Fitness

Walking through the rod racks at Bass Pro Shops can be overwhelming because the choices are seemingly limited. It can be tough to find your grandpa’s pistol-grip, 5-foot-6-inch fiberglass rod, but even that is possible, and in most cases you’re looking at something much better. The knowledgeable salespeople will be happy to help you pick out the right tool for …

Dante Piraino already had a pair of 2-pound smallmouth bass in his boat’s livewell when he hooked a big fish in 30 feet of water at 9 a.m. Sunday. Piraino was competing in a qualifying tournament on New York’s St. Lawrence River, and he really needed to make some weight to move up the rankings. “I knew it was a …

On September 14, Robbie Status tried to convince his wife, Susie Status, to join him at their deer camp near Utica, Mississippi. But Susie had other plans. “I told him no, I was going to hunt ‘Big Boy,’ the deer I’d been watching since early July,” Susie said. Outdoor living. The Statuses live in the small Warren County community of …

Rhett Goolsbey is a young, hardworking ranch boy from Powell, Wyoming. He plays football, wrestles, and is a 4H member. And now he is the youngest hunter in Wyoming history to kill a bighorn sheep. Rhett harvested the ram with his father, Bill, after drawing a lottery tag. “He’s only in 7and class and weighs only 62 pounds,’ says Bill …

September 16, 2024 In Ladonna Behnke’s life, family is everything. After being diagnosed with advanced colorectal cancer, spending more time with loved ones was a major goal. “I knew I needed treatment, but at the same time I wanted to feel well enough to be there for my grandchildren,” Behnke said. At Graham Cancer Center, Philip Margiotta, MD, was able …

Kona, Hawaii is one of the best places in the Pacific to hunt big blue marlin, so it was a logical destination for Ian Keinath. The 37-year-old fly fisherman from Montana has been chasing marlin for 16 years, with the ultimate goal of catching an IGFA world record blue marlin on a fly. Keinath finally got his chance on September …

Law enforcement officials have cited a series of pay lake operators, catfish anglers and other suspects in a multi-state raid. The suspects are alleged to have been involved in illegally harvesting catfish and selling them to various pay lakes, sometimes transporting them across state lines. A total of nine offenders were cited for 180 violations of wildlife regulations in Kentucky, …

Smokeless fire pits have taken over American backyards, but not the campgrounds. While a smokeless fire pit is undeniably a better experience than a traditional campfire ring, there’s only so much you can fit in your SUV. Vargo, known in the ultralight backpacking world for its lightweight titanium products, has solved this problem neatly with the Vargo MegaHex. While other …

There are a couple of reasons why you shouldn’t leave your legally harvested elk carcass within reach of a family of grizzly bears. You’re guaranteed to lose a portion of the animal, and you’ll teach the bears a bad lesson (that backyards are great places to score easy meals). You may also get some flack from your neighbors, who might …

Satellite communicators just got a major upgrade with Garmin’s new inReach Messenger Plus, launching today. This new device uses different technology than its predecessors to send and receive photos and voice messages, in addition to the text messaging, GPS tracking, weather forecasting and SOS features you’ve come to expect. We got our first look at the inReach Messenger Plus , …