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Take Them Kids Outdoors: An Initiative Dedicated to Getting Youngsters Outside

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There is a bright corner of social media where little faces show off proud achievements: doing the grip and grin pose behind a first buck, smiling big while holding a nice perch, or triumphantly posing at the top of a steep hiking trail. It’s called Take Them Kids Outdoors (TTKO), and it is an online […]

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From Food to Fowl and Fishing, Academy Cast and Blast Was a Texas Treat

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Duck hunting in Texas goes back for centuries. Indigenous peoples hunted waterfowl in the coastal waterways along what’s now called the Gulf of Mexico. Post-European settlement, Spanish, French, and Mexican folks chased ducks and geese across this massive wetland. However, by the late 1800s, market hunters got word of this waterfowl paradise and decimated duck […]

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These Are the Three (Hilarious) Types of Ice Fishermen You’ll Most Likely Encounter


Types of Ice Fishermen

In many parts of the country, the temperatures are dropping, and the lakes and rivers are already starting to freeze up. If you haven’t already thought about heading out for some ice fishing, odds are you’ll be thinking about it soon. And we’ve got just the thing to help set the mood for hardwater angling […]

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Lindsay Lucas is an Award-Winning Outdoor Writer and High School Student

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Lindsay Lucas

Watch out outdoor world: there is a new girl in town and her name is Lindsey Lucas. This 15-year-old outdoor communicator has taken off and it looks like there is no stopping her. Lucas is a freelance writer who simultaneously is making her way through high school in Missouri. She has already won awards and […]

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Maine is Ripe with Unique Outdoor Traditions

Author Emily Kantner testing out a fishing kayak. Photo via Old Town
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Mainers just do some things differently. I recently spent a few days in the Pine Tree State with Old Town Canoes and experienced some of Maine’s unique ways firsthand. For instance, while most moose hunters will pack-out a bull, Maine hunters traditionally leave moose whole. Somehow they manage to get the massive animals out of […]

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The Definitive Guide to All the Trout in the United States

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This is a beautiful wild brook trout underwater in a spring fed stream. You won't find these colors on a stocked fish. There is a slight amount of grain in the shot which should be expected for a low light situation like this. - trout species in us

No fish entirely symbolizes America like the trout. Variations of this bedazzled wonder swim through every corner and crevice of the country, from the Pacific Northwest’s far reaches to the steamy South, New England, and all the places in between. We have put together a guide for every species of trout in the United States. […]

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Klamath River Dams Set to Be Demolished in World’s Largest Removal Project


Klamath River Dams

At least four dams in the Klamath River Basin in California and Oregon are set to be removed by 2024 in hopes of improving the habitat for declining salmon numbers. ABC News reported that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved the plans to remove the four PacifiCorp-owned dams. The company estimates the removal efforts will […]

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Colorado Sees State Record for Brook Trout Broken for the Second Time This Year


Colorado State Record Brook Trout

They say records are made to be broken, but when it takes three quarters of a century, we can’t blame anyone for thinking a high mark in the fishing record books is unbeatable. Which is what makes it even more astonishing that Colorado’s brook trout record, which stood for 75 years, has been broken not […]

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