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Hunting & Fishing Gift Giving Guide — Order by Dec 15

Venator Camo Hat in green camo, front view

Gifts for Hunters

Sportsman Gear sherpa neck gaiter in olive with plush sherpa lining

Hunting Gifts Under $50

Sportsman Gear Scout hoodie in Mossy Oak Bottomland camo with quarter zip and hood

Hunting Gifts Under $100

Winkler Knives x Ball and Buck Highland Hatchet with engraved white oak handle

Gifts for the Hunter Who Has Everything

Gifts for Anglers

Mora Eldris compact knife with red and sandstone handle and stainless blade

Gifts for Women Hunters

Fishing Rods Under $100

Stocking Stuffers for Hunters

Gifts for Hunters

Seasonal Stories

Hunter in winter gear walking through snowy cover with a pack

Wisconsin's Nov. 21 Gun Opener: The Best Buck Harvest Since 2007, a Bigger Antlerless Quota and Every Date to Jan. 31

November 11, 2026|Aldo Antu

Wisconsin's nine-day gun season opens Nov. 21. 2025 brought the highest buck harvest since 2007, yet the gun hunt lagged. Here's the data, the 2026 quota and the calendar.

Bolt-action rifle lying among fallen autumn leaves

Missouri's Nov. 14 Firearms Opener: What Changed for 2026 and What the Last Two Seasons Show

November 10, 2026|Aldo Antu

Missouri's firearms deer season opens Nov. 14 with no CWD portion, a one-buck nonresident limit and a harvest that has sat near 158,700 two years running.

Cartoon of an excited hunter in an orange beanie loaded down with an overstuffed pack, rifle and gear beside a Deer Season calendar

Texas Rifle Season Opens Saturday: Are You Ready? Checklist, Regional Weather and What's New

November 5, 2026|Aldo Antu

The Texas general deer season opens Saturday, Nov. 7. Here's the opener checklist, Saturday's forecast region by region, what to leave at home, and the 2026-27 rule changes that hit...

Michigan's Nov. 15 Opener: The Quiet Period, a Three-Day December Season and the One-Buck Rule Coming in 2027

November 5, 2026|Aldo Antu

Michigan's firearm deer season opens Nov. 15. What the DNR's own pages say about the Nov. 10-14 quiet period, the orange rule, the three-day December hunt and the 2027 one-buck...

Hunter glassing from an open grass ridge at first light

2026 Election Results: What Hunters and Anglers Need to Know

November 4, 2026|Aldo Antu

Colorado's right-to-hunt amendment trails the 55% it needs, Prop 137 is too close to call, and Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Arkansas approved conservation and water money. Here's what each result...

Pistol with a red dot sight and weapon light resting on a fireplace hearth

Trijicon RMR vs SRO: Which Red Dot Sight Is Right for You?

November 1, 2026|Aldo Antu

Updated October 30, 2026: Added a full spec table with the RMR HD, corrected the RMR and SRO window and weight figures to Trijicon's published specs, and answered the questions...

Ducks massed on a flooded Arkansas rice field, with the headline Private Fields. Public Duck Hunts. on the WRICE draw

Arkansas Rice-Field Duck Hunts: How the WRICE Draw Works and Why Demand Keeps Climbing

October 30, 2026|Aldo Antu

Arkansas is opening about 47 private rice-field and easement locations to public duck hunters through the WRICE weekend draw. How the program works, how many hunters want in, and the...

New York Deer Season: One Doe, Another Buck Tag? cover, with deer in the woods

New York's Earn-a-Second-Buck Rule: What Changes When the Southern Zone Opens Nov. 21

October 30, 2026|Aldo Antu

New York's Southern Zone regular season opens Nov. 21. New for 2026: shoot and report a doe and you earn a second buck tag, and 23 units now have unlimited...

How-To & Skills

Camo Gifts for Hunters: Picks Under $50, $100, $200 and Up

November 9, 2026|Aldo Antu

Camo gifts hunters will actually wear, sorted by budget: gaiters under $50, base layers and hoodies under $100, wader pants and jackets under $200, and the big jacket.

What to Wear Under Waders for Duck Hunting: A Layering System That Keeps You Dry and Warm

November 9, 2026|Aldo Antu

Waders keep the water out, but what's under them keeps you warm. A four-layer system for duck hunting, from base layer to blind jacket, plus which camo to pick.

Best Ice Fishing Rods and Combos for Panfish, Perch and Walleye

November 9, 2026|Aldo Antu

Ice rods and ready-to-fish combos for panfish, perch and walleye, plus how to choose length, power and tip for fishing a shack or the open ice.

Best Mid-Range Fly Rods and Outfits: Good Trout Rods from $200 to $450

November 9, 2026|Aldo Antu

Fly rods and complete outfits from $200 to $450 that cast well enough to learn on, plus how to choose the right weight, length and action for trout.

Best Bass Rods by Technique: Finesse, Jigs, Crankbaits, Jerkbaits and Swimbaits

November 9, 2026|Aldo Antu

Bass rods matched to the lure: one all-purpose pick, then the best rod for finesse, flipping and jigs, crankbaits, jerkbaits, BFS and big swimbaits.

Best Crappie Rods and Jig Poles: Dock Shooting, Brush Piles and Spider Rigging

November 9, 2026|Aldo Antu

Crappie rods by how you fish: long poles for dipping and spider rigging, rods for brush piles, short sticks for dock shooting, and a light spinning rod for casting.

Best Rods for Redfish: Inshore Picks for Wading, the Boat and the Jetty

November 9, 2026|Aldo Antu

Redfish rods by how you fish them: wade fishing, from the boat, and jetty and surf. Plus a catfish rod a customer keeps catching reds on at Padre Island.

Best Fishing Rods Under $100: Picks for Bass, Crappie, Catfish & Ice

November 9, 2026|Aldo Antu

Eleven fishing rods under $100, grouped by what you fish for: an all-around pick, bass, crappie, catfish, ice and kids, plus how to choose.

Camo Gifts for Hunters: Picks Under $50, $100, $200 and Up

November 9, 2026|Aldo Antu

Camo gifts hunters will actually wear, sorted by budget: gaiters under $50, base layers and hoodies under $100, wader pants and jackets under $200, and the big jacket.

What to Wear Under Waders for Duck Hunting: A Layering System That Keeps You Dry and Warm

November 9, 2026|Aldo Antu

Waders keep the water out, but what's under them keeps you warm. A four-layer system for duck hunting, from base layer to blind jacket, plus which camo to pick.

Best Ice Fishing Rods and Combos for Panfish, Perch and Walleye

November 9, 2026|Aldo Antu

Ice rods and ready-to-fish combos for panfish, perch and walleye, plus how to choose length, power and tip for fishing a shack or the open ice.

Best Mid-Range Fly Rods and Outfits: Good Trout Rods from $200 to $450

November 9, 2026|Aldo Antu

Fly rods and complete outfits from $200 to $450 that cast well enough to learn on, plus how to choose the right weight, length and action for trout.

Best Bass Rods by Technique: Finesse, Jigs, Crankbaits, Jerkbaits and Swimbaits

November 9, 2026|Aldo Antu

Bass rods matched to the lure: one all-purpose pick, then the best rod for finesse, flipping and jigs, crankbaits, jerkbaits, BFS and big swimbaits.

Best Crappie Rods and Jig Poles: Dock Shooting, Brush Piles and Spider Rigging

November 9, 2026|Aldo Antu

Crappie rods by how you fish: long poles for dipping and spider rigging, rods for brush piles, short sticks for dock shooting, and a light spinning rod for casting.

Best Rods for Redfish: Inshore Picks for Wading, the Boat and the Jetty

November 9, 2026|Aldo Antu

Redfish rods by how you fish them: wade fishing, from the boat, and jetty and surf. Plus a catfish rod a customer keeps catching reds on at Padre Island.