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The Outdoor Life Podcast — 181 episodes
Are New Hunting Rifles Really Better Than the Old Ones?
Here's Why They're Actually Killing the Roadless Rule
I Shot a Grizzly with the 22 ARC
What 2,000 Blood Trails Tell Us About Recovering Deer
A Return to Market Hunting and Venison Sales?
First Came the DOGE Cuts, Then Came the Wildfires
The Bait That's Taken Over Bass Fishing, and Other ICAST Trends
Trump 'Decimated' Two Popular National Monuments. Here's Why That Might Be Unlawful
How to Not Die in the Backcountry, According to My Trauma Surgeon
The Greatest Guns in American History (That You've Never Heard Of)
Is This the Beginning of the Great Wildlife Refuge Sell-Off?
Decoding Last Week's Public-Lands Whiplash
Meet the Stream-Access Renegade Authorities Were Scared to Arrest
EThis New 6.5 Creed Ammo Is the Future of Shooting
Human Remains Were Found on Our Deer Property
What It Felt Like to Get Struck by Lightning
Brace for Public Land Sales, Development Under the Next BLM Director
Is Trout Fishing in the West Doomed This Season?
It's Time to Reconsider Turkey Hunting Ethics
The Best Creedmoor Yet?
Slashing and Burning at the U.S. Forest Service
The Animal-Rights Movement Is Getting Weirder
EWhy Some Rifle Cartridges Thrive, and Others Die Out
Turkey Calling Secrets with Champion Caller Dustin Jones
They Lived in the Boundary Waters for an Entire Year
The Full Story Behind Our Controversial Helicopter Hunt on Landlocked Public Ground
Unexpected Takeaways from the Ultimate Turkey Load Test
ERandy Newberg Breaks Down What’s Coming for Public Lands in 2026
Surprising Destinations for the DIY Turkey Hunter
NWTF's Top Researcher Explains the Turkey Decline
Here's Why the Plan to Recover Wild Bison Has Become So Controversial
The Flooded-Corn Controversy vs. Duck Hunting's New Reality
New Guns, Trends, and Tech from the SHOT Show
Director Brian Nesvik on the Future of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
I Corner Crossed the Wyoming Ranch That Started It All
EOur Senior Staff Writer Nearly Died on a Backcountry Hunt
ESpearfishing for Walleyes Is Coming to the Great Lakes. And That's Not a Bad Thing
This Is Why You're Getting Bad Blood Trails with the 6.5 Creedmoor
Levi Morgan’s Whitetail Secrets
How Trawling Is Robbing Alaska's Anglers
The Bizarre Mystery Behind the World-Record Whitetail Sheds
Is Ryan Callaghan the Optimist Our Public Lands Need?
EEverything You Need to Know About Broadheads and Arrow Speed
The Ethics of Long-Range Hunting
EThe Truth About Bear Guns
Trump Just Approved the Ambler Road Project. Here's What Outdoorsmen Need to Know
What Really Happened to the Missing Colorado Elk Hunters
Jack O'Connor Was Right All Along
A Kid Shot His First Turkey. Why Is He Being Charged with a Felony?
Bowhunting Dall Sheep Solo — with a Longbow
The Drone Project That's Revealing Surprising Buck Behavior
Hard Truths About Scouting Public Land
Don't Buy a New Optic Without This Advice
Why the Boundary Waters Mine Is a "Bad Trade"
One of the Greatest Archers of All Time Explains How to Be a Better Bowhunter
How I Stopped a Charging Griz at 5 Yards (with My 10mm)
Sued, Sabotaged, and Threatened: The Cowboys Caught Up in the Wild Horse Problem
Are Conservation Groups Spending Our Money Wisely?
Deer Hunting with a .22 Creedmoor?
Why Can’t We Pass Silencer Deregulation?
The Best Bow of the Year Is...
Randy Newberg on How Hunters Can Kill the Public Land Sales Bill
The Washington Wildlife Commission Is “Bad Government on Steroids”
Father’s Day Special: One Last Hunt on the Family Farm
Is There Really Price Fixing in the Archery Industry?
What Happens After You Kill a Grizzly in Self Defense
The Game Wardens Who Cracked the CJ Alexander Case
The Most Accurate Rifle Ammo We've Ever Tested
Inside the 'Dark-of-Night' Scheme to Sell Public Lands
Why Does Ammo Keep Getting More Expensive?
The Shooting Match All Hunters Should Compete In
America's Great Public Lands Agitator Is Back
EAdvanced Turkey Decoy Tactics with Mark Drury
The Best New Rifles & Handguns of the Year
Suppressors Are the New Normal
ETurkey Calling Tips with Shane Simpson
The Real Story Behind the Pending World-Record Elk
EEverything You Need to Know About Shooting Turkeys (Beyond 40 Yards)
It's Time to Start Taking Public-Land Transfer Seriously
I Nearly Died on a Duck Hunt
The Feds Fired Key Public-Land Workers. Here's What It Means for You
Friction-Call Secrets from the Winningest Turkey Caller in History
Trump, Conservation, and Public Lands
How Do You Wage a War on Poaching? With Lie Detectors, K9 Units, and Pure Grit
New Guns, Trends, and Ammo from the SHOT Show
EThe Most Interesting (and Polarizing) New Rifle Cartridge of the Year
Wolves Will Be Delisted, and Other Predictions for 2025
The Story Behind the Craziest Poaching Case of the Year
What We Get Wrong About Whitetails, with Jeff Sturgis
How to Miss Fewer Birds
Are American-Made Knives Still the Best?
EReal Talk About the Best Deer Cartridges and Bullets
Ditch Your Treestand and Hunt from the Ground, with Andrew McKean / Masters of the Rut
How to Help New Hunters Shoot Their First Deer with Natalie Krebs / Masters of the Rut
ESecrets of Big Buck Killer Jared Mills / Masters of the Rut
Advanced Trail Cam Tactics with Josh Honeycutt and Dr. James Johnson / Masters of the Rut
Secrets of GPS Collared Bucks with Dr. Bronson Strickland / Masters of the Rut
Hunting Big-Woods Bucks with Brett Joy / Masters of the Rut
Why Small Cartridges Are So Effective on Big Game
EWhy Your Trail Cameras Don’t Work
Inside the Strangest Fishing Competition in America
EDid YouTube Ban Gun Videos?
Where Are All the Ducks?
The Biggest Myths in Mountain Hunting
EWhy Today's College Anglers Are Tomorrow's Bass Pros
The Only Bowhunting Gear That Actually Matters
The Best New Shotguns of the Year
Why Forward Facing Sonar Won’t Be Banned
Why Traditional Backpacking Gear Is Dead
What You Need to Know About New Optics
Here’s How Hunting Gets Banned
Has Trail Cam Technology Gotten Too Good?
Quick Strike with Joe Cermele: Old School Bass Lures You Should Be Fishing Right Now
Fudd Lore: 5 of the Worst Myths in Rifle Shooting and Hunting
EAustralia Has an Anti-Hunter Problem, and the U.S. Isn't Far Behind
EBudget Bows vs Used Flagships: What's the Better Deal?
You've Been Sighting in Your Rifle All Wrong
Why Big-Game Auction Tags Are a Necessary Evil
I Shot a Mountain Lion at 7 Paces
Deer Love Mushroom Food Plots. Why Aren’t More Hunters Planting Them?
PFAS Bans Will Radically Change How Outdoor Gear Is Made
Why the Wyoming Wolf Torture Incident Could Shape Wolf Management for a Generation
EThe Best New Guns of the Year
The Time of the Lever Gun Is Now
The Truth About TSS Turkey Loads
Ultra-Close Range Turkey Hunting Tactics with Mike Hunsucker
The Most Remarkable Bow We've Ever Tested—and More from the 2024 Bow Test
Will Thermals Change the Way We Hunt?
Do We Really Need All These New Rifle Cartridges?
What Will onX Do With All Our Data?
Making Deer Hunting Fun Again, with Lindsay Thomas
EBusting Deer Movement Weather Myths, with Dr. Grant Woods
How Deer Use Habitat During the Rut, with Dr. Craig Harper
How to Hunt the Rut on Public Land, with Aaron Warbritton
John Dudley on How to Beat Buck Fever
How to Hunt the Most Elusive Old Bucks, with Mike Hunsucker
EThe Best Shotguns of 2023
ERediscovering the M1 Garand: The Greatest Generation's Service Rifle
Public Approval for Hunting Drops Sharply
Only Accurate Rifles Are Interesting
Grizzly Hunting with a 6.5 Creedmoor
EDoes Ultralight Backpacking Gear Make Sense for Hunting?
What It Takes to Raise Diehard Hunters (A Mother's Day Special)
Why No One Else Tests Guns the Way Outdoor Life Does
The Turkey Biology Every Hunter Should Know, with Dr. Mike Chamberlain
Masters of the Rut: The Biggest Myths About Deer Rifles and Cartridges
Masters of the Rut: Billy Phillips on Why It's Time to Ditch Your Treestand
Masters of the Rut: Kip Adams Explains Why Aging Deer Is Easier Than You Think
Masters of the Rut: Dr. Grant Woods on Using A.I. to Improve Your Hunting
Masters of the Rut: Inside the Mind of a Big Buck Serial Killer
Masters of the Rut: Blood Trailing Secrets from Shane Simpson
Epilogue: Crazy as a Sheep Hunter
Tracking Big Bucks with the Mule Deer Master
Rue Mapp Is a Woman on a Mission
Wild Horses and Burros Have Become Beasts of Burden
Kristine Fischer's Rise to Kayak-Fishing Fame
The Case Against Scoring Big-Game Animals
Season 3: The Diehards
Epilogue: Primitive Skills in a Modern World
When a Lost Kid Wanders into Your Camp
Life and Death in Grizzly Country
EThe Wilderness Isn't Out to Get You
Stranded in Sheep Country
Can Hunting Survive in California?
EMiracle on the Tundra: Surviving a 5-Day Blizzard
Season 2: The Survivor's Mindset
Are Duck Hunters Really Losing 1 in 5 Birds? Here’s How We Can Do Better
How I Made the Biggest Archery Shot of My Life
Wildlife and the Megadrought
The Wolf Wars are Getting More Extreme
The Story Behind Vincent Hancock's Gold Medal Win
The Remington Ammunition Comeback
Trouble in Turkey Country
What We Got Wrong About Snow Geese
The Godfather of Axis Deer Culling on Molokai Island
The Mysterious Chronic Lyme Disease Nightmare
Why Do We Have Such Strange Hunting Laws?
EWhere’s All the Ammunition?
The New World-Record Elk—That Almost Wasn’t
What Really Happened to the Duck Hunters Who Were Killed on Reelfoot Lake?
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