Hunter S. Thompson has become a lot of things to a lot of people since his death in 2005. While he was alive, it wasn’t much different. He was a public figure so controversial, that went so against the grain of civilized society, and was so litigious ...
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Hands-On Mountain Man History Lesson: DIY Tanning Beaver Tails
A few weeks ago, my landlord came knocking at my door on a Tuesday morning. When I answered, he said, “I’ve got a dead beaver out here. You want it?” What are you supposed to say to that? “Sure, I’ll take it!” The words fell out of my mouth ...
Washington State’s High Capacity Magazine Ban Moving Forward
A so-called "high capacity" magazine ban is moving steadily through the Washington state Legislature. If successful, Senate Bill 5078 would make Washington the 10th state to impose a magazine capacity limit, and there's just one chance left for the ...
Spiderman Pushups Throttle Your Core, Spandex Is Optional
Pushups are what they are, a very functional, boring-as-all-hell exercise. And they don’t get more interesting after doing thousands of reps during a training career. What’s more, the standard pushup’s narrow focus limits its positive effect. Pushups ...
Rooster Fish: Get Tropical and Be Ready for a Fight
Out of the gate, I blew three shots. We rose and fell in and out of 8-foot troughs as the mate idled the boat parallel to the shore. We were about 200 yards outside the breaking surf off the coast of Todos Santos, Mexico. The captain had just cast a ...
Escarole and Beans With Smoked Wild Turkey Wings
Italian greens and beans is a dish that feels like home. This hearty Italian dish is a soup of bitter greens, aka escarole or endive (think swiss chard), and white beans, mopped up with a good piece of bread, is exactly what I want in the ...
Shed Hunting Tips From the Nebraska Whitetail Master
Diehard whitetail hunters eat, breathe, and sleep all things deer hunting, 24/7/365. In many locales across North America, deer seasons are over; and hunters in places where there are still a few more days on the deer-hunting calendar are burning the ...
Nature Therapy: High on the Outdoors since WWI
Canadian doctors are now sending their patients into the wilds of the country’s national parks as a treatment for what ails them — they’re literally able to issue passes to the parks as prescriptions. Whether their patients’ troubles are mental or ...
The Most Expensive Shotguns of All Time
The concept of a shotgun is fairly simple by firearm design standards. At its most basic, a shotgun is a hammer, trigger, chamber, a smoothbore barrel or two, and a stock. It's kind of amazing to think that a contraption consisting of little more ...
Meet Olympic Biathlete ‘Lanny Oakley,’ Who’s Gone Full Tactical
When biathletes Lanny Barnes and her twin sister Tracy decided to retire from the Olympics, they were experts at shooting under extremely demanding conditions — a skill set that didn’t translate into traditional employment opportunities, but fit ...
5 Ways to Ensure Medical Preparedness
As a woman, I always take my role as protector of my children and any children in my company very seriously. As a registered nurse by education, the tendencies to gravitate toward being a healer come naturally to me, but as medical ...
Top 5 Westerns With Great Performances From Military Veterans
From Clint Eastwood to Steve McQueen and other Hollywood icons, veterans have played many roles on-screen across the spectrum of cinema history. Westerns seem to fit naturally for a military veteran whether it be from their service or maybe part of ...
Guide to Buying a First Bow and Arrow for Kids
There are many reasons a kid might get a fire under their butt about archery. Maybe they watched Hawkeye, Brave, or one of the Hunger Games movies and want to give it a try. Maybe they watched some of the archery competitions from the 2020 Olympic ...
Wolf Fight Heats Up As Judge Restores ESA Protections
A Feb. 10 court ruling has overturned the 2020 delisting of wolves in the Lower 48, placing them back on the Endangered Species List and fueling the ongoing wolf fight between animal rights groups and the US Fish and Wildlife Service. In Oct. ...
Ohio Gun Laws: Bill Would Protect Gun Rights During Riots, Emergencies
A piece of legislation that could codify the protection of gun rights during states of emergency in Ohio was approved by a committee this week and will be sent to the House for a vote. The bill, HB 325, would declare firearm possession, ...
ATF Compiling ‘Form 4473’ Database With Nearly a Billion Records So Far
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives (ATF) recently revealed it has collected and maintained 920,664,765 firearm sales records to date that include American gun buyers' personal information. Nearly 95% percent of them are ...
Roman Chair Situps Are Bad for You – Don’t Do Them
Roman chair situps are a core exercise used by old-time strongmen. Picture singlet-clad guys named Bartleby and Xavier hoisting round dumbbells over their heads, their handlebar mustaches waxed to perfection. Since strength training’s antiquity, the ...
Bonefish Junkies: Pharma Contamination Drugging S. Florida Fisheries
A recent study in South Florida discovered 58 pharmaceuticals in the blood and tissue of bonefish in Biscayne Bay and the Keys ranging from antidepressants and painkillers to blood pressure and prostate medications. OK, first of all, ...
Venison Ragu: A Classic Wild Game Recipe
“Ragu” is one of those words we see on menus and hear in conversation all the time, but most of us have no idea what it actually is. As if things weren't confusing enough, sometimes you see it spelled “ragú,” and sometimes “ragout.” There’s even a ...
Virginia Hunting License Scam Highlights National Problem
State wildlife agencies across the country are warning residents to watch out for fake websites pretending to sell legit hunting and fishing licenses. Gone are the days when hunters and anglers could just stroll into their local bait shop or ...
Wolves in Northern Minnesota Helping Moose, Eating Beavers
When it comes to keeping their friends close and their enemies closer, research shows moose in northern Minnesota are seeing a life-saving benefit by co-existing with wolves. On the other hand, beavers in the north woods are becoming a favorite wolf ...
Good Excuses to Buy a New Bow This Year
Well, it’s a new year, and for most of us, the recent calendar flip means new plans, hopes, dreams, and commitments. Perhaps “buy a new bow” is penciled in somewhere on your 2022 to-do list. I say “penciled” just in case your mind isn’t made up. If ...
Struggles of a Modern Hermit: Chewing the Fat With ‘River Dave’
David "River Dave" Lidstone has become something of a folk hero for New Hampshire residents who recreate on the Merrimack River and only dream about living a Thoreau-style, off-the-grid lifestyle. For the past 27 years, Lidstone has carved ...
Recognizing and Preventing Altitude Sickness
I remember the first western hunt I went on. I was black bear hunting at about 7,000 ft. in the Bitterroot Mountains of Idaho. Not exactly a high-altitude hunt. But I’m a flatlander from Minnesota who hadn’t been to the mountains in years. Having ...
The Most Expensive Rifles Ever Sold at a Gun Auction
Recently, we published a story about the most expensive firearms ever sold at a gun auction. With a staggering total price of more than $14 million, the guns on that list are incredible, but they all had one thing in common: They were all handguns. ...
Rikki’s 72 Hour Survival Challenge
Fieldcraft Survival Director of Training, Kevin Estela, recently got challenged by the company’s CEO, Mike Glover to complete a 72-hour bug out in the high desert of Utah with nothing but the clothes on his back and whatever he could fit in a ...
Bill That Would Gut Vermont Fish & Wildlife Board Up for Public Comment
Next week, the Vermont Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy will hold a virtual public hearing on a trio of Senate bills that could reduce the size and power of the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Board, ban hunting coyotes with dogs, and ban ...
Introduction to Food Storage
When it comes to preparedness in my home, I work diligently to make sure that it flows with the normalcy of our routine as much as possible. Rather than viewing preparedness as a staunch concept that runs perpendicular to who we are, it is a parallel ...
Sporting Dog Restrictions Fail in NH, Falter in MD, Progress Elsewhere
The rabbits are on the run again in New Hampshire, and sporting dog owners and clubs in the Granite State couldn’t be happier. On Jan. 25, the state’s House Committee on Fish and Game and Marine Resources voted down a bill that would have ...
Let’s Get Dark: The Best Songs About Murder
It’s time to take a trip to the musical dark side with one of the most beloved subjects of pop songs no matter the era: murder! There’s just something about songs that tell killing stories — they get in your head and stay there in a way to ...