Six years ago, I started to take kayak fishing more seriously. In that time, I've been in and out of several different boats with various features and designs. I fished in a few different pedal drives ...

Recent radio monitoring shows that chinook salmon have reached stretches of the Upper Klamath River Basin—an area that anadromous fish have been absent from for over a century, according to a press ...

If a shiny new handgun is on your wishlist this holiday season, Black Friday is the perfect time to score one at a deep discount. Right now, you can already shop deals on pistols and revolvers from ...

It's no secret that Cyber Weekend is the best time to stock up on hunting gear at majorly discounted prices. And one of the best spots to do so? Scheels. During the annual Scheels Black Friday sale, ...

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Slab crappies are meat eaters—sure enough minnow munchers. They take artificials well at times, especially jigs—but big crappie will turn their noses at even the best of the best crappie lures.

If I were to flip you the bird left-handed, which I sometimes do to mix things up, you’d notice that my middle finger is crooked, with a bulged knuckle. Why does it look like that? Catfish noodling.

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David E. Petzal began at Field & Stream in 1972 as managing editor. In the ensuing years, he has held half a dozen different titles with the brand, and since 2006 has been strictly a writer, covering ...

Grouse and the cover they live in shape grouse guns. Heavy brush demands a light, compact gun that can be carried in one hand while the other fends off branches. Limited visibility dictates open ...