Robert Plant begs her to "squeeze my lemon till the juice runs down my leg." The Delaware Destroyer orders "one bourbon, one scotch, and one beer." Janis Joplin screams about that "ball ’ n’ chain." Elvis sneers that "you ain’t nothin but a ...
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2 Contemporary Movies That Get Hunting Right — Mostly
For the many unfavorable, unrealistic depictions of hunters and hunting in movies, you’ll find only a small handful that feature more positive, truer-to-life examples. Two films from the past couple of decades stand out in this regard, and believe it ...
The Best and Worst Climbing Movies Ever Made
A team of Nepalese climbers just became the first people to ever summit K2 in the winter. The group of 10, including nine Sherpa and one Magar, paused 70 meters short of the summit, which stands at 28,251 feet, to wait for everyone to catch up before ...
Why Hollywood Never Gets Hunting Right
In trying to think about great hunting-focused movies, I came up woefully short, and the few movies I could conjure were mostly period pieces specifically about hunting in Africa. The most current movie I could muster is Wind River (2017), though ...
10 of the Best Archery Movie Moments of All Time
A bow is a great weapon for a movie hero to wield. It connects them to warriors throughout time and allows them to take advantage of a bow’s stealth and accuracy (in the right and experienced hands), the same reasons hunters value them today. While ...
The Real Hugh Glass Versus What We Saw in ‘The Revenant’
When The Revenant came out in 2015, it made a big splash for a few reasons. The film’s star Leonardo DiCaprio earned a best actor Oscar for his depiction of legendary mountain man Hugh Glass. The bear-attack scene made headlines, too. But is it real? ...
Free Range American’s Top Stories of 2020
We are young, but we are mighty. Free Range American launched in October and in just over 10 weeks we’ve published a deep-dive profile on an alt-country rocker, decided once and for all what exactly is the best hunting bino harness on the market, ...
Do a 7-Day Smartphone Detox This Holiday Season
When times are tough — like pretty much every day of 2020 — a lot of us reflexively retreat into our phones and the alternate reality of social media. It’s a dopamine hit that’s immediate and conditioned. But deep down, we know we spend too much time ...
Watch the Latest BRCC Video Filmed at Bass Pro Shops
What happens when you unleash the crew from Black Rifle Coffee Company in a Bass Pro Shop with zero adult supervision? This epic video. BRCC teamed up with the visual effects wizards at Corridor Digital and were given the keys to a Bass Pro Shops ...
Who the Fuck Is Tim Montana?
It’s about a quarter past 11 on a drizzly July morning in Butte, Alaska, when Tim Montana and his entourage roll into the dirt courtyard of Jeff Heard’s property and pour out of an SUV for a day of four-wheeling in the Alaskan ...
Why ‘Unforgiven’ Is the Best Western Movie Ever Made
It’s painfully easy to romanticize the Old West. Whether reading stories or watching them unfold on a screen, people can’t help but gravitate toward the idea of a righteous gunslinger with a dusty brand of chivalry — or at the very least, a loose ...
Best of the West: ‘Wyatt Earp’ vs. ‘Tombstone’
Back in the 1990s, a weird thing happened in Hollywood. Movies with incredibly similar plots were made and released at almost the same time — with one inevitably tanking and the other being a box office smash. Sometimes, years later, people realized ...
Country Rocker Tim Montana Drops New EP, ‘Cars on Blocks’
Country rocker Tim Montana today dropped Cars on Blocks, his new four-song EP and label debut after recently signing to Music Knox Records/BBR Music Group. Chiefly considered a country rocker, Tim Montana is a Renaissance man, moonlighting as a TV ...
The 10 Best Holiday Adventure Movies and What We Can Learn from Them
There’s just something about holiday movies. They’re like holiday music. After about 10 minutes, you’ve had enough for the whole year already and you have a weird urge to shove that candy cane you’ve licked into a sharp point right into your ear. ...
10 of the Best Western Movies Ever Made
Few genres have captivated the public more than the Western. Originating during the silent film era of the late 19th century, it quickly became America’s most beloved and popular film genre early in the 20th century. Westerns weren’t just the ...
10 of the Best Survival Movies Ever Made
Throughout history, humankind has chronicled gut-wrenching tales of heroic survival. We humans understandably have a fascination and obsession with staying alive. For these reasons and more, there is something wholesomely satisfying about survival ...
10 of the Best Wilderness Movies Ever Made
The wilderness can be one of man’s greatest allies or his biggest enemy. It can be a refuge for those seeking a greater purpose in life or a hellacious landscape that proves to be unconquerable for those unprepared for the rigors of the great beyond. ...
10 of the Best Adventure Movies Ever Made
A good adventure movie has a few necessary ingredients. You need a protagonist, or a group of them. There also has to be a mission — a goal, a reason for setting out. Then there’s the journey. It can be a literal journey — into space, up a river, or ...
The Top 10 Movies NOT To Watch Before an Outdoor Adventure
When preparing for an adventure outdoors, it’s important to have your gear squared away — and your head squared away, too. To that point, here are the top 10 movies you want to avoid at all costs before a big trip into the wild. These films provide a ...
‘This is Who We Are’: A Q&A with Biologist, Explorer, Filmmaker Donnie Vincent
Donnie Vincent is being watched. The biologist, explorer, and filmmaker has made three feature-length documentaries on hunting and his connection to wildlife and wild places. His style is slow, thoughtful, philosophical, with long, bracing shots of ...
Free Range American Podcast Spotlights Hard Work and Adventure
The world of podcasts is a wide and varied one. Offerings have nearly doubled over the last two years — and with more than 900,000 podcasts to choose from, there's sure to be one to match the tastes and interests of the more than 50 percent of ...
5 Classic Books You Should Read While Sheltering in Place
For many people, their exposure to classic literature has been limited to what was shoved in front of them during high school or college. Some of you may have soaked up these novels at the time, but a lot of us breezed through them without taking the ...
Taran Butler is More Than the Man Who Made John Wick
Taran Butler is a better shot than you. Sure, there are people who may be better at very specialized skills within shooting, or who shoot better with a particular style of firearm under certain conditions or at a specific range of distances. But ...
Mat Best Just Released an ’80s Power Ballad — and It’s Amazing
It’s been a while since the creative minds behind the satirical music label Lincoln’s Box Seats put out a new single. Mat Best has been understandably busy with the release of his new book and running the fast-growing Black Rifle Coffee Company ...
Mount a Vulcan Cannon to a Prius in 15 Easy Steps
This October, Black Rifle Coffee Company’s Richard Ryan, who you may know from the popular YouTube channel FullMag, got the chance to fulfill a dream he’s had for over a decade: mounting an M61 Vulcan cannon to the top of a Toyota Prius. Everyone ...
