Outdoor Life
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Outdoor Life is an outdoors magazine featuring hunting, fishing, survival and camping skills. It a sister magazine of Field & Stream.
Outdoor Life launched in Denver, Colorado in January of 1898. Founder and Editor-in-Chief (1898-1929), J.A. McGuire, intended Outdoor Life to be a magazine for sportsmen, written by sportsmen, covering all aspects of the outdoor arena.
The first issue ranged in topics from a moose hunt in Alaska to advice about Native Americans. Some of the original sections were titled, “Photography” (much like the Snapshots section in the magazine today), “Trap and Target” and “In the Game and Field”.
At a time when publishing was advancing in technology, Outdoor Life saw many firsts in their own magazine. In 1903, the first photograph was printed on the cover in black and white. A short time later, in 1906 the first color cover appeared on the magazine. As OL developed and established itself on the forefront of sportsman magazines, it took a big step. In 1934 Outdoor Life moved from its original location in Denver to New York City, where it remains today.
Outdoor Life editorial material was vast over the years, following it’s audience’s interests in new developments and progression, such as aviation, motor vehicles and boating. However, OL stayed true to its original focus: the outdoorsman. Outdoor Life also frequently lists hunting and fishing tips and quizzes as well as testing new outdoor gear, keeping it and their readers on top of their game.
Over the years, Outdoor Life has been lucky enough to have luminaries in the field write for the magazine. Ernest Hemingway accompanied OL on a marlin fishing trip in Cuba in 1935. Zane Grey, a well-known adventure writer and big game fisherman was a common contributor between 1918 and 1932. Also, former President Teddy Roosevelt contributed from 1901- 1904. Other famous contributors to Outdoor Life include Amelia Earhart, Clark Gable, and Babe Ruth.
Outdoor Life is owned by Time4 Media, a division of Time Inc. In 1990 Time Inc. was bought by Warner communications to create Time Warner, a conglomerate of communication, publication and entertainment companies.
The Outdoor Life Conservation Award was first given in 1923 to those who “accomplish the greatest good for the sportsmen’s cause in the United States,” said founder J.A. McGuire. Jimmy Carter is the most famous recipient.
There is also an Outdoor Life Conservation Pledge. It was established in 1946 and then revised in 1993. It was been taken by thousands of people including Harry Truman and Al Gore and it runs on the letters page of every issue of Outdoor Life.
The pledge reads: “I pledge to protect and conserve the natural resources of America. I promise to educate future generations so they may become caretakers of our water, air, land and wildlife.”
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