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- Category: Adventure
- The Triumph and Tragedy of K2’s Epic Winter Season
- A Beginner’s Guide to Snowshoeing
- 5 Winter Survival Tips You Need to Know, According to the Boy Scouts
- Full Throttle: BRCC Driver Noah Gragson Returns to Daytona
- 6 Ways to Beat Cabin Fever This Winter
- Popping Viagra and Teetotaling on Top of the World — High-Altitude Mountaineering Hacks That (Probably) Work
- Nepalese Team Edges Out American O’Brady for Historic 1st Winter Ascent of K2
- Meet Cal Fire’s Pranay Manghirmalani
- I Swam from Europe to Asia and Earned My Survival
- ‘There Is Magic in Suffering’ — The Allure of the Ultramarathon
- A Conversation with ‘Professional Caveman’ Donny Dust
- 2020 FRA Holiday Gift Guide: The Adventure Travel Wish List
- In Historic Ascent, American Woman Free Climbs Yosemite’s El Capitan in a Day
- Married to Adventure: Martin & Osa Johnson’s Photography Escapades Across Two Continents
- Did an American Just Ride One of the Biggest Waves in Surf History?
- Every Adventure Needs a Dog — Here’s How to Pick the Right One
- Smagical Thinking: The Life and (Near) Death of Phil Smage
- A Trial by Fire in the Antarctic Ice Marathon
- Man vs. Mountain Lion: A Near Deadly Encounter Caught on Video
- Setting a Wingsuit World Record
- How to Pick the Perfect Campsite in the Backcountry
- Off the Couch and into Life: Get Children Excited About the Outdoors
- How a US Air Force Combat Controller Survived a Double Parachute Failure
- How One Woman Prepared to Race in the Iditarod
- How Generations of Loggers Have Kept the Petersen Ranch Sustainable
- 3 of the Best Winter Snowshoe Adventures
- 3 of the Most Beautiful US Hikes for Viewing Fall Foliage
- The Beer is 6.2% Alcohol, and 7 Other Things I Learned the Hard Way at Oktoberfest
- Logging in Alaska: The Complex Battle Waged Over Tongass National Forest
- The Basics of Layering Clothing for Fall Hikes
- Hard-Working Americans: The Butcher
- Hard-Working Americans: The Carpenter
- Hard-Working Americans: The Industrial Inspector
- Hard-Working Americans: The Electrician
- Hard-Working Americans: The Firefighter
- Hard-Working Americans: The Metal Fabricator
- Hard-Working Americans: The Welder
- Hard-Working Americans: The Blacksmith
- The Art and Craft of Picking the Perfect Campsite
- 3 Iconic Hikes in the Rocky Mountains
- 4 of the Best Hikes in the Northeast
- 4 of the Best Hikes in the Midwest
- 5 of the Best Day Hikes in the Southeast
- 3 of the Best Hikes on the American West Coast
- A Victim of Violent Crime Is Now Training Hundreds of Women How to Shoot
- Historic Hikes: 4 Must-Visit Trails for History Buffs
- Get Outside, Stay Outside: Stop the Bugs Coast-to-Coast
- 5 Scenic Battlefields Every Hiker Should Visit
- Koh Tao, Thailand: An Island to Dive For
- The Top 7 Thru-Hikes to Tackle in North America
- 3 American Outdoor Hot Spots You Have to Visit Before Winter Ends
- The Inside Story of an SBS Veteran who Rowed Across the Atlantic
- The Quick Ascent of a World Champion Knife Thrower
- The Life of A Mormon Missionary in Russia
- Don’t Forget to Check Your Contour Lines — Especially in Alaska!
- What It’s Like to Hunt With Eagles in Mongolia
- Surviving Pastranaland: A Day in the Life of America’s Premier Daredevil
- I Survived a Mexican Ambush in a Van Named Falcor
- Category: Americana
- American Railroad: Is There a Future for Trains in a Changing Nation?
- How One Woman Found Her Calling as a Long Haul Trucker
- Meet Nat Love, the Most Famous Black Cowboy of the American Frontier
- 5 of the Wildest Presidential Pets To Stay at the White House
- 6 Reasons America’s First Daredevil Is a Dude Worth Remembering
- Tom Crean: 5 Facts About the Most Badass Explorer You’ve Never Heard Of
- Carl Akeley: The Father of Modern Taxidermy
- Mountaineering in a Skirt: 4 Trailblazing Female Climbers
- The True Story Behind ‘Jeremiah Johnson’: What We Know (and Don’t)
- The Trailblazer Who Pioneered Prospecting in the Canadian Wilderness
- 4 Little-Known and Unusual Stories from Past US Presidential Elections
- Blood Brothers: Theodore Roosevelt and Frederick Selous
- John Wesley Powell’s Geographic Expedition of 1869: The Discovery of the Grand Canyon
- Watch: 19th Anniversary of the Sept. 11 Terrorist Attacks
- Catching Waves on Camp Pendleton: Surfing Culture Provides Community of Strength
- No Dog Gets Left Behind: Reuniting Service Members who Bonded with Stray Dogs
- Hard-Working Americans: The Beekeeper
- Hard-Working Americans: The Mechanic
- Lewis and Clark: The First Independence Day West of the Mississippi
- Buffalo Is Experiencing a Renaissance That Is Revitalizing the Once-Dying City
- Category: Entertainment
- 15 Original Blues Musicians You Need To Know
- 2 Contemporary Movies That Get Hunting Right — Mostly
- The Best and Worst Climbing Movies Ever Made
- Why Hollywood Never Gets Hunting Right
- 10 of the Best Archery Movie Moments of All Time
- The Real Hugh Glass Versus What We Saw in ‘The Revenant’
- Free Range American’s Top Stories of 2020
- Do a 7-Day Smartphone Detox This Holiday Season
- Watch the Latest BRCC Video Filmed at Bass Pro Shops
- Who the Fuck Is Tim Montana?
- Why ‘Unforgiven’ Is the Best Western Movie Ever Made
- Best of the West: ‘Wyatt Earp’ vs. ‘Tombstone’
- Country Rocker Tim Montana Drops New EP, ‘Cars on Blocks’
- The 10 Best Holiday Adventure Movies and What We Can Learn from Them
- 10 of the Best Western Movies Ever Made
- 10 of the Best Survival Movies Ever Made
- 10 of the Best Wilderness Movies Ever Made
- 10 of the Best Adventure Movies Ever Made
- The Top 10 Movies NOT To Watch Before an Outdoor Adventure
- ‘This is Who We Are’: A Q&A with Biologist, Explorer, Filmmaker Donnie Vincent
- Free Range American Podcast Spotlights Hard Work and Adventure
- 5 Classic Books You Should Read While Sheltering in Place
- Taran Butler is More Than the Man Who Made John Wick
- Mat Best Just Released an ’80s Power Ballad — and It’s Amazing
- Mount a Vulcan Cannon to a Prius in 15 Easy Steps
- Category: Features
- Inside the Fitness Cult of Gym Jones
- ‘You’re Saving Lives With This’ — How a Hunting Trip for Veterans Could Be a National Model for Better Health
- When an Archery Pronghorn Hunt Goes Wrong
- Fishing the Frank: A Fly-in, Fly-Fishing Adventure in Idaho’s Largest Wilderness
- How Two Special Operations Veterans Found Each Other — and Healing — in the Himalayas
- The Untold True Story of How Black Rifle Coffee Got Its Start
- 8 Questions with Former Operator Kyle Lamb
- Category: Fitness
- Understanding Fitness: Strength, Power, Endurance, Capacity
- 11 Questions & A Cup of Coffee: Three-Time CrossFit Champion Mat Fraser
- You Don’t Know Squat: Single-Leg Variants
- You Don’t Know Squat: Three Variations on Basic Squats
- Meet the Afghan Muscle Man Taking the World By Storm
- Why Running Still Matters
- How to Work In A Workout During the Holidays
- FRA Holiday Gift Guide: Fitness
- Lift Dirty: How to Program for Results
- Lift Dirty: How To Set Up a Construction Equipment Gym
- Lift Dirty: How to Use Construction Equipment to Gain Serious Strength
- How to Squat Like an Old-Timey Strongman
- Simple Food, Simple Training: The Fitness Secrets of South Asia’s Wrestlers
- Coronapocalypse: 10 Ways to Survive Working From Home
- 4 Ways to Beat the Daily Grind and Crush Your Workout
- How to Increase Strength and Break Through Plateaus With Cluster Sets
- How to Improve Your Deadlift One Rep Max
- Recovery is Just as Important as Working Out — Here’s Why
- What is Physical Mobility, and Why is it Important?
- The Fitness Regimen That Will Prepare You for Elk Hunting
- True Grit: How the Vikings’ Anthony Harris Made it in the NFL
- The Deadlift Will Give You The Most Bang For Your Buck — If You Do It Right
- 11 Questions & A Cup of Coffee: UFC Fighter Ryan Bader
- Which Supplements Do You Actually Need to Get Fit?
- How to Work in a Workout During the Holidays
- Is Social Media Affecting Your Performance in the Gym?
- How Modern Sleep Habits Are Impacting Your Health
- You Can Have the Perfect Home Gym for $100
- Training for a Triathlon Using the TF Black Method
- How to “Warm-up” like a Pro
- Setting Goals for the Everyday Athlete
- Category: Food
- Bison Sliders With Air-Fried Sweet Potatoes
- The Tools You Need To Process an Entire Moose, Solo
- Why Hunters Should Eat Mountain Lion and Other ‘Bad’ Meat
- A Holiday Wild Game Roast, Brined
- How to Prepare a Wild Turkey Thanksgiving
- Super Meat: Fortify Ground Beef with Game Liver
- Mountain Goat Backstrap Over an Open Fire
- The Ultimate Guide to Making Wild Game Jerky
- How to Build a Kitchen Cook Kit
- Fish Candy: Dry-Brined and Smoked Lake Trout
- The Black Rifle Coffee LMTV: The Most Insane Food Truck in America
- The Only Way to Make Steak and Eggs is the Black Rifle Coffee Way
- How to Make Wild Game Chili the Black Rifle Coffee Way
- How to Make Biscuits & Sausage Gravy the Black Rifle Coffee Way
- How to Make Pancakes the Black Rifle Coffee Way
- How to Make Ham Steak & Eggs the Black Rifle Coffee Way
- Does Bulletproof Coffee Live Up to the Hype?
- Category: Gear
- Starter Kit: Learn To Cross-Country Ski
- Starter Kit: Learn How To Ice Fish
- Understanding Blades: The Survival Knife
- How To Pick Out Your First Deer Rifle
- ATF Reverses Course on Honey Badger-Style AR Pistols — Again
- 2020 FRA Holiday Gift Guide: The Hunting Wish List
- 2020 FRA Holiday Gift Guide: The Fishing Wish List
- Honey Badger vs. the ATF: What You Need To Know
- Bushcraft Knives vs. Survival Knives
- Is This Hunting App Worth $100?
- There’s Something About MOLLE: The History and Evolution of the Modern Tactical Load Carrying System
- GEAR TEST: The Ultimate Bino Harness Shootout
- Review: Garmin’s Instinct Tactical is Fit for the Wild
- Backcountry Water Sterilization: 4 Methods for Drinking Clean Water While Off the Grid
- Review: The Tyto 1.1 is a Knife Every Outdoorsman Should Own
- Review: Stay Warm with Eberlestock’s -22 Degree Euro Down Sleeping Bag
- Sitka’s Fanatic Jacket and Bib: The Ultimate Cold Weather Whitetail Hunting Outlayer System
- Kifaru Slick Bag: A Zero-Degree Sleeping Bag Made for the Wilderness
- Review: Here’s What I Learned After Living in Kifaru’s SuperTarp for Two Weeks
- Review: The American-Made VSKA AK Rifle from Century Arms
- Gear Review: The Garmin inReach Explorer+ and inReach Mini
- Hornady, NSSF Weigh in on Walmart Decision to Drop Handgun Ammo
- Review: The Barrett REC10, Now Available to Civilians
- FN 509 Midsize: Full-Size Performance in a Concealable Package
- Review: The Daniel Defense Delta 5 is a Bolt-Action Rifle with AR Modularity
- Sandrin TCK 416 Makes a Sharp and Slim EDC Addition
- Review: The Glock 48 is a Solid Concealed Carry Option
- Keep Your Gun Running Smoothly with Real Avid Maintenance Tools
- Kimber EVO SP: Not Your Average Striker-Fired Pistol
- Review: The New Zeta SL Jacket from Arc’teryx
- Comfort, Fashion, Concealment: How Alexo Athletica is Redefining Concealed Carry
- Get a Taste of Freedom with SIG Sauer’s Latest AR
- Don’t Let Lack of Gear Stop Your Outdoor Adventure
- Concealed Carry Doesn’t Have to be a Pain
- This Chest Holster is the Perfect Backcountry Rig for your Sidearm
- My Favorite Hiking Boots: The Lowa Renegade
- Can the Black Diamond Storm Headlamp Survive the Alaskan Outback?
- How to Extend the Life of Your Vehicle
- Category: Hunting & Fishing
- Winter Storm Uri Devastates Texas Exotic Wildlife and Fish Numbers
- Permission Granted: How To Earn Private-Land Access for Hunting and Fishing
- Off Script: Free Range Q&A With Correy Hawk of Organic Archery
- No Fences: Hunting Lions in Tanzania
- How To Start a Gun Dog
- Firefighter and Avid Fisherman Wins the BRCC Ultimate Outdoor Giveaway
- Take Down Those Dams: New Legislation Could Save Snake River Salmon
- Doing What You Love: How Dallas Hemeyer Turned His Passion Into a Career
- ‘Urban Sportsman’: Bringing Bowhunting to the City, One Whitetail at a Time
- Sex Dungeon? The Best Named Flies of All Time
- Evan Hafer Appointed to Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation Board of Directors
- Where the Brook Trout Run: Pond in the River
- Check Out Evan Hafer’s Awesome Father-Son Elk Hunt
- Becoming the Squirrel: Hunters vs. Vegans on Social Media
- A Vegan’s First Deer Kill
- How Shooting an MP5 Can Make You a Better Archer
- The Art of Conservation: Yeti Presents ‘Wild Sheep’
- The San Diego Bottom Scratchers: The Men Who Hunted Sharks Barehanded
- How the Hunter Recruitment Project Recruits New (Adult) Hunters
- How Wildfires in the West Will Change Your Next Hunting or Fishing Trip
- How To Deal with Trespassers on Private Hunting Land
- Fish of a Lifetime: A Muskie Mission on Ontario’s Pipestone Lake
- Meet Morgan Mason, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers New Armed Forces Initiative Coordinator
- Relax in the Shot: Tension Only Magnifies a Miss
- How to Find a Last-Minute, Affordable Hunting Lease
- Ishi, Pope, and Young: The History of Modern Bowhunting
- It’s Time to Cut the BS in Deer Hunting
- 9 Ways to Actually Get Better at Shooting Your Bow
- How a US Navy Sailor Founded a Fly Fishing School in Iraq
- Kicking Off Fall With a Tennessee Dove Hunt
- Camp Pendleton Marines Engage in the Ancient Art of Bowhunting
- Report: More Than 80,000 Acres of Public Land Inaccessible to Hunters, Fishermen
- Get Bit: My First Time Hillbilly Hand-Fishing for Alabama Lake Monsters
- Hunting for Connection: Texas Nonprofit Encourages Vets to Bond with Nature, Each Other
- 5 Reasons Why Hunting, Fishing, and Shooting Will Be Awesome in 2021
- The Everyman’s Approach to DIY Archery Elk Hunting
- Category: Opinion & Essay
