the season. This episode is brought to you by SureFire. Hosted by Editor-in-Chief Alex Robinson. Produced by Executive Editor Natalie Krebs. Edited by Mike Pedersen / Eighty Five Audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week hunting and conservation editor Andrew McKean and editor-in-chief Alex Robinson weigh in on a viral reaping video that sparked disagreement within the hunting community. Our editors may not necessarily align on turkey-hunting ethics , but they do agree turkey hunters should talk about where we're headed. Video from Intro: https://www.outdoorlife.com/opinion/turkey-reaping-video-reconsider-hunting-culture/ Guest is hunting and conservation editor Andrew McKean. Hosted by editor-in-chief Alex Robinson. Produced by executive editor Natalie Krebs. Edited by Mike Pedersen / Eighty Five Audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you thought that we finally had enough new rifle cartridge introductions, well, you thought wrong.  Shooting Editor John B. Snow explains why he can't stop shooting the new 25s, and the old. Watch the video: https://youtu.be/TvIuFnzY5i0 Full story: https://www.outdoorlife.com/guns/25-caliber/ Hosted by editor-in-chief Alex Robinson. Produced by executive editor Natalie Krebs. Edited by Mike Pedersen / Eighty Five Audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There's a lot happening at the U.S. Forest Service right now, including a full blown agency restructure just as a potentially historic fire season gets underway. To demystify all these changes and what it means for wildfires this year, we talked to former Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell, and former hotshot and current wildfire researcher Camille Stevens-Rumann. Hosted and produced by executive editor Natalie Krebs. Edited by Mike Pedersen / Eighty Five Audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There is some really strange stuff going on these days in the world of anti-hunting and animal-rights activism. Dr. Robbie Kroger of the Origins Foundation explains why. Hosted by editor-in-chief Alex Robinson. Produced by executive editor Natalie Krebs. Edited by Mike Pedersen / Eighty Five Audio. Guest is Origins Foundation executive director and founder Dr. Robbie Kroger. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There are more new cartridges being introduced today, and more marketing hype around them, than ever before ... right? Not so fast. Senior staff writer Tyler Freel explains. The Living Cartridges, and the Dead, by Jack O'Connor — https://tinyurl.com/JOCcartridges The .338 Winchester Magnum Is a Cartridge That No Longer Makes Sense — https://tinyurl.com/338winch Hornady Says It Will Phase Out Creedmoor and PRC Cartridges, Shifts Focus to Proven Classics — https://tinyurl.com/hornadydiscontinuescreed Hosted by editor-in-chief Alex Robinson. Guest is senior staff writer Tyler Freel. Produced by executive editor Natalie Krebs. Edited by Mike Pedersen / Eighty Five Audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dustin Jones is an accomplished competition turkey caller, hunter, and call maker. He's got plenty of awards to his credit (like winning the 2025 Grand National Calling Championship in the friction division), and plenty of tips for turkey hunters looking to take their pot calls to the next level. Hosted by Executive Gear Editor Scott Einsmann. Produced by Executive Editor Natalie Krebs. Edited by Mike Pedersen / Eighty Five Audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A decade ago Dave and Amy Freeman spent a year living in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Now, as the fate of the wilderness hangs in the balance again, they revisit their epic adventure, and the place they call home. House votes to strip BWCA protections. Amy & Dave's book. Hosted by News Editor Dac Collins. Edited by Mike Pedersen / Eighty Five Audio. Produced by Executive Editor Natalie Krebs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Last season, hunting editor Andrew McKean and his buddies accessed a piece of public ground by flying in. The aftermath of their once-in-a-lifetime hunt involved a stolen elk skull, a tense confrontation with a rancher, and charges in court. Here's what happened, and what McKean says could be solutions to a bigger problem with public lands. Hosted by editor-in-chief Alex Robinson. Produced by executive editor Natalie Krebs. Reporting by hunting and conservation editor Andrew McKean. Edited by Mike Pedersen / Eighty Five Audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, we're digging into the nuances of TSS and lead turkey loads, both in terms of price and performance. Executive editor Natalie Krebs recently reported a deep-dive on the current TSS market and why prices have skyrocketed. Editor-in-chief Alex Robinson just finished range testing all of the top turkey loads on the market. So here's what you need to know about turkey ammo before the season opens. Related: Why TSS prices have skyrocketed http://outdoorlife.com/tss Hosted by editor-in-chief Alex Robinson. Produced by executive editor Natalie Krebs. Edited by Mike Pedersen / Eighty Five Audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Randy Newberg and Andrew McKean explore how our lawmakers are eroding protections for public land, throwing out public input, and how this is all going to play out leading up to — and after — this year's elections. This episode is brought to you by Vortex. Hosted by OL hunting and conservation editor Andrew McKean. Produced by executive editor Natalie Krebs. Edited by Mike Pedersen / Eighty Five Audio. Guest is Randy Newberg. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For six seasons Roy Holdford, also known as Curl Hunts, has loaded up his van and hit the road for three full months of DIY public-land and permission turkey hunting. These are his picks for sleeper states to consider this spring, plus a few tips once you're there. This episode is brought to you by Vortex. YouTube video of that Georgia hunt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLrjcP6B098 Hosted by editor-in-chief Alex Robinson. Guest is OL multimedia producer Roy Holdford. Produced by executive editor Natalie Krebs. Edited by Mike Pedersen / Eighty Five Audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Patrick Wightman gets that America’s turkey hunters are cranky.  Understanding and applying turkey research, he says, can help. That's why he wants to make it as painless as possible for us. Guest is Patrick Wightman, NWTF's new national director of wild turkey research. Hosted by hunting and conservation editor Andrew McKean. Produced by executive editor Natalie Krebs. Edited by Mike Pedersen / Eighty Five Audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Last month the U.S. Department of the Interior said it will revoke the grazing permits that have allowed American Prairie to run bison on roughly 63,000 acres of federal public land in Montana. In this episode of the Outdoor Life podcast news editor Dac Collins interviews our conservation editor Andrew McKean about the issue. McKean lives in eastern Montana, which is ground zero for the bison restoration effort. He'll explain why the effort to restore wild bison on the landscape is important, and also why it's become so controversial. You can read our full story on BLM's decision here: https://www.outdoorlife.com/conservation/blm-revokes-american-prairie-bison-permits/ Edited by Mike Pedersen / Eighty Five Audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

All duck hunters want to talk about right now is the growing debate over the culprit of shortened mallard migrations in the Mississippi Flyway. Here's what the data says — and doesn't — about what's actually affecting greenheads. Hosted by editor-in-chief Alex Robinson. Reported and produced by executive editor Natalie Krebs. Edited by Mike Pedersen / Eighty Five Audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This year's SHOT Show features new guns, of course, but we're also seeing introductions of electro-optics, the suppressor boom, and more. Hosted by editor-in-chief Alex Robinson. Produced by executive editor Natalie Krebs. Edited by Mike Pedersen / Eighty Five Audio. Guests are shooting editor John B. Snow and hunting & optics editor Andrew McKean. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

OL hunting and conservation editor Andrew McKean heads to D.C. to interview Brian Nesvik, the director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Under his direction the USFWS is deferring to states, assessing its refuges, leveraging technology, and enabling the energy-first agenda of the Trump administration. Reporting by hunting and conservation editor Andrew McKean. Hosted and produced by executive editor Natalie Krebs. Edited by Mike Pedersen / Eighty Five Audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Contributor and Wyoming resident Christine Peterson returned to the Elk Mountain ranch that started the legal battle over corner crossing all those years ago. Here's what she learned about how to corner-cross without getting sued — and ongoing barriers to public access. Hosted by editor-in-chief Alex Robinson. Produced by executive editor / Natalie Krebs. Reporting by contributor Christine Peterson. Edited by Mike Pedersen / Eighty Five Audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As many Outdoor Life listeners and followers might have heard, our senior staff writer Tyler Freel was severely injured during a backcountry hunt in Idaho earlier this fall.  Tyler was thrown from a horse during the ride back to the trailhead. He knew that he was hurt the instant he hit the ground, but nobody quite knew the extent of his injuries at the time, which turned out to be extremely severe.  So today on the podcast Tyler is going to explain what exactly happened on that hunt. And our shooting editor, John B. Snow, who was there on the hunt with Tyler is going to outline what we’ve learned from the experience.  Edited by Mike Pedersen / Eighty Five Audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Spearfishing for walleyes and other game fish has slowly been gaining traction in the Great Lakes, and starting April 2026, the sport will enter a new phase there. In November, after years of input from local spearfishermen, the Michigan Natural Resources Commission unanimously approved new and expanded spearfishing regulations for Lakes Erie, Huron, Michigan, and Superior. Although there are some exceptions for certain areas, the new regs that go into effect next spring will allow free-diving spearfishermen to target walleyes, northern pike, and lake trout in the Michigan portions of these lakes. “It’s been one of largest expansions for freshwater game fish in the history of North America,“ says Jon Durtka, a lifelong Michigan sportsman and the guest on this week’s Outdoor Life Podcast.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There are lots of things to consider when it comes to cartridge selection for killing deer. But when it comes to recovering those deer, especially when hunting with a 6.5 Creedmoor, there’s still plenty of confusion. So what’s the deal? Is there an issue with the cartridge? Or are there other factors at play? Shooting editor John B. Snow explains. Read more: https://www.outdoorlife.com/badbloodtrails This episode is hosted and produced by executive editor Natalie Krebs. Edited by Mike Pedersen / Eighty Five Audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our gear editor got a chance to hang stands and trail cameras with Levi Morgan this summer. Now he's back hunting with the championship archer in Illinois. Here's how Morgan thinks about everything from trail cameras to shot placement. Guest host is gear editor Scott Einsmann. Produced by executive editor Natalie Krebs. Edited by Mike Pedersen / Eighty Five Audio. Guest is Levi Morgan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Every year, trawlers operating off Alaska’s coast legally catch, kill, and toss overboard tens (if not hundreds) of thousands of salmon, along with millions of pounds of halibut, herring, crab, and, occasionally, some killer whales. It's leading to fewer opportunities for sport and subsistence fishermen. STOP Alaskan Trawler Bycatch — https://www.facebook.com/groups/181111123119023/ Alaska Senate Bill — https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0161A.PDF Ocean documentary, narrated by Attenborough _ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzG9AwlypaY Guest hosted by news editor Dac Collins. Guest is David Bayes. Edited by Mike Pedersen / Eighty Five Audio. Produced by executive editor Natalie Krebs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Antler collector Josh Duncan paid a premium to own the world-record whitetail shed antlers. But after he bought them, a troubling revelation came to light on social media. Hosted by editor-in-chief Alex Robinson. Produced by executive editor Natalie Krebs. Edited by Mike Pedersen / Eighty Five Audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The MeatEater personality and longtime conservationist has been tapped to run Backcountry Hunters and Anglers. Here's how Ryan 'Cal' Callaghan thinks about public lands, safeguarding them, and why he's still an optimist about it all. Guest hosted by hunting and conservation editor Andrew McKean. Produced by executive editor Natalie Krebs. Edited by Mike Pedersen / Eighty Five Audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gear editor and absolute archery geek Scott Einsmann explains all the testing he's done lately on arrow speed and broadhead performance. Hosted by Editor-in-Chief Alex Robinson. Produced by Executive Editor Natalie Krebs. Edited by Mike Pedersen / Eighty Five Audio. Guest is Gear Editor Scott Einsmann. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There's probably nobody out there who has covered precision rifles, ammo, and optics more intensely than OL shooting editor John B. Snow. But John is not saying to go out there and shoot elk at a thousand yards. In fact, just the opposite. Video — I Built the Ultimate Deer Rifle: https://youtu.be/1U96Mr3nXaE Hosted by editor-in-chief Alex Robinson. Guest is shooting editor John B. Snow. Produced by executive editor Natalie Krebs. Edited by Mike Pedersen / Eighty Five Audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There are a lot of things people get wrong about picking a bear rifle or defensive gun. According to our resident Alaskan and bonafide griz skinner Tyler Freel, here's what actually makes a great bear gun. Hosted by editor-in-chief Alex Robinson. Guest is senior staff writer Tyler Freel. Produced by executive editor Natalie Krebs. Edited by Mike Pedersen / Eighty Five Audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In an unprecedented move, President Trump announced he was invoking an obscure federal provision to disregard public feedback and move forward with the 211-mile private industrial corridor in the Alaskan wilderness. Details on this week's announcement: https://www.outdoorlife.com/ambler Additional reporting on how the Ambler Road could affect caribou hunting: https://www.outdoorlife.com/hunting/ambler-road-western-arctic-caribou/ Hosted by editor-in-chief Alex Robinson. Produced and reported by executive editor Natalie Krebs. Edited by Mike Pedersen / Eighty Five Audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The biggest story in the outdoors recently was a tragic one. Two elk hunting buddies, Andrew Porter and Ian Stasco, were found dead in southern Colorado. The week-long search for the missing men captured the hunting community's attention on social media, and generated plenty of sympathy, interest, and misinformation. Here's what actually happened. Hosted by editor-in-chief Alex Robinson. Guest is news editor Dac Collins. Produced by Natalie Krebs. Edited by Mike Pedersen / Eighty Five Audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

OL's former shooting editor is arguably the greatest outdoor writer of all time. And even though Jack O'Connor was writing decades ago, much of his wisdom still rings true. In today's episode, current shooting editor John B. Snow explains how, in a lot of ways, O 'Connor still looms large over the hunting and shooting world. Hosted by editor-in-chief Alex Robinson. Guest is shooting editor John B. Snow. Produced by executive editor Natalie Krebs. Edited by Mike Pedersen / Eighty Five Audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A teenager is facing a felony charge in Georgia for killing a turkey that was strutting on his family’s property this spring — a bird that his former high-school history teacher claims was her pet. Here's how a small-town dispute has upended the life of a high-school student, and sparked debate among the hunting community. Read the full story: https://www.outdoorlife.com/turkeyfelony Hosted by editor-in-chief Alex Robinson. Produced by executive editor Natalie Krebs. Reporting by news editor Dac Collins. Editing by Mike Pedersen / Eighty Five Audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Alaska hunter Paul Forward explains what it's like bowhunting for doll sheep solo, why the Brooks Range is so special, and why he thinks the proposed Ambler Road is a problem that's worth our attention. This episode is brought to you by Let's Get Real About Skin Cancer, an educational program about advanced non-melanoma skin cancers. Hosted by editor-in-chief Alex Robinson. Produced by executive editor Natalie Krebs. Edited by Mike Pedersen / Eighty Five Audio. Guest is Paul Forward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After collecting hundreds of hours of drone footage of wild deer on his family's Missouri property, Derrick Dixson of the Whitetail Research YouTube channel doesn't think about deer hunting the same way. Here are just a few of his observations. This episode is brought to you by Let's Get Real About Skin Cancer, an educational program about advanced non-melanoma skin cancers. Edited by Mike Pedersen / Eighty Five Audio. Hosted by editor-in-chief Alex Robinson. Produced by executive editor Natalie Krebs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you're hunting public land, you're probably not going to be able to pattern a mature buck before opening day. But that's not necessarily a bad thing. Here's how Shane Simpson thinks about preseason on public ground. 10:44 - Blood Tracking Secrets with Shane Simpson: Apple — bit.ly/45TKtss Spotify — bit.ly/41pHrLi This episode is brought to you by Let's Get Real About Skin Cancer, an educational program about advanced non-melanoma skin cancers. Edited by Mike Pedersen / Eighty Five Audio. Hosted by editor-in-chief Alex Robinson. Produced by executive editor Natalie Krebs. Guest is Shane Simpson of Shane Simpson Hunting. https://www.shanesimpsonhunting.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thinking about a new pair of binos or a riflescope? Here's what optics editor Andrew McKean recommends before you spend your hard-earned cash. This episode is brought to you by Let's Get Real About Skin Cancer, an educational program about advanced non-melanoma skin cancers. Edited by Mike Pedersen / Eighty Five Audio. Hosted by executive gear editor Scott Einsmann. Guest is hunting and optics editor Andrew McKean. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Many outdoorsmen, conservationists, do not want to see a massive copper-nickle mine carved into the headwaters of the Boundary Waters.  To better explain why, in this episode of the Outdoor Life podcast we interview two folks who have dedicated their careers to the Boundary Waters. The first is Dave Seaton, the owner of Hungry Jack outfitters. Seaton has been making trips into the boundary waters since he was a kid, and he’s been outfitting folks so they can make their own trips for more than three decades.  Then we’ll talk to Lukas Leaf, the executive director for Sportsmen for the Boundary Waters whose main mission is to ensure the protections around this wilderness area remain. Unfortunately, right now, it seems that Leaf and his crew have their work cut out for them.  This episode is brought to you by Let's Get Real About Skin Cancer, an educational program about advanced non-melanoma skin cancers. Edited by Mike Pedersen / Eighty Five Audio. Hosted by editor-in-chief Alex Robinson. Produced by executive editor Natalie Krebs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of the Outdoor Life podcast, gear editor Scott Einsmann sat down with Levi Morgan, a pro-archer, 16-time 3D archery world champion, and a diehard bowhunter who has hunted just about everything in North America. Morgan gave candid advice on bow and arrow setups and how to properly prepare for hunting season. This podcast cuts through a lot of the noise and is direct advice from one of the best to ever shoot a bow. These are some of his takeaways.  This episode is brought to you by Let's Get Real About Skin Cancer, an educational program about advanced non-melanoma skin cancers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On a hot summer evening, two Alaskans were scouting for the upcoming moose season when they accidentally walked right into a grizzly bear’s kill. The bear charged at them from just 10 yards and a barrage of gunfire ensued. Here's how one of those men, Brett TerBeek, describes the encounter. Hosted by senior staff writer Tyler Freel. Edited by Mike Pedersen / Eighty Five Audio. Produced by executive editor Natalie Krebs. Guest is Brett TerBeek. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Contractor and lifelong wrangler Jackie Hughes knows how to scout and bait-trap wary feral horses. She also knows how to deal with irate activists who sabotage her operations, call her a horse killer, and tie up her outfit with lawsuits. Here's how she's trying to manage wild horses in the West, and why the West needs her help. Edited by Mike Pedersen / Eighty Five Audio. Reported and hosted by news editor Dac Collins. Produced by executive editor Natalie Krebs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After DOGE canceled funding for the Take Me Fishing campaign and the organization that administers it, the fishing industry was upset. Many online commenters weren't. Conservation editor Andrew McKean and executive editor Natalie Krebs explain what's going on with NGO funding, why critter group CEOs make the salaries they do, and more. Edited by Mike Pedersen / Eighty Five Audio. Hosted by editor-in-chief Alex Robinson. Produced by executive editor Natalie Krebs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Earlier this spring, on a ranch in Texas, we got the chance to sit down with the two diehard predator hunters who developed the fast and flat-shooting .22 Creedmoor.  While that cartridge had been developed as a long-range varmint and predator round Derrick Ratliff and David Stroud have also seen it produce some impressive results on whitetail deer. In this episode of the podcast, you’ll hear the origin story of the .22 Creed, and learn about how it fits in with today’s lineup of modern rifle cartridges.  Learn more here: https://horizonfirearms.com/hot-calibers/22-creedmoor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Hearing Protection Act got thrown out of the Senate's version of the One Big Beautiful Bill — as expected. Brandon Maddox, the CEO of Silencer Central, breaks down what happened, why the gun industry split into two camps over this, and what all this has to do with the death threats he's been getting. Edited by Mike Pedersen / Eighty Five Audio. Hosted by editor-in-chief Alex Robinson . Guest is Silencer Central founder and CEO Brandon Maddox. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's telling (and fun) to test all the new flagship compounds side by side, but one of the highlights is mapping out where the archery industry is headed — and what bowhunters should look out for. Edited by Mike Pedersen / Eighty Five Audio. Hosted by editor-in-chief Alex Robinson . Guests include P.J. Reily and Conner Kaufhold of Lancaster Archery. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Contained inside the "Big Beautiful Bill," which will influence national priorities for health care, taxation, agricultural policy, and defense spending, is a provision that would require the U.S. government to sell between 2 and 3 million acres of federal land over the next five years to help fill the budget hole created by tax breaks. Hunters and public land advocates strongly oppose this large-scale sale of public lands. And in this episode of the podcast public lands advocate Randy Newberg and OL's conservation editor Andrew McKean explain how bad the land-sale bill truly is — and how hunters have a real opportunity to kill it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When lawyers for the U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance finally got their hands on the thousands of texts and emails exchanged among four anti-hunting wildlife commissioners, they uncovered just how bad the anti-hunting takeover has gotten there. Find all the evidence against the commissioners here: https://sportsmensalliance.org/news/exposing-washington-fish-and-wildlife-commissioner-violations/ Guest is Todd Adkins, senior vice president of the Sportsmen’s Alliance. Edited by Mike Pedersen / Eighty Five Audio. Hosted by editor-in-chief Alex Robinson. Produced by executive editor Natalie Krebs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this bonus episode, hunting editor Andrew McKean returns to his Missouri family farm in November for a farewell to his childhood home and his late father. He couldn't know that he'd come away with the best buck of his life. The original story, "The Homecoming Buck," appeared in our Nov. 2010 issue. You can also see photos here: www.outdoorlife.com/homecoming Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A class-action lawsuit is accusing retailers like Bass Pro and bowmakers like Hoyt of artificially inflating the prices of archery equipment. Industry insiders say they’re simply enforcing minimum advertised prices to help local bow shops and protect consumers. Full story: https://www.outdoorlife.com/pricefixing Guest is executive gear editor Scott Einsmann. Edited by Mike Pedersen / Eighty Five Audio. Hosted by editor-in-chief Alex Robinson. Produced by executive editor Natalie Krebs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices