Audubon is National Audubon Society’s official magazine. They cover news related to the natural world with particular emphasis on birds. The writers can email their pitches and ideas to the editors. They don’t consider poetry or pre-written articles. Reports suggest that they pay their writers at least 30 cents per word. To learn more, read their submission guidelines.
Fly Fusion is a fly fishing magazine that “combines instructional editorial with a cutting edge look and is designed to appeal to those anglers who possess a hunger to learn more about the quiet sport.” Their main focus is to educate their readers through instructionally based articles. They pay $400 for a feature article. To find out more, refer to this page.
Wild Northeast is a quarterly magazine that publishes articles on outdoors activities in the northeastern region of the United States and parts of Canada. They are interested in gear reviews and techniques, environmental issues, cultural stories with an outdoors connection, and articles about outdoors activities. Pay is dependent on length and runs from $25-$50 for brief articles (300-600 words) to $125-$150 for features (over 1,000 words). To learn more, read their contributor guidelines.
Canoeroots Magazine publishes articles about canoeing and canoe camping. They accept profiles of important figures in the canoeing lifestyle, adventure travel stories, how-to articles, family camping features, and more. Pay is negotiated with the editor up to $0.20 per word. To learn more, read their contributor guidelines.
Western Woods & Waters Magazine covers angling and hunting news in Western Canada. They accept product reviews, outdoors advice, feature articles, and 700-word columns about select outdoors activities. The payment is $150 for a feature article and photo package, and $100 for a column which includes at least three images. To learn more, read their contributor guidelines.
American Snowmobiler Magazine publishes travel stories of areas where people can snowmobile, how-to snowmobile modification guides, photos and stories about vintage snowmobiles, and other news-worthy snowmobile stories. All payment is negotiated with the author and agreed upon via contract. To learn more, read their contributor guidelines.
OutdoorsNW seeks articles about outdoor recreation, adventure travel, health and nutrition, outdoor fitness product reviews, and more. They prefer queries over unsolicited manuscripts, and their pay varies based on assignment. They pay $75 for a news brief (300 – 600 words), $100 for an article (650 – 1,000 words) and $125 for a feature (over 1,000 words). To learn more, read their contributor guidelines.
Nebraskaland Magazine is published by Nebraska's Game and Parks Commission. They cover "all varieties of outdoor recreation including camping, travel, canoeing, hunting, fishing, Nebraska’s state
parks and recreation areas, wildlife, natural history, unique personalities, art, culture, history and personal reminiscence." They pay 15 cents per word. Most stories are 2,500 words. To learn more, read their submission
guidelines.
Valley Living is a local magazine / website based in Harrisonburg, Virginia. They publish articles of local interest. They pay up to $60 per article. They are Christian, but don't assume they have a Christian audience. To learn more, read their submission guidelines.
Virginia Wildlife Magazine is published bi-monthly by the Department of Game and Fisheries. It's been published for over 70 years. fish recipes, hiking, camping, outdoors safety and ethics,natural history, and environmental stewardship/education. They pay up to $500 per article. To learn more, read their submission guidelines.