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Backyard Sleuthing: Tips on Choosing a Wildlife Camera/Trail Cam for your Rural Land

Backyard Sleuthing: Tips on Choosing a Wildlife Camera/Trail Cam for your Rural Land

Wildlife cameras, also known as "trail cams", are an excellent tool to help you learn more about the wildlife that share your rural land. Whether...

Social Distancing in a Kayak

Social Distancing in a Kayak

How To Train An Adventure Dog (All Online!)

How To Train An Adventure Dog (All Online!)

If you're one of the thousands of Americans who have opened your home to a dog during the COVID-19 pandemic, this self-guided dog training program...

Rethinking New Year's Resolutions

Rethinking New Year's Resolutions

New Year’s resolutions tend to come and go with the certainty of changing seasons. 

The Wrong Way to Learn Hunter Safety

The Wrong Way to Learn Hunter Safety

Two men, a truck, some over-eager deer hounds, and a couple of loaded guns in the treacherous swamps of coastal lowcountry...what could possibly go...

The Battle of the Bird Feeder

The Battle of the Bird Feeder

For all those who fight the never-ending battle of the bird feeder, Jim Mize shares his harrowing story of how he managed to outsmart an entire...

How to Shop for The Perfect Rural Property in Three Months

How to Shop for The Perfect Rural Property in Three Months

Outdoorsman Jim Mize shares his experience of buying rural land in three months, from narrowing down the ideal location in his search to visiting...

Sisters on the Fly

Sisters on the Fly

The Sisters on the Fly is a women’s group that meets up in various locations to enjoy the great outdoors with one rule: “No men, no kids, have fun.”

What to Consider When Buying A Boat

What to Consider When Buying A Boat

When you own rural land, you have a place for “big toys”like boats. But how do you choose which boat is best? Outdoorsman Jim Mize went straight to...

You Buy a House, But You Earn a Homeplace

You Buy a House, But You Earn a Homeplace

Jim Mize shares how his family rebuilt a homeplace that has been in the family since the 1800s.