Outdoor America
Public lands, wild places, and pursuits that make freedom feel tangible again: hiking, fishing, hunting, skiing, and life beyond the pavement.
Why It Keeps Calling People Back
The outdoors matters here because it asks something real of people. It rewards preparation, steadiness, endurance, and respect for land that is larger than any one person.
- Practical introductions to the country's core outdoor pursuits.
- Respect for public land, stewardship, and field competence.
- A stronger path from activity first to gear second.
Read the Traditions
Start with the pursuit that feels most alive to you, then follow it into the knowledge, places, and equipment behind it.
Fly Fishing in America
Fly fishing is one of America's oldest and most enduring outdoor traditions, practiced on wild trout streams from the Catskills to the Rockies to the rivers of Alaska. Un…
Whitetail Deer Hunting
Whitetail deer hunting is the most widely practiced big game hunting in North America, with an estimated 10 to 11 million hunters pursuing whitetails across 40 states eac…
Backcountry Hiking in America
Backcountry hiking – multi-day travel through wild lands far from roads and facilities – is among the most rewarding outdoor experiences available to Americans. With over…
Mountain Biking in America
Mountain biking has grown from a fringe California sport in the 1970s into one of America's most popular outdoor pursuits, with dedicated trail systems in every state and…
Ice Fishing in America
Ice fishing is one of the most social and community-oriented outdoor traditions in America's northern states, practiced wherever winters freeze lakes reliably enough to s…
Backcountry Skiing in America
Backcountry skiing – traveling through unmanaged mountain terrain on skis with climbing skins for ascent and free skiing for descent – represents the most demanding and m…