Hunting is a centuries-old pastime that once used to be required to survive. A hunter would have to procure the family’s food on a weekly basis, and thus that hunter became intimate with the local terrain. It was expected that ...
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Tanning Hides at Home
You don’t have to spend hundreds of dollars for high-priced material made from animal pelts. You can tan hides at home and save money. If your family is going back to the basics, you don’t want to go to the ...
Read More »Hunting The High-Country Mule Deer
I grew up in western Colorado hunting mule deer, rarely getting skunked, and I would like to think I can help out those who may not have that advantage. Here are a few tips that can help increase your odds ...
Read More »How To Process Your Big Game Animal
Big game hunting can provide you and your family with a lot of high-quality natural meat. If you choose to process it yourself, you have even more control over your food supply. Processing your own big game animal is not ...
Read More »Low Recoil Big Game Rounds
We spotted the big Colorado mule deer standing in the rising sun on a ridge 1000 yards away while we were driving into our planned hunting area. We stopped, put a scope on him, and then decided he was worth ...
Read More »Trapping For Survival
I plodded along the trail to my truck, struggling to carry the beavers in each hand and the 10 or so muskrats in my backpack. It was the early 80s, fur prices were good, and I had permission to trap ...
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I stumbled through the woods wearing blaze orange, carrying my rifle. I was fourteen and on my first elk hunt in the Colorado Rockies. It was getting dark, not because it was late in the day, but because a storm ...
Read More »Introducing The Versatile Mossberg FLEX Shotgun
Looking for a truly versatile weapon system that isn’t an AR-15? How about one that is reasonably priced and can be used in the field as a home-defense weapon or as a sport shooter? Are you in need of a ...
Read More »The 10 Best Hunting Rifles: The Browning BAR .30-06
When you have the accuracy of a bolt action, the ease of use of a semi-auto, and the looks of one of the finest rifles made, you have a piece of art capable of the highest level of function. The ...
Read More »The 10 Best Hunting Rifles: The Springfield M1A
One of the most adaptable and strongest weapons in the world lends itself to a variety of firearm tasks, not the least of which is hunting for medium and large game. It has a rich military and law enforcement history, ...
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