One of the cubs was injured during the incident and the other is still at large. NCWRC. A group of people near an apartment complex in Asheville, North Carolina unwisely approached and harassed two tiny black bear cubs—and an onlooker captured the whole thing on video. The footage shows a brazen group of people prying the bear cubs from a small tree with no regard for their own or the bears’ safety; then they take selfies with the young critters. Learn how to subscribe to the new Field & Stream magazine here! “I don’t know what to do,” one of the onlooking videographers can be heard sayin ..read more

A spring gobbler sounds off. John Hafner Photography Everyone knows that turkeys gobble best on calm, clear mornings, right? And that while a classic fly-down hunt at daybreak is memorable, midmorning, after hens go to nest, is the more productive time to kill a tom. And, of course, the best time to hunt is the early season, before the weeds get too tall and the turkeys are finished gobbling for the year. Yet we see exceptions to every rule during every season. Just a few days ago, I had an awesome hunt in Tennessee in the pouring-down rain, with turkeys gobbling everywhere. Sure, studies hav ..read more

The Brooks Range is home to moose, caribou, dall sheep, and other iconic big game species. Jim Dau. Back in November, Field & Stream reported on a growing movement to stop a proposed industrial road through the heart of one of Alaska’s most pristine hunting and fishing destinations. The so-called Ambler Road would have stretched for 211-miles, providing foreign mining outfits ready access into mineral deposits in the foothills of the southern Brooks Range, near Alaska’s Arctic Circle. It also would have had posed grave threats to iconic wildlife species like sheefish and barren ground car ..read more

A fly angler holds up a snook caught near Fort Myers, Florida. Ryan Chelius In many ways, snook are the ultimate gamefish. They are extremely aggressive, fight hard, and grow to impressive sizes. Snook eat topwater baits, subsurface lures, and flies, offering something for type every angler. Not to mention, they can be chased year-round in Sunshine State. While you can catch snook in a few other areas along the Gulf Coast, Florida is meca—whether you want to catch a bunch of snook or specifically target trophy-caliber fish. Most commonly found in inshore fisheries, snook are one of the most a ..read more

North Dakota is home to both eastern and Merriams turkeys. Jace Eagleson. On Saturday, April 13, opening day of North Dakota’s wild turkey season, an eight-year-old hunter named Archer Eagleson killed the jake of a lifetime while hunting a cattle ranch with his dad. Eagleson shot the all-white turkey just before last light after it charged toward his decoys from 300 yards away. The young hunter is only eight years old but he’s been hunting since he was three and has seven turkeys to his name, his father, Jace Eagleson, tells Field & Stream. Learn how to subscribe to the new Field & St ..read more

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We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › As the weather is warming up, we’re getting excited about long days on the water, with a rod and reel in hand. If you also have fishing on the brain, check out the Bass Pro Shops Spring Adventure sale currently going on. There, you’ll find tons of incredible discounts on top-of-the-line fishing gear from top brands like Shimano, Penn, and Rapala. Get up to 54% off rods, reels, lures, fishing tools and marine electronics, like the wildly popular Pflueger President spinning reel fo ..read more

Steelhead are anadromous rainbow trout that venture out to sea to forage before returning to the freshwater tributaries where they were born to spawn. Adobe Photostock. Anglers in the Pacific Northwest have reason for optimism after biologists in Oregon recored the best return of sea-run rainbow trout to the Upper Willamette Basin in two decades. The news comes just seven years after fishery managers counted the lowest run ever on the Willamette, with roughly 820 fish returning to spawn in 2017. Reports from earlier this month say that some 7,700 steelhead climbed a fish ladder at the Willame ..read more

This file photo from the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks shows whitetail buck racked with Chronic Wasting Disease at a research facility in the Sunflower State. Kansas Department of Parks and Wildlife No matter where you stand on the CWD debate—whether you think it’s the most important deer-related issue of our time or more than a little overblown—what’s long been a constant, and a comforting constant at that, is the fact that the disease has never been shown to “jump” from deer to humans. It’s also why this report, “Two Hunters from the Same Lodge Afflicted with Sporadic CJD: Is Chro ..read more

Benchmade We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › Best Overall Benchmade Bugout SEE IT Best for Big Game Hunting Benchmade Raghorn SEE IT Best for Waterfowl Hunting Benchmade Flyway SEE IT Benchmade knives have long been a staple for hunters, anglers, and outdoorsmen. The Oregon-based company makes quality blades that are sharp, versatile, and durable. The number one gripe people have with it is the price—and understandably so. Most of their knives are expensive, and there is no way around it. So, are th ..read more