I’m a complete topwater junkie. Whether I’m casting dry flies for trout, chucking frogs for bass, or chugging big prop baits for pike, muskie, and even tarpon, I can’t get enough of watching fish explode on baits floating on the surface of the water. Many of my angling friends question my addiction to topwater fishing, wondering where it comes from, and I tell them it all started with panfish.When I was a kid, I was addicted to catching bluegills on poppers out of my uncle’s farm pond, and it really taught me something. While many anglers think of panfish as…

When it comes to fish tacos, I’ll take blackened fillets over fried almost every time. Maybe it’s because I catch and eat a lot of Gulf Coast redfish, the same species Chef Paul Prudhomme made famous with his blackened preparation. But instead of Creole seasoning, I use cumin, oregano, and ancho chile—the Tex-Mex version of the holy trinity.Pile the fish into warm tortillas with sweet corn salsa, a drizzle of zesty mojo sauce, and a little cotija cheese. It’s got everything I want in a fish taco: smoky, spicy, tangy flavors with plenty of texture. It’s the only way I’ll…

Some things should be known, as in completely understood. This is especially true when something important runs counter to government or media narratives. How the life of a former—and now current—president was saved is one such thing. This is not just because it is of great import, but also because it undoes the narratives often used against our Second Amendment freedom (the truth has a way of doing that); it exposes how an assassin was able to get so close to a president and, especially in this case, the true story highlights something vital, yet fragile, in our national character…

In an appeal of a case the NRA filed in 2018, along with its state affiliate, the Association of New Jersey Rifle & Pistol Clubs, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit struck down New Jersey’s ban on “assault weapons” and “large capacity” ammunition magazines (those that can hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition) as unconstitutional. This is the first time a federal appeals court has ruled that a state’s “‌assault-weapons” ban ​violates the Second ‌Amendment; in fact, the U.S. Supreme Court will now have to settle conflicting rulings from federal circuit courts when it considers in the next term whether…

Down in Texas, Staccato launched a new pistol to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary: the P4X. One can hardly blame them considering that the company’s entire product line is based on the 1911, arguably the most American of handguns. The materials, styles and calibers used in modern 1911s and 2011s may be different from John Moses Browning’s original designs, but their function and spirit remains the same. It’s that extremely seductive single-action trigger pull coupled with the 1911’s inherent accuracy. That’s a dragon people have been chasing for more than a century.   On June 27, 2026, Staccato held a 250th anniversary…

When most people think of New York, deer hunting might not be the first thing that comes to mind. But this fall, roughly 500,000 resident hunters and another 40,000 nonresidents will take to the state’s woods in pursuit of whitetails. This year, however, they’ll have a few new regulations to follow before heading into the field as well as some new opportunities.Under the new system, every licensed deer hunter will receive one antlered deer tag. However, hunters who harvest and report an antlerless deer using a Deer Management Permit (DMP), Bow/Muzzleloader Antlerless Deer Tag, or Deer Management Assistance Program (DMAP)…

This Week in History July 21, 1403: The Battle of Shrewsbury. An army led by the Lancastrian King of England, Henry IV defeated a rebel army led by Henry “Harry Hotspur” Percy of Northumberland thus ending the Percy challenge to the throne. This was also the first battle English archers fought each other on English soil. — 1669: John Locke‘s constitution for the English Province of Carolina was adopted. — July 23, 1764: James Otis published “The Rights of the British Colonies Asserted and Proved,” in which he argued against taxation without representation. — And on July 24, 1847,  Brigham…

Released by onX earlier this month, the “Roadless Rule: By the Numbers” report highlights key impacts of the rule, which places limits on road development and logging on relatively undeveloped national forest land. To put together the report, the satellite mapping company cross-referenced USFS boundary files with its own outdoor recreation data, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service habitat data, and 50 years of National Interagency Fire Center records.Some of the key takeaways are eye-opening. For instance, though the roadless rule encompasses just 27.7% of all USFS land, only 3.17% of wildfires start in those areas, while 90% of all fires…

The name “Zeiss” is associated with high-quality lenses that are used on everything from cameras to medical equipment. When it comes to the shooting sports market, Zeiss optics come at a price point that is out of reach for most hunters and shooters…until now. With the introduction of its V3 series, Zeiss is offering a budget-friendly, yet high-quality “gateway” to its line of optics.  The Zeiss V3 line of riflescopes offers six purpose-built scopes at a budget-friendly price point. V3 scopes are built around Zeiss’ Bright Technology fully multi-coated lenses that deliver at least 90 percent light transmission. Lenses have…

00:00:10 Speaker 1: From Meat Eaters World News headquarters in Bozeman, Montana. This is Cow’s Week in Review with Ryan cow Calaian. Here’s cal It’s a sharky summer. Scan the news headlines of the past couple of weeks and you’ll see reports of sharks popping up close to popular beaches across the East Coast. In Queens, a suburb of New York, Rockaway Beach has recorded sixteen sightings this month alone, and twenty three since late May, which officials say is a record for this time of year. Meanwhile, over in Rhode Island, a fifteen plus foot great white was filmed…