Budget Hunting: How to Afford the Hunt
Hunting is an expensive hobby to have. If you can even call it a hobby. Hunting for me is quickly turning into a lifestyle....
Early Teal Season: Lessons Learned
Texas has three weeks in September for teal season. I managed to make it out twice for my first teal season, twice for my...
Shore Fishing for Boatless Anglers
If you are anything like me, you don't own a boat. This is a normal aggravation for many of us stuck shore fishing. It's...
Firearm Safety Fundamentals: Safe Usage and Storage
The fundamentals of a thing are definitively the most important things to know. Firearms and firearm safety are no different. Whether you are considering...
“This is my Boomstick” – Shotgun Edition
In every gun cabinet, and in every turkey hunt, a shotgun is (or was) a common sight across America. While a far cry from...
Be a Better You by Hunting
Hunters are a dying breed. Year after year, the number of hunting licenses sold goes down which means the number of hunters is going...
Rifle Sighting: Getting From on the Paper to in the Black
Whether its a new optic, new rifle, or opening day of deer season, your odds at a successful day in whatever your firearm sport...
Fishing the Fall Transition
Fishing the fall transition can be fast-paced, or slower than a line at the DMV. Fall is upon us, well at least here in...
Hunting Ducks: Early Season Strategy
I'm back everyone! Sorry, it's been a while. With getting married, work never giving me a personal life, travel, and a new puppy, it...
Camping Hacks: Accomplish Anything With A Rope
Does everyone remember that scene from The Boondock Saints? You know, the one where Murphy is trying to convince Conner the necessity of rope for...
Camping Trip to Complete that Weekend Fishing Trip
Why not turn your fishing trip into a camping trip as well? After all, fishing is an outdoor activity, and so is camping. If...
The Off-Season: Combating Hunting Withdrawal
Hunting season is still two months away. Come September a lot of seasons are opening up. Here in West Texas, it's September Teal season....
You’ve Been Camping Wrong, And Your Ancestors Are Ashamed
Alright, men, sit down. We need to talk.
Historically, biologically, anthropologically, whatever evidence of the previous indication is used, there is one constant to be observed...
Log Cabin Technique: Thog Maketh Fire
Let's be real folks, Thog probably doesn't know shit about the Log Cabin Technique. Thog also spent a lot of nights freezing his ass...
Not-So-Minimalist Camping
Over the Memorial Day Weekend, my wife and I decided to go on an overnight camping trip with a few friends. Now, I enjoy...
Weekend Fishing Trip – Friends, Beer and Fishing
Have a weekend fishing trip coming up? Don't do it alone. If you would rather go into the woods all by yourself for a fishing...
The Three P’s: Essential Fundamentals for a Successful Harvest
There are very few things in life I find more rewarding than being able to provide for my family. Hobbies like hunting and fishing...
Using Soft Plastic Bait Catches More Summer Fish
Soft plastic bait is a lot like fishing line. There are hundreds to choose from and each kind has a different purpose in the...
Weekend Trip Fishing Essentials: Write This Down
Weekend fishing trip coming up? Have your fishing essentials to make it a success? Do you even know where to start? Time to pull...
The United States of the Great Outdoors: Pennsylvania (Pt. 2)
After writing the first part of The United States of the Great Outdoors: Pennsylvania, I was approached on social media by a PA local....
Confessions of a Turkey Hunter: The Real Reason You Aren’t Killing
The leaves are changing, the crisp snap of the cold autumn air sounds the siren many of us have waited months for hunting season. Whether...
“This is my Boomstick” – Rifle Edition
Since the discovery of fire, creation has always sought out bigger and better ways to harness its power and apply it towards different intentions....
Camping With A Family: Family Activities
Over the weekend the family and I went camping in Gettysburg, PA. I found that camping with small children can be challenging so I...
Go Small for Big Spring Bass
It’s spring and the water is warming up. It’s almost that time of year for some of the best chances to catch that lake...