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How to plant food plots: A stepbystep guide

How to plant food plots: A step-by-step guide

An expert from Whitetail Institute of North America, which specializes in food plot products, offers step-by-step advice on how to plant food plots.

How fly fisherman Dave Whitlock made his passion a career

How fly fisherman Dave Whitlock made his passion a career

Dave Whitlock has made a career of writing about fly fishing, teaching others fly fishing techniques and creating artwork inspired by great catches....

How Many Acres Do You Need for Hunting Land?

How Many Acres Do You Need for Hunting Land?

We talk to hunting enthusiast and Realtor Brent Messerschmidt about the ideal features and number of acres needed for hunting land for deer, turkey...

Squirrels gone wild!

Squirrels gone wild!

As a teenager with a single-barrel shotgun, I anticipated the opening day of squirrel season as if school were ending. Yet as my first step crunched...

Hunting fashionably

Hunting fashionably

Fashion has sneaked into outdoor sports quieter than a black snake into a robin’s nest. Somewhere along the way, we switched from army fatigues to...

Living on vacation  Rethink Rural Blog  Country Life

Living on vacation | Rethink Rural Blog | Country Life

Some places and things just remind you of vacations. If you grew up going camping, it’s a tent. If you grew up vacationing on a lake, it’s a boat. On...

How to tell you're freezing

How to tell you're freezing

Hypothermia is no laughing matter, yet in a number of ways, it’s a funny ailment. For starters, it doesn’t have to be freezing for you to be...

Just for the smell of it

Just for the smell of it

The history of deer scents is rich and colorful, mainly because for a long time, hunters have stunk. And when it comes to deer, stinking matters....

The problem with dove hunting

The problem with dove hunting

The problem with dove hunting is that it’s done in front of witnesses.

Live free or die: Life according to Colbert

Live free or die: Life according to Colbert

MOULTRIE, Georgia--If you love a good “fish story,” ask Colbert Sturgeon about the time he caught a fish with his face.