What to Do If You Discover a Trail Camera That Isn’t Yours
Finding a trail camera on your place that you did not put there tends to raise a lot of…
What to Do If You Find Someone Hunting on Your Land Without Permission
Finding somebody hunting on your land without permission is the kind of thing that can raise your blood pressure…
Things That Tell Me You’re Going to Miss First Light for a Dumb Reason
First light isn’t complicated, but it’s easy to mess up if you don’t respect how early everything actually starts….
Ways to Tell Your Dog Has More Field Sense Than You Do
You can fake a lot of things in the outdoors for a little while—gear, talk, confidence. What you can’t…
Why some old-school rifle rounds still hit the sweet spot for hunters
There is always a new cartridge getting pushed as flatter, faster, lighter recoiling, harder hitting, or somehow more advanced…
Ways to Tell a Guy Bought the Gear Before He Learned the Skill
These days it’s easier than ever to look like you know what you’re doing outdoors. A credit card and…
Things That Make a Hunting Camp Feel Like a Daycare With Coolers
Every hunting camp has its rhythm. When things run right, everybody knows their lane. Someone’s tending the fire, someone’s…
The rifles hunters keep praising even after they’ve been let down
Hunters get attached to rifles for all kinds of reasons that have very little to do with how those…
15 rifles that still feel like the right answer in the field
A lot of rifles look good at the counter and lose some of that shine once they get carried…
The rifles hunters trust when the weather turns ugly and the shot matters
Bad weather has a way of exposing rifles fast. A gun that felt fine at the bench can start…