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How to make your own tools

How to make your own tools

Survival expert L. Woodrow Ross explains how to make tools from recycled scrap metal and natural materials.

The Deer Who Wore Camo: A True Hunting Story

The Deer Who Wore Camo: A True Hunting Story

Two men set out for the ultimate extreme hunting experience in the mountains, but their experience wasn't quite the Ernest Hemmingway story they...

How Opening Day of Hunting Season is like Christmas

How Opening Day of Hunting Season is like Christmas

The anticipation, the preparation, the sleepless night before the big day... a humorous look at the ways hunting season's opening day is just like...

8 Simple Tips for Better Fishing and Hunting Photos

8 Simple Tips for Better Fishing and Hunting Photos

The National Wild Turkey Federation's director of photography shares the secrets to better outdoor photos when hunting, fishing and nature-watching.

20 signs it's time to sell your boat

20 signs it's time to sell your boat

Humor writer Jim Mize offers 20 sure signs it's time to retire your boat.

The legend of fish stories: Can fishermen be honest?

The legend of fish stories: Can fishermen be honest?

Imagine if fishermen were honest, or if fishermen could stretch the truth the way other professions do. Our humor writer share his deep thoughts on...

Plinking: Remembering when target shooting was simple

Plinking: Remembering when target shooting was simple

Outdoor writer Jim Mize remembers simpler times, when his whole family used to target shoot on an improvized gun range on their land.

Is sporting clays like golf with a gun?

Is sporting clays like golf with a gun?

There's an old joke that sporting clays is like golf with a gun. Humor writer Jim Mize takes a look at the similarities and difference between them.

Teen masters the art of flytying

Teen masters the art of fly-tying

At just 13 years old, Tradd Little is a master at fly-tying, artistically creating his own fishing ties and offering tutorials to adults and kids...

Cooking roadkill: A country boy's guide

Cooking roadkill: A country boy's guide

Humor writer Jim Mize's silly attempt at creating the ultimate guide to cooking roadkill, with dishes like possum pilaf, bobcat chops and coyote-ugly...