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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No other pistol design has been copied as often or customized as much as the 1911. One popular customization has been the addition of a longer slide and barrel, and that’s the approach Dan Wesson took with the Kodiak, which has a 6-inch, match-grade barrel and a slide to match. However, unlike most conventional 1911 pistols that have a barrel bushing, the Kodiak uses a coned barrel that mates directly to the slide.

Drop a “KODIAk” for the full review of their newest model by Field & Stream Shooting Editor Richard Mann. Fun fact: Mann also deemed this semi-auto pistol the best hunting handgun of the year. ...

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The Smithsonian hung James Prosek’s paintings and Field & Stream told the story behind them.

In April 2002, Dave Hurteau devoted eight pages to a feature titled “America’s Fish” featuring Prosek’s trout paintings in The Book of Trout. The Field & Stream feature highlighted Prosek’s illustrations to trace the history of America’s favorite gamefish. By then, Prosek had already painted all 70 native and introduced trout forms for Trout: An Illustrated History, the landmark book that earned him comparisons to John James Audubon while he was still a teenager.

Tell us your favorite river, stream, or trout species. ...

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Some bucks are almost too perfect. These aren’t those deer. These archival photos capture some of the biggest and most legendary non typical bucks ever entered into the record books.

Old School Sunday // presented by @yuenglingbeer ...

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Mature bucks notice everything.

He built a rule book for beating mature bucks. This is one of the rules. After years of chasing pressured whitetails, Michigan hunter Adam Lewis put his scouting philosophy into nine hard rules. One of them starts before the camera ever goes on a tree: kill the shine, break up the outline, and give a mature buck one less reason to know you’ve been there.

For this test, Lewis is running the new Moultrie EDGE 4. This is just one rule from Lewis’s Trail Cam Clinic. We’ll be sharing more throughout the season. In the meantime, drop an “EDGE” comment & we’ll DM you the full Buck Trail Clinic by Adam Lewis. ...

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A lifetime of alpine fishing boiled down to one pack…everything else stays in the truck.

Story by Sage Marshall @sagemwrites
Photos by Jackson Mills Smith @muggybrew ...

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