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OVER THE LAST THREE QUARTERS OF A CENTURY I HAVE made hundreds of trips with hunting and fishing outfitters and guides throughout the Western Hemisphere. Almost without exception, these men watched over my welfare in the woods and were excellent outdoorsmen and capable professionals.But not always. Through the years I have been saddled with a handful of guides who were, for one reason or another, scarcely qualified for the job they were supposed to do.The Green GamblerYEARS AGO, WHEN REGULATIONS REGARDING OUTFITTERS were less strict, I was assigned a guide (and I use the term loosely) in Alaska who usually…

Sign up for the Quick Strike Newsletter The hottest fishing news, tips, and tactics It’s easy to sit back as a keyboard warrior on social media and talk up how many big bass you might catch without even trying, but serious anglers know that bass fishing is hard. There are a lot of variables that have to align for a great day on the water. Weather, wind, water conditions, bite windows, keying in on specific baits or areas, and simply making the right presentation are just a few. You can tack on other factors like boat control and fishing pressure…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news from Outdoor Life. A 72-year-old woman is in the hospital after she bumped into a sow grizzly with a cub on a trail Sunday afternoon near Tyaughton Lake in British Columbia.  “The bear was batting them around in the altercation,” David McKenzie, Pemberton Search and Rescue president told CBC. “It was quite serious. They have several lacerations of the face, arms, neck, along with an actual C1 (neck) fracture.” A B.C. Wildfire Service crew fighting a fire in the area found the hiker and coordinated with rescue teams…

In an effort to fill its ranks, the Air National Guard is appealing to eligible service members to remain in uniform with a $7,500 bonus in exchange for a three-year reenlistment. The “Summer Surge Incentive,” announced this week with other recruiting reforms, is open to current members who reenlist and airmen transferring from active duty or the Air Force Reserve. The incentive, first reported by Task & Purpose, comes as other services are offering large bonuses to retain talent. The Army is offering bonuses exceeding $200,000 to keep aviation warrant officers in the ranks, and the Navy is offering up…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news from Outdoor Life. Three hours into an opening morning elk hunt, Dad came walking down the trail. “JC shot a bull, we need to grab our packs and go help,” he said. It was pouring rain in Oregon’s Coast Range. The bull was in a brushy hell hole. It took most of the day to complete the task. Back at camp we scurried about, getting ready to hunt the last couple hours. That’s when Bob Buss rolled in. His son had just shot a bull, also in the…

The Senate confirmed Lt. Gen. Douglas A. Schiess on Thursday as the next chief of space operations, making him the third officer to hold the position since the U.S. Space Force was established in 2019.Schiess will succeed Gen. Chance Saltzman, who has served as chief of space operations since November 2022 and is expected to retire later this month. Upon assuming the position, Schiess will be promoted to four-star general, becoming the Space Force’s senior uniformed officer and serving as a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.President Donald Trump nominated Schiess in May following Saltzman’s planned retirement. Schiess currently…

Sign up for the Quick Strike Newsletter The hottest fishing news, tips, and tactics Editor’s Note: This story was originally published in the August 1995 Issue of Outdoor Life. Check all local regulations before employing these tactics. Alabama in August is all that you imagine. And then some. Every morning the temperature and humidity race head-to-head for the 90s and stay there until sunset, although sometimes the temperature doesn’t even pause until it hits three digits. You’ve got to be less than half-bright to go out in that stuff unless you absolutely have to. That’s why I was so surprised…

The Marine Corps is bringing artificial intelligence developers together this fall to build tools that can be quickly refined or immediately moved into use, the service announced in an administrative message this week.The event, scheduled for Oct. 26-30 at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, will bring together military personnel, government employees, industry and academic partners and contractors supporting the government. Participants will choose one of two tracks: developing AI agents on the Defense Department’s GenAI.mil platform or advanced AI development using the service and school’s resources. The hackathon’s intent, according to the message, is to “generate practical, digital…

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Rheinmetall said on Friday it would take time to ramp up planned ATACMS missile production with Lockheed Martin, underscoring the challenge the United States faces to replenish weapons stockpiles depleted by the war with Iran.Reuters reported this week that the U.S. Army had used up much of its global stockpile of long-range precision missiles during the five-month conflict with Iran, raising concerns about military readiness for future crises.President Donald Trump on Thursday played down concerns over weapons shortages, saying the U.S. had an almost unlimited supply of some munitions while acknowledging stocks of others were tighter. He added that U.S.…

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The San Francisco-based Salesforce said that the Defense Department and the Army’s Human Resources Command approved its autonomous AI agents for a range of mission sets involving sensitive military information. In Wednesday’s announcements, the company explained that its Missionforce National Security platform received Impact Level 5, or IL5, authorization, meaning it is “trusted” to address the “most sensitive, unclassified missions.” Kendall Collins, the chief executive officer of Missionforce and Government Cloud at Salesforce, said the platform is “modernizing government IT” and that they’re “building the trusted AI backbone for America’s national security.” According to the announcement, Missionforce is the DoD-authorized…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news from Outdoor Life. The hunter with the strongest legs and lungs and solid pair of elk-hunting boots usually wins. That’s the mantra I apply every fall as I migrate off the grid, and do my best to notch my elk tag that I keep buried deep in a specific pouch in my pack. I don’t own horses, mules, or llamas, or favor areas where motorized vehicles can travel. I prefer a DIY approach. But that’s just me. However, strong legs and lungs can only get you so far…

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