“Denny, you’re a scoper, dude.” PSA: if you guys catch a 16lb mondo, call us first.

Denny Hamlin and Bassmaster Elite Series angler Chris Zaldain spent the day picking apart shoreline grass with Bass Mafia but it was Charlie Wend who closed it out with an 11.6LB buzzer beater. The full video feat. @dennyhamlin is on @chriszaldain’s YT channel. ...

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Hidden treasure. Imagine finding this rack antique hunting. Frederick Kyriss killed the Montgomery County giant in ‘62 but the antlers spent roughly 40 years tucked away in a barn, then another two decades collecting dust in the back of an antique shop. Tape to rack, almost 60 years later, it made history. Boone & Crocket found 204 6/8 inches making it No. 1 typical in PA and No. 4 all time.

Old School Sunday, presented by @yuenglingbeer

First image: Replica of Kyriss’ buck on display at Pennsylvania Game Commission headquarters in Harrisburg (@pagamecomm & @booneandcrockettclub) ...

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Taking any requests? 😂

@briansowellmusic found a way to multi-feed two passions. Acoustic custom guitar fishing rod 🫡 ...

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Year round, he’s watching food sources.

Four years ago, Scott Haugen started running non-cellular trail cams for ducks. And while it was helpful for understanding duck behavior and migration patterns, he says he was always one step behind the birds. Last season, he switched to using Moultrie Mobile cellular cameras, and everything changed. 

Drop an “edge” comment if you want Haugen’s 10 Trail Cam Tips for Hunting Ducks (@scotthaugenoutdoors) ...

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Many of Hemingway’s firearms still exist. His favorite big game rifle does not.

In 1923, New York gunmaker Griffin & Howe began purchasing surplus 1903 actions and rebuilding them into custom sporting rifles for big-game hunters.

In 1930, Ernest Hemingway ordered a custom Griffin & Howe .30-06 built on a Springfield Model 1903 action. The rifle came with Griffin & Howe’s detachable side-mounted scope. Hemingway removed it. He preferred the open sights and carried the rifle after mule deer in North America and Cape buffalo in East Africa.

Which piece of hunting history should we cover next?

For the full image collections, featured in this post, check out the Mary Welsh Hemingway collection | EH @ JFK | JFK Library the Griffin & Howe archives, and the Warfare Histroy Network collection | 1903 Springfield Rifle’s Storied Military History | ...

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A glimpse into what wildlife guides see year round. Statistically, it probably wasn’t old age. We don’t know this wolf’s entire story but according to data collected by the Yellowstone Wolf Project and the National Park Service, the average wolf in Yellowstone lives 4–5 years, and only about 18% survive beyond age five. The leading natural cause of death isn’t starvation but, typically, it’s other wolves. Territorial conflicts account for roughly 42% of natural adult mortality, followed by disease, malnutrition, injury, and the countless variables that come with making a living in wild country.

Story by wildlife guide @bo_knows_outside_.
Check out the full video on his profile. ...

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Leonardo DiCaprio and Jeff Bezos may be the names drawing the attention. The more interesting story is where the money is going.

The Phoenix Species Project has announced a $200 million commitment to help recover 100 of the world’s most endangered species. Backed by Leonardo DiCaprio’s Re:wild, the Bezos Earth Fund, the Todd Graves Family Foundation, Age of Union, and other partners, the initiative is built around a reality conservationists have known for years: wildlife recovery is measured in decades, but funding is too often measured in grant cycles.

According to the project, that disconnect has made it harder for local organizations, Indigenous Peoples, scientists, and conservationists to stay the course on long-term recovery efforts. The Phoenix Species Project says its model is designed to match the timeline that conservation actually requires. Hunters and anglers have seen what sustained investment can do. The comeback stories of wild turkeys, elk, wood ducks, and many fisheries didn’t happen overnight—and they didn’t happen by accident.

Whether this approach becomes a model for future conservation remains to be seen. For now, it’s one of the largest long-term commitments ever made to recovering Critically Endangered species and one we’ll be following closely. ...

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ESPN picked up this clip from our Alaska Adventure and compared this tiger rockfish to Blinky from The Simpsons. For anyone who needs a refresher, Blinky is the show’s iconic three-eyed fish.

This, however, is a tiger rockfish (Sebastes nigrocinctus) caught by Tyler Feld and its one of the North Pacific’s most distinctive reef species. Its bold orange-and-black banding is entirely natural. Tiger rockfish are non-pelagic, spending their lives on rocky reefs and boulder fields along the ocean floor and can live 15 to 75 years.

Where we caught a Blinky look-a-like: Sitka, Alaska because it is one of North America’s most remarkable saltwater fisheries. Its deep water and rugged structures support halibut, king salmon, lingcod, and a diversity of rockfish. See for yourself: the Field & Stream Alaska Adventure with @cast_alaska is on our YT channel. ...

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There are trick shots and then there are the ones that make you wonder if the guy sees the world in 8K. The only explanation we got was: “Dandelions have vitamins in them.” (TT/arr0w_sniper) ...

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1991 time capsule: fax machines, LORAN, and a chop hopping “go fast” Paramount.

Thirty-five years later, Anthony Voelker IV and company hauled this classic 21’ shallow-draft center console Superfisherman from New York to Florida, fittingly, and spent a week giving it a second life with a shot at another decade of fishing trips and sandbar runs on the horizon.

Video & boat rebuild by @anthonyvoelker featuring @sean__barry & @oceansurf44 powered by the @volkbrand & the @voelkerconstruction process. ...

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Montana wildlife photographer Donald M. Jones watched a whitetail spend nearly 45 minutes peeling off its velvet—and eating it for a Field & Stream First Shot.

Whitetails usually shed their velvet in a single day, often under the cover of darkness, which is why moments like this are rarely photographed. They’ll often eat the velvet afterward, reclaiming some of the protein and nutrients it contains. By the next morning, the buck’s antlers were completely clean, revealing the polished, reddish bone that signals the start of the fall season.

Jones has spent more than three decades photographing wild animals across North America, creating more than 1,000 magazine covers while refusing to photograph captive wildlife. His philosophy is simple: “Keep the Wild in Wildlife.”

F&S First Shot by Donald M. Jones | Western Montana
Photo of Donald M. Jones by Milo Burcham ...

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