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Connecticut’s New State Record Rainbow was Used to 'Help Trigger' Hatchery Salmon to Eat

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Fishing

Connecticut’s New State Record Rainbow was Used to 'Help Trigger' Hatchery Salmon to Eat

A Connecticut angler recently caught a rainbow trout of epic proportions. On April 11, Richard Courtright Jr. was fishing at a Spring Fishing Day fishing derby on the West Branch of the Farmington River, where the Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (CT DEEP) had recently...

Hunting Black Bear On the Shores of Southeast Alaska

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Black Bear

Hunting Black Bear On the Shores of Southeast Alaska

Famed Colorado Reservoir to be Drained Due to Drought

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Public Lands & Waters

Famed Colorado Reservoir to be Drained Due to Drought

Colorado Turkey Hunter Still Missing After Massive 6-Day Search

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Conservation News

Colorado Turkey Hunter Still Missing After Massive 6-Day Search

Alice Jones Webb

3 Ways Mature Buck Hunters Sabotage Their Season Before It Starts

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Scout

3 Ways Mature Buck Hunters Sabotage Their Season Before It Starts

Tony J. Peterson

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Recipes

Marry Me Wild Turkey

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Marry Me Wild Turkey

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Venison Smashburgers

Smash cheeseburger with two patties, melted cheddar, lettuce, onion, tomato, brioche bun and fries

Venison Smashburgers

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Smoked Venison Backstrap

Smoked venison backstrap sliced on wooden cutting board with knife and metal tongs

Smoked Venison Backstrap

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Venison Hot Dogs

Chicago-style sausages in poppyseed buns with tomato, pickle spear, peppers, mustard, chips

Venison Hot Dogs

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Pemmican: The Original Hunter’s Trail Food

Three venison and cranberry snack bars with chopped nuts on a wooden board

Pemmican: The Original Hunter’s Trail Food

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Featured Gear

New First Lite Fieldwear

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New First Lite Fieldwear

MeatEater Logowear

MeatEater Logowear

Essential Turkey Calls

Wooden turkey slate call engraved turkey head with MEATEATER and Phelps; striker labeled MEATEATER, feathers

Essential Turkey Calls

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Optics

Two orange-handled knives on engraved wooden cutting board reading MEATEATER

Knives

Hats for Habitat

Three MeatEater trucker hats—left camo with orange trim, center white, right gray—with camo patches reading MEATEATER

Hats for Habitat

Featured Videos

Southeast Alaska Boat-based Bears

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12 in '26

Southeast Alaska Boat-based Bears

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MeatEater Crashes BuckFest

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MeatEater Crashes BuckFest

Randall Williams

Josh v Kaleelah | Meatloaf Gone Wild

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MeatEater Roasts

Josh v Kaleelah | Meatloaf Gone Wild

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Fishing and Tagging Nunavut Arctic Char

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The Canadian Angle

Fishing and Tagging Nunavut Arctic Char

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Chris v Seth | The Ditch Chicken Curry Classic

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MeatEater Roasts

Chris v Seth | The Ditch Chicken Curry Classic

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Bow Hunting Rio Grande Gobblers

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The Element

Bow Hunting Rio Grande Gobblers

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Mules and Hounds | Hunting Lions with Legends

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12 in '26

Mules and Hounds | Hunting Lions with Legends

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Latest Podcasts

Ep. 446: This Country Life - Reckless Abandon and Devine Intervention

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This Country Life

Ep. 446: This Country Life - Reckless Abandon and Devine Intervention

Ep. 1029: How You Can Help Save 4000 Acres of Prime Public Hunting Ground with Travis Morehead

Aerial river and forest; headline 'HUNTERS AND ANGLERS CAN SAVE 4,000 ACRES OF PUBLIC LAND'

Wired To Hunt

Ep. 1029: How You Can Help Save 4000 Acres of Prime Public Hunting Ground with Travis Morehead

Ep. 37: Tyler Jones - Life Lessons From the Woods

IN PURSUIT WITH RICH FRONING — bearded hunter in orange cap holding binoculars

In Pursuit

Ep. 37: Tyler Jones - Life Lessons From the Woods

Ep. 866: The Boundary Waters Tragedy, Oklahoma CWD, and Mutilated Paddlefish

The MeatEater Podcast

Ep. 866: The Boundary Waters Tragedy, Oklahoma CWD, and Mutilated Paddlefish

Ep 2: The Search for Bob Smith

BLOOD TRAILS title over silhouetted hunter with rifle in foggy woods; 'A TRUE CRIME PODCAST' and 'MEATEATER NETWORK'

Blood Trails

Ep 2: The Search for Bob Smith

Ep. 445: “Killed by Circus Lion” - Graves From a Small Town

Clay Newcomb riding a mule with text "BEAR GREASE" and "PRESENTED BY TECOVAS"

Bear Grease

Ep. 445: “Killed by Circus Lion” - Graves From a Small Town

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Hunting, Vol. 15

Meateater Crossword

Hunting, Vol. 15

Spencer Neuharth

Score to Beat: 260 | 0m 31s

Fishing, Vol. 11

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Meateater Turtle

Fishing, Vol. 11

Spencer Neuharth

Score to Beat: 4 Guesses | 3m 13s

Bass Species, Vol. 1

Meateater Word Search

Bass Species, Vol. 1

Spencer Neuharth

Score to Beat: 2m 29s

Animals, Vol. 13

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Meateater Crossword

Animals, Vol. 13

Spencer Neuharth

Score to Beat: 245 | 1m 17s

Latest Articles

5 Ways to Sabotage Your Turkey Decoy Setup

Turkey

5 Ways to Sabotage Your Turkey Decoy Setup

Alice Jones Webb

3-Year-Old and Mentor Accidentally Shoot, Wound Two Other Turkey Hunters

Conservation News

3-Year-Old and Mentor Accidentally Shoot, Wound Two Other Turkey Hunters

Why Patience Might Cost You a Shot Opportunity

Whitetail

Why Patience Might Cost You a Shot Opportunity

Local Guides in Missouri Offer Reward for Information on Vandalized Paddlefish

Wildlife Management

Local Guides in Missouri Offer Reward for Information on Vandalized Paddlefish

Oklahoma Just Released a Captive Whitetail Deer into the Wild...On Purpose

Manage

Oklahoma Just Released a Captive Whitetail Deer into the Wild...On Purpose

Wyoming to Use GPS Collars to Help Hunters Target Specific Elk Population

Wildlife Management

Wyoming to Use GPS Collars to Help Hunters Target Specific Elk Population

5 Things to Keep in Your UTV Emergency Kit During Hunting Season

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Gear

5 Things to Keep in Your UTV Emergency Kit During Hunting Season

Alice Jones Webb

Tennessee Poacher Busted for Killing 30 Turkeys in Two Years

Wildlife Management

Tennessee Poacher Busted for Killing 30 Turkeys in Two Years