Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. On Tuesday the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission announced the death of what’s believed to be the world’s largest common snapping turtle, a prehistoric-looking specimen known as Big Snap Daddy. The turtle was something of a living legend among visitors to the Schramm Education Center’s, which housed the turtle in its aquarium in Gretna, Nebraska, for some 30 years. The wildlife agency announced the news on Facebook, to the dismay of adults and kids alike. Experts estimate “Big Snap” was between…

The Department of Defense on Tuesday unveiled a $1.5 trillion budget proposal for fiscal 2027 — a 42% year-over-year increase and the most expensive military outlay in modern history. “We’re facing one of the most complex and dangerous threat environments in our nation’s 250-year history,” Jules J. Hurst III, the under secretary of war and chief financial officer, told reporters at a briefing at the Pentagon. “Our adversaries are rapidly advancing capabilities across every warfighting domain: in the air, land, sea, space and cyberspace, while years of underinvestment has strained our industrial base.”“This is a generational investment in the United…

Iran has vowed to retaliate against the United States after it fired upon and seized a cargo vessel in the Strait of Hormuz. “Trump, by imposing a blockade and violating the ceasefire, seeks, in his view, to turn the negotiating table into a table of surrender or to justify renewed warmongering,” said Iran’s parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf. Ghalibaf led the Iranian delegation in the failed talks with Vice President J.D. Vance in Islamabad, Pakistan, on April 11th. Vance Fails In Iran: No Peace Deal According to state media, as reported by NBC News, the ministry called the Sunday night cargo…

As demand surges for one of the military’s most in-demand missile interceptors, the Navy is preparing to bring it to sea. The service plans to integrate the PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement interceptor into its Aegis Combat System for the first time, Lockheed Martin announced in a Tuesday statement, as demand for the missile grows and the Pentagon expands production. The Army uses the interceptor missile, known as the PAC-3 MSE, in its Patriot air defense system, and the move will bring the interceptor aboard the Navy’s ships for use within the Aegis system to detect and intercept incoming aerial threats.The…

Sign up for This Happened to Me News on backcountry adventure and wilderness survival. This story, “The Wolves Were the Worst,” appeared in the June 1967 issue of Outdoor Life. In her previous story in the May 1967 issue, Olive Fredrickson told of being left a widow at 26 on a homestead on the Stuart River in British Columbia with three young children to support when Walter Reamer, her trapper-husband, drowned; she told of hunting moose when success or failure meant food or hunger for her family; and she told of walking 58 miles in 36 hours, in the snow…

The head of the U.S. command for the Indo-Pacific region on Tuesday stressed the importance of Taiwan passing its stalled defense budget, saying the United States “can’t want Taiwan’s defense more than they want it itself.”“It’s not a chicken and the egg, because you’re not going to get chicken or eggs if you starve the chicken,” Adm. Samuel Paparo told a hearing of the Senate Committee on Armed Services.“So it’s very important for them to fund their own defense,” he said, when asked about the stalled talks.Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te last year proposed $40 billion in extra defense spending to…

A senior United States delegation team met with Cuban government officials in Cuba as the Trump administration ramps up its efforts to pressure Havana into a deal. The U.S. is continuing to exert an economic stranglehold on the island. The senior State Department delegation, which visited the island in recent weeks, stressed that time was running out for Havana “to make key U.S.-backed reforms before circumstances irreversibly worsen,” a U.S. State Department official told CNN. Cuba recently responded to threats from U.S. President Donald Trump that he would be able to take over Cuba with military force. Trump: “I Do…

The United States did not move a key missile defense system from South Korea to the Middle East for the Iran war, the commander of U.S. forces in Korea said on Tuesday.The Washington Post reported in March that the Pentagon was moving parts of a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system to the Middle East from South Korea, citing two officials.The U.S.-made THAAD system is used for high-altitude interception of ballistic missiles and it was deployed in South Korea to guard against nuclear-armed North Korea.The commander of U.S. Forces in Korea, Gen. Xavier Brunson, was asked at a Senate…

Sign up for the Quick Strike Newsletter The hottest fishing news, tips, and tactics Bar soap has kind of fallen out of popular favor. You might still see a worn-down green blob of Irish Spring at fish or duck camp, but the average home shower is now loaded with gels and scrubs, or organic body washes that are pushed by bearded pseudo-lumberjacks on social media. Many of your grandpas would roll over in their pine boxes if they knew how much you spend to scrub your ass. Some of your grandpas would also tell you that $20 bar you just…

The U.S. military will no longer require service members to get an annual flu shot according to a post Tuesday by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on the social media platform X. Hegseth said the mandatory flu vaccine requirement has been discarded “effective immediately.” “The War Department is once again restoring freedom to our Joint Force,” the secretary wrote. The flu vaccine has been required annually for U.S. military personnel since the 1950s to preserve the health of the force, and generally, the Defense Department has aimed to inoculate more than 90% of active-duty personnel. The program has been a major…

Hungary’s incoming prime minister, Peter Magyar, has warned that he will order the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he enters the country. This is a sharp reversal of predecessor Viktor Orban’s policy. Hungary’s Orbán Warns: “A 3rd World War Is Knocking On The Door” Before leaving, Orban initiated Hungary’s withdrawal from the  International Criminal Court (ICC). While speaking at a press conference on Monday, Magyar said he would halt this action. As a member, Budapest would be legally responsible for enforcing arrest warrants. The ICC issued warrants for Netanyahu and former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant in…

The U.S. Navy successfully demonstrated a new standoff strike weapon earlier this month with the aim of extending the strike range of carrier-based fighter aircraft.The munition, called the GBU-75 Joint Direct Attack Munition Long Range, or JDAM-LR, was operated from an F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter during testing at the Navy’s Point Mugu Sea Range, California. The JDAM-LR builds on the existing Joint Direct Attack Munition, a Boeing-developed guidance kit that converts unguided “dumb” bombs into precision-guided munitions. Standard JDAMs rely on a tail control system and GPS while functioning as gravity bombs with ranges of roughly 15 nautical miles, depending…

Sign up for the Quick Strike Newsletter The hottest fishing news, tips, and tactics The number of anglers fishing from kayaks nowadays compared to just 20 years ago is staggering. And a key reason there’s been such a spike is because two decades ago, specialized fishing kayaks were just starting to gain momentum. Since then, we’ve come a long way in technology, propulsion, and stability. Today, fishing kayaks are (mostly) still more affordable than buying a big boat, provide access to hard-to-reach-waters, and have opened loads of opportunity to shore-bound anglers. A byproduct of this has been a boom in…

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If you start preparing for emergencies while you’re living in a city, you face two main challenges: limited space and a tight budget. Many readers are looking for ways to get started without spending a lot of money. Here is a simple $25-a-month prep plan designed to help you build a 14-day survival kit over the next year without taking up much space or draining your wallet. TL;DR: Start your emergency preparedness journey for just $25 a month. By focusing on everyday essentials like water, dry food, and basic sanitation, you can calmly build a reliable 14-day survival kit over…

This article was originally published by Micahel Snyder at The Economic Collapse Blog under the title: The U.S. Navy Just Blew A Giant Hole In An Iranian Cargo Ship As The Crisis In The Strait Of Hormuz Escalates To An Entirely New Level Apparently the Trump administration was not kidding when it warned that no Iranian ships would be allowed through the blockade. Just a little while ago, Donald Trump announced that the U.S. Navy had blown an enormous hole in the side of an Iranian cargo vessel that had willingly chosen to ignore a warning to turn around. Just…

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Sign up for the Quick Strike Newsletter The hottest fishing news, tips, and tactics Best Jerkbait Megabass Ito Vision 110+1 Best Chatterbait Z-Man Jack Hammer Best Swimbait Megabass Magdraft There are hundreds of bass lures lining the compartments of my boat. I’ve spent a small fortune over the years collecting different lure designs, colors, and sizes to ensure that I’m ready for any fishing condition. That’s because, of course, the best bass lures are seasonally and situationally specific.  So what I’ve assembled here is an arsenal of lures that I think are the best at their specific technique. I’ve covered…

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