Sign up for the Quick Strike Newsletter The hottest fishing news, tips, and tactics The Alabama rig is one of the most controversial rigs in bass fishing. When anglers first started throwing it in tournaments, they dominated the competition. However, within just a few years the FLW and Bassmaster professional tours fully banned the use of the A-rig in tournaments, claiming an unfair advantage and various issues with state regulations. The A-rig might give anglers an unfair advantage in tournaments, but recreational anglers can harness that advantage to catch giant pre-spawn bass. Whether you’re fishing close to the bank with…

Last August, U.S. Navy officials carrying out a test of unmanned vessels realized they had hit a single point of failure: Starlink. A global outage across Elon Musk’s satellite network affecting millions of Starlink users had left two dozen unmanned surface vessels bobbing off the California coast, disrupting communications and halting operations for almost an hour.The incident, which involved drones intended to bolster U.S. military options in a conflict with China, was one of several Navy test disruptions linked to SpaceX’s Starlink that left operators unable to connect with autonomous boats, according to internal Navy documents reviewed by Reuters and…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. Today the U.S. Senate voted to roll back key protections for the Boundary Waters, opening the door (again) to a major copper-nickel mine at the headwaters of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. The Senate voted 50-49 in favor of House Joint Resolution 140, which passed the House of Representatives in January and relied on an unprecedented use of the Congressional Review Act to overturn a 20-year mineral withdrawal enacted in 2023.  “Paving the way for the Twin Metals mine does…

In a diagnosis, which was confirmed on April 10th, Arkansas reported its largest bird flu outbreak of the year. As war has gripped the world, the bird flu issue has been relegated to the bottom of Google searches; however, it is still a concern for farmers and consumers. Around 191,200 birds were part of the affected flock at the Clay County farm. First Human Bird Flu Case In 9 Months: Person Was Infected With A New Strain According to the Arkansas Department of Agriculture (ADA), the farm was placed under quarantine, and containment measures were underway. While officials didn’t say…

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We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn More › Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. Archery season seems to come faster and faster each year. And right around now, just before summer kicks off, is the perfect time to treat yourself to a brand new bow so you have all the time in the world to practice. Luckily for you, Scheels is having a helluva sales event on a host of awesome Hoyt bows right now, including…

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As the United States embarks on clearing mines from the Strait of Hormuz, it could draw on an arsenal of drones, explosive‑laden robots and helicopters to reduce risks, though de‑mining crews could still be vulnerable to Iranian attacks.The U.S. is trying to secure the strait from mines as part of efforts to end Iran’s disruption of shipping, which has severely curbed global energy supplies since the U.S. and Israel launched strikes against Iran at the end of February.But while the U.S. can draw on modernized technology to remotely check for and remove mines, clearing a strategic waterway such as the…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. After hours of impassioned debate on the Senate floor late Wednesday night, U.S. senators voted Thursday morning 50 to 49 to roll back key protections for the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northern Minnesota. It resurrects development of a foreign-owned copper-nickel mine at the headwaters of America’s most popular wilderness. Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Thom Tillis (R—N.C.) broke from their party to join the Senate’s 45 Democrats and two independents to vote against the measure. One senator did not…

Just a few days after the United States’ naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, Iran floated the idea of allowing free passage through the waterway on the Omani side. A source in Tehran said that Tehran could consider this option if the U.S. makes some concessions. According to a report by Reuters, the source did not clarify whether Iran would allow all ships, including those linked to Israel, to pass freely. A Western source confirmed that the proposal to allow vessels to sail through the Omani side had been in the works, but did not say whether there had…

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Congress on Tuesday posthumously awarded American prosecutor Benjamin Ferencz with the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest U.S. honor bestowed on civilians, for his work taking on Nazi death squads during the Nuremberg Trials.Ferencz, who died in 2023 at the age of 103, was just 27 with no previous trial experience when he became chief prosecutor in one of the most significant murder trials in history.While Congress voted to bestow the medal to Ferencz in 2022, his family members were on hand to posthumously receive the honor this week during the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s annual Days of Remembrance commemoration…

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We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn More › Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. Modern crossbows are properly insane pieces of engineering, as they’re incredibly efficient, east to use, and accurate. And the engineering that goes into them is a thing of beauty. But all that efficiency comes with cost, and that cost seems to ever-increase year-over-year.  Today, however, is not that day, as Lancaster Archery Supply has a host of the best Tenpoint crossbows on…

This article was originally published by Mark Thornton at The Mises Institute.  Over the last year, the precious metal markets have seen historic increases and then decreases in price. This, of course, is the result of the workings of supply and demand, but there have also been cries of market manipulation. I have laid out the supply and demand conditions both in the pure free market and under current conditions in the real world on this podcast and in several interviews reproduced here. Several forms of manipulation, such as changing margin requirements, are expected, and other forms of manipulation, such…

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Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. Back in my guiding days, friends and I often spent our days off not in pursuit of bass, trout, walleyes, or even giant muskies. Nope. On those rare days between paid trips, the most enjoyable way to unwind was sneaking into some little backwoods lake where — rumor had it — giant crappies swam. That’s where I learned the importance of having the best crappie lures.  I learned that almost any lure could work when you landed on a mega school…