Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. Gem State lawmakers are doubling down on hunting and guns this legislative session. On April 6, Idaho designated hunting as its official state sport. No surprise there, considering Idaho has one of the highest hunter participation rates in the nation. Gov. Brad Little signed the official designation on Monday with a fourth grader looking over his shoulder. That’s because the nine-year-old, Betty Grandy of Twin Falls, led the initiative. Grandy, who is homeschooled, reportedly publishes her own newspaper, The Grandy Gazette.…

This article was originally published by Willow Tohi at Natural News.  Ukrainian intelligence alleges Russia provided Iran with a list of 55 critical Israeli energy targets for potential strikes. The targets are categorized by strategic importance, with power plants like Orot Rabin deemed most critical. Russia reportedly assessed Israel’s isolated “energy island” grid as uniquely vulnerable to cascading collapse. Ukraine frames the intelligence sharing as part of a deepening Russia-Iran alliance aimed at diverting global attention from Ukraine. Russia has dismissed the allegations as a “fabrication” by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. In a revelation that underscores the expanding ripple effects…

Nearly six weeks of war in Iran have ended, for now, with President Donald Trump claiming victory, but the U.S.-Iran ceasefire locks in a harsh reality: an entrenched, radical government with control over the Strait of Hormuz and a powerful lever over global energy markets and Gulf rivals, analysts say.The shockwaves have rippled outward, contributing to global economic strains and bringing conflict to Gulf neighbors whose economies depend on stability.“This war will be remembered as Trump’s grave strategic miscalculation. One whose consequences reshaped the region in unintended ways,” Middle East scholar Fawaz Gerges told Reuters.Before the war, the Strait, a…

Spc. Darrion Rackley of the South Carolina Army National Guard recently saved the life of the same man on two separate occasions while supporting the Guard’s “D.C. Safe and Beautiful” mission.While celebrating a recent birthday, Rackley, an information technology specialist, and other team members assigned to Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 178th Field Artillery, were distributing food to local individuals experiencing homelessness in the area. During the assignment, a local bystander alerted the team that a male nearby was experiencing a medical emergency, noting the man was unresponsive.Rackley arrived first on the scene and identified the situation as a drug overdose.…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. This story, “12 Tips to Improve Your Odds on Gobblers,” appeared in the February 1975 issue of Outdoor Life. A number of years ago I had the good fortune to share a deer camp in the Colorado Rockies with Charles Elliott. Charlie is a longtime contributor to OUTDOOR LIFE, and he is also one of our field editors. That’s my job too. Over the years Charlie has hunted all over North America. One night, after a long and pleasant discussion of elk,…

Oil prices have plunged as Iran has allowed the safe passage of vessels through the Strait of Hormuz during the two-week ceasefire. Both the United States and Iran have agreed to halt attacks, which will give Americans a much-needed break at the pump. According to a report by CNBC, US ruler Donald Trump said the two-week ceasefire was subject to Iran agreeing to a complete, immediate, and safe opening of the Strait of Hormuz. The U.S. has received a 10-point proposal from Iran that is a workable basis for negotiations, he said. “Almost all of the various points of past…

Editor’s note: This report has been updated to reflect the number of U.S. troops wounded in Operation Epic Fury as of April 8, according to U.S. Central Command.In the 40 days since the start of Operation Epic Fury against Iran, 13 U.S. service members have been killed and 381 have been wounded, according to data provided Wednesday by U.S. Central Command.The Defense Department has added the war on Iran to its Defense Casualty Analysis System, a database that catalogues combat casualties dating to World War I. As of Tuesday, the department listed seven service members as having been killed by…

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday emphasized that American forces would be “hanging around” in the Middle East for the duration of the armistice between the United States, Israel and Iran — even as Washington edges toward an offramp from its 38-day campaign.The remarks came one day after President Donald Trump declared a two-week ceasefire with Iran, stepping back from earlier threats to level Iranian civilization. The president said he hopes the pause will pave the way for negotiations toward a longer-term agreement.Hegseth noted that the United States had carried out more than 800 strikes against targets in the hours…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. The Trump administration on Tuesday finalized a sweeping overhaul of how the U.S. Department of Agriculture applies a bedrock conservation law. The changes rescind many National Environmental Policy Act regulations and imposes limits on the length of environmental reviews. Some of the policy changes to NEPA are bipartisan. Many may have real-world impacts on the lands and waters that matter most to hunters and anglers, says Kevin Hood, executive director of Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics. (The U.S. Forest Service…

The U.S. Coast Guard rescued three passengers aboard a vessel that was missing for seven days near the Federated States of Micronesia, the service announced Tuesday.The Legend-class cutter Midgett successfully completed a search-and-rescue mission Monday of a family whose 23-foot skiff stopped working after its single engine malfunctioned. The three survivors, two men and one woman, had left Fananu Island on March 30, en route to Murillo Island nearby.“Our U.S. Coast Guard colleagues’ swift and courageous actions in this successful search and rescue mission not only reflect the highest standards of professionalism and humanity but also reinforce the deep and…

Tennessee Republican Representative Tim Burchett has claimed that the United States ruling class knows of extraterrestrial beings and is in contact with them. Burchett added that these beings do not pose a threat to humanity; however, if the U.S.  releases “what I’ve seen, you’d be up at night worrying about it.” Burchett has emerged as a leading voice on the disclosure of files regarding unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs) and unidentified flying objects (UFOs), pushing for greater government transparency on the matter. He did clarify that there isn’t an immediate danger of the extraterrestrial beings. “I don’t think we’re in danger…

Automatic registration into the U.S. military draft pool for eligible men is slated to begin in December, following efforts from lawmakers and the selective service agency to streamline the previous self-registration process.The Selective Service System, the federal agency that maintains a database of registered U.S. males who are considered draft-eligible in the event of a national emergency, submitted a proposed rule to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs on March 30, according to the office’s dashboard.Automatic registration into Selective Service was mandated in December 2025, when President Donald Trump signed into law the fiscal year 2026 National Defense Authorization…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. There is some really strange stuff going on these days in the world of anti-hunting and animal-rights activism. In Colorado there’s an active proposal to prohibit the sale of furs from furbearer species taken in the state (for example, furs from legally harvested bobcats, beavers, or coyotes). And this proposal has advanced through the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission even after voters opposed the measure in 2024. In Oregon it gets even weirder. Animal-rights activists there are trying to ram through…

The United States and Iran have suspended attacks on each other for two weeks. The temporary hold comes as Iran signals that it could be reopening the Strait of Hormuz. The two sides have agreed to a “double-sided ceasefire” contingent on Tehran agreeing to the “complete” and “immediate” opening of the Strait of Hormuz. The news prompted oil prices to drop by around 13% and shares to rise in early trading in Asia. Trump’s Deadline For The Opening Of The Strait Of Hormuz Is “Final” The threats leading up to this ceasefire agreement were getting progressively more aggressive and volatile.…

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This article was originally published by Frank Shostak at The Mises Institute.  The yearly growth rate of the consumer price index (CPI) closed at 2.4 percent in February against a similar figure in January. In February 2025, the yearly growth rate stood at 2.8 percent. Note that, in June 2022, the yearly growth rate was 9.1 percent. Most analysts are of the view that the sharp increase in the price of oil to around $95 per barrel (from around $64 at the end of February) is likely to lift the rate of inflation as depicted by the yearly growth rate…

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