The second annual Veteran Adaptive Athlete Shoot (VAAS) took place at the Black Rifle Ranch in Boerne, Texas, in April. Inspired by the Total Archery Challenge, VAAS is a way for adaptive athletes — particularly wounded veterans — to take on their ...
Seeing in Animal Vision: The John Barklow Approach to Camouflage
John Barklow is a retired Navy diver with more than 20 years of experience operating the cold-weather training facility for Naval Special Warfare in Kodiak, Alaska. Barklow also is an accomplished big-game hunter and product manager for Sitka’s Big ...
Sliding on Ice: The US Bobsled Team on Crashing and Competition
Barreling down an ice-covered run and dropping several hundred feet in less than a minute while navigating sharp, banking turns is no easy feat, especially with four people crammed into a bobsled about the size of a kitchen table. Members of the ...
Things Worse Than Death: Why Laura Zerra Chooses a Life of Adventure
Laura Zerra is a self-proclaimed nomad, experienced hunter-gatherer, and an enthusiastic adventure traveler. She is also an expert survivalist who enjoys “finding comfort in the uncomfortable" and walking the road less traveled. Zerra is ...
Catching the Bug: Ike Eastman Explains His Love of Antelope Hunting
The Eastman name is synonymous with Western big-game hunting. Gordon Eastman, the family patriarch, was an avid hunter and the original pioneer of the outdoor film industry. Through his early productions, he introduced much of America to the ...
In Praise of Shad
Shad and shad fishing became real for me on a backwater hole in eastern North Carolina when my first buck hickory danced across the water on his tail like a miniaturized, silver-scaled tarpon. I was hooked more surely than that spawning fish ...
Kifaru’s Aron Snyder on Compound Bow Versus Stick Bow
Not only is Aron Snyder the president of Kifaru International, a company that specializes in extreme outdoor-adventure gear, but he’s also an avid traditional bowhunter. Having hunted exclusively with a traditional recurve (which he both jokingly and ...
Nerf Guns and Can Openers: Neal Currey Ponders the Future of Gun Sales
Neal Currey is a former Army Ranger with 2nd battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment. He is also the owner of Ready Gunner, “Utah’s Favorite Gun Store.” With more than 284,000 Instagram followers, Ready Gunner is also an influential voice in the firearms ...
How To Stay Safe in Bear Country
Like most wild animals, bears have an innate and healthy fear of humans. If you’ve ever hiked through the Appalachian Mountains, the Northern Rockies, or the Alaskan bush, odds are you crossed paths with wild bears but never knew it. Bear attacks are ...
No Fences: Hunting Lions in Tanzania
International hunting videographer and photographer Dallas Hemeyer recently sat down with Evan Hafer on the Free Range American podcast to discuss the thrill of hunting lions in Tanzania. While all lion hunting is exciting, Hemeyer explained how ...
Doing What You Love: How Dallas Hemeyer Turned His Passion Into a Career
Most hunters reluctantly leave the woods to go to a job they may not particularly enjoy, but Dallas Hemeyer found a way to turn his passion for hunting into a lucrative career. During a recent chat with Evan Hafer on the Free Range American ...
