U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth this week ordered annual testosterone-deficiency screening for active-duty and reserve service members age 30 and older, which he says will help to maintain military readiness.But many medical professionals warn it might do nothing of the sort and instead could increase service members’ risk of infertility or other consequences if testosterone is prescribed inappropriately.The mandate is one of several recent healthcare policy changes implemented by Hegseth and other Trump administration cabinet officers that have sparked debate among experts and raised questions about what scientific basis, if any, supports them.Hegseth has also reversed the military’s long-standing flu…

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Sign up for the Quick Strike Newsletter The hottest fishing news, tips, and tactics This story, “Comeback of a Heavyweight,” appeared in the July 1971 issue of Outdoor Life. Imagine putting back a 31-inch fish; imagine a 31-inch fish being short of legal size! It happened to me on a fisheries-biologist’s holiday in the 1940’s when I was working on a muskellunge-restoration project at Chautauqua Lake in southwestern New York State. A few minutes earlier, the light trolling rod had bent sharply and the reel had begun to whir. “You’ve got one!” exclaimed my guide, Dick Arnold. “Start reeling in.”…

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Sign up for the Quick Strike Newsletter The hottest fishing news, tips, and tactics During the hot summer months, bluegills are often hard to locate on major, manmade impoundments. Unlike smaller lakes and farm ponds, many major impoundments are deep and clear and that often causes bluegills to suspend well away from the banks where most panfishermen search for them. Unlike smaller bodies of water where recreational boating isn’t a major concern, many of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers lakes were also cleared of timber and brush before the land was inundated, creating a shortage of natural cover for…

Sign up for the Quick Strike Newsletter The hottest fishing news, tips, and tactics Anglers love to debate knots, perhaps more than ever now that braids and super lines have practically made monofilament obsolete since they hit shelves roughly 27 years ago. Fewer people may be filling their entire spool with mono these days, but it still has a home in fishing—along with fluorocarbon—as a leader material. And if you ask me, there’s no better way to connect braid to a leader than with an FG knot. Over the years, anglers pledged allegiance to several braid-to-leader knots. You have the…

Two U.S. service members were killed in action on Friday in an Iranian ballistic missile and drone attack on U.S. and partner forces in Jordan, U.S. Central Command announced. A third U.S. service member is missing, the command release added, while four more troops had to be medically evacuated to hospitals in Jordan. Those four service members have since been discharged, the command added. “Other personnel who were evaluated for minor injuries have returned to duty,” the release stated. U.S. Central Command is withholding the identities of the dead until 24 hours after the service members’ next of kin have…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news from Outdoor Life. This story, “Cloud in the Big Sky,” appeared in the July 1971 issue of Outdoor Life. Ted Turner purchased the 113,600-acre Flying D Ranch in 1989 and enrolled some of it under conservation easements, though also posted it and limited public access. One of the disputed roads, the Bear Trap Road along the Madison River, was included in the Lee Metcalf Wilderness, allowing for clear public access. The wilderness was established in 1983, and became the first wilderness area ever managed by the BLM. One morning…

Israel has proposed a radical idea: to use crocodiles to guard prisons. The Jewish state has reportedly reclassified Nile crocodiles as “tended” animals, which could clear the way for the animals’ use as part of prison security. The controversial proposal to surround prisons with crocodile-filled moats was reportedly floated late last year by far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir. The politician argued that the reptiles would strengthen security and deter escape attempts. The plan was initially deemed legally unfeasible by the Israel Nature and Parks Authority because Nile crocodiles were classified as wild animals that could only be kept in zoos…

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