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Rye Masters WhistlePig Have Unveiled a New 100-Proof Bourbon
The Vermont distillery is now exploring the sweeter side of American whiskey.
The Best Outdoor Deals for Labor Day Happening Right Now
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Field to Table: Hibachi-Style Garlic Venison Steak and Shrimp with Fried Rice
Letting all kinds of creative culinary influences play a role in my wild game preparations has always been a big goal. When I find something I like, I’m always wondering how I can incorporate venison or some other wild game meat into the recipe to do it “my way.” Luckily, so many of the great […]
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Photo Of The Day By Kelly Bracken
Today’s Photo of the Day is “Wrestling Ground Squirrels” by Kelly Bracken. Location: San Pedro, California. “While waiting for a…
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Deer Corn, Pros, Cons, and The Best Options Out There
Editor’s Note: Products featured on Wide Open Spaces are independently selected by our editors. However, when you buy something through our links, we may earn a commission. Nothing draws in wild deer quite like an unharvested corn field. If you can find an ideal stand location on the end of one, there’s almost no better […]
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Evolution And Change In Photography
Photography has been a huge part of life for at least 85 percent of my living years. While I was…
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Cellular vs. Standard Trail Cams: Should Hunters Use Both?
Perhaps one of the greatest inventions for hunters is the trail camera. Long gone are the days when hunters relied solely on deer signs in the woods and made educated guesses on where the deer were moving. For decades now, deer hunters have monitored deer activity through trail cameras, pinpointing exactly where and when their […]
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Cast Iron Blackened Flounder with Lemon Butter Sauce
Sometimes you just need a little creativity to bring out the best in a wild caught fish preparation. By cooking up this Blackened Flounder with Lemon Butter Sauce recipe in a cast iron pan, I’m able to capitalize on a lot of my favorite things about being in the kitchen: wonderfully fresh ingredients that I […]
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4 Amazing Things Found on Lowrance ActiveTarget Live Sonar
By far, the most innovative element of today’s fishing is the electronics; a good live sonar system not only helps us find fish and fish holding areas, but it can really open our eyes to what lies beneath the surface. Since Lowrance is one of the leaders, it goes without saying that their sophisticated systems […]
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Why You Should Use an RV for Your Hunting Basecamp
When you’re DIYing it away from home, motel bills can add up fast, and you might still be stuck commuting an hour or more every morning to your hunting spot. Tent camping isn’t always a great option depending on your quarry and conditions. But using an RV as your base camp eliminates many of these […]
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Field to Table: Mushroom and Provolone Stuffed Venison Backstrap Recipe
There might be more stuffed venison backstrap recipes floating around than there are bucks in the woods. It’s a favorite technique, but there’s one hangup I have with many of the most popular recipes you’ll find. I feel like shoving too much cream cheese, the go-to ingredient for these sorts of preparations, is overkill and […]
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Best Books for Women Fly Anglers, From Beginner Basics to Deep Dives
If you’re a fly angler, the best thing is being out on the water casting a fly. The second best is snuggling up with an excellent book about fly fishing. The following list of fishing books is a balanced blend of memoirs and how-to guides, either written by women anglers or for women anglers, all […]
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The 6 Best Ladder Treestands You Can Buy
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4 Types of Hats Every Hunter Should Own
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Preparedness Notes for Friday — August 26, 2022
August 26, 1946 was the official release date of George Orwell’s pointedly satirical novel “Animal Farm.” — August 26, 526, is the official anniversary of the invention of toilet paper by the Chinese. We celebrate this, though not because of its convenience. In fact, it has many shortcomings, some of which are described in the articles and letters of SurvivalBlog. Our celebration of it is primarily because we now have an official metric of just how hardcore of a prepper you are as well as a metric for just how economically unstable your country is. — Today’s feature article is …
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US Open Quick Take: Week One Battles We Dream About
These five matchups will be awesome, if they happen. On the night a Grand Slam draw has been “revealed” – when the dust has settled – it’s always good to take a second and third look at the thing that will become your best friend for the next two weeks. You have to weed through that mass of names with your critical eye – let the tournament unfold in your mind.
It’s a pastime. A sacred sanctuary by which we the tennis obsessed tick time. With that in mind… we probed the depths of our draws and came away with five must-watch-if-they-happen third-round matches at this year’s US Open.
We don’t know if these five matchups will come to fruition, but if they do get your popcorn ready…
1. [25] Borna Coric v [3] Carlos Alcaraz
A spirited affair between a future No.1 and a former World No.12 who is on his way back to elite? Hard to say no to that.
Coric reminded us all that he is an absolute beast on many levels with the way he won the Cincy title last week. Will Coric – and his recently repaired shoulder – be able to keep the same form in New York?
Meanwhile, Alcaraz, perpetually on the rise, is nowhere close to his ceiling. In 2022, he’s 44-9 in 2022 with four titles, including two at the Masters 1000 level – remarkable for a 19-year-old.
2. [17] Caroline Garcia v [15] Beatriz Haddad Maia
First, let’s take a moment to recognize how insane it is that Haddad Maia and Garcia have basically been the WTA’s best players for the last three months. The pair are a combined 45-11 since the start of June, WITH FIVE TITLES!
It would be tremendous if these two phenoms met for the first time in week one.
3. [5] Ons Jabeur v [31] Shelby Rogers
Two of the warmest people in tennis, both of them having great seasons, what could go wrong?
Probably not much. This would be a high-octane tilt, given Jabeur’s prowess and status on tour, and the fact that the Tunisian has never been beyond the third round at the US Open.
Rogers, meanwhile, has reached the quarterfinals and the round of 16 in her last two appearances in Flushing Meadows. The American comes to life at the US Open and Jabeur would have to be good to beat her.
Head to Head: Jabeur leads the h2h 2-0 but their last meeting went to a third-set tiebreak at Cincinnati in 2019.
4. [14] Diego Schwartzman v [22] Frances Tiafoe
Frances Tiafoe is going to do big things at the US Open one day. Maybe even one day this year. But if Diego Schwartzman is standing in his way in the third round, The 24th-ranked American will have to work like a maniac to reach the second week for the third straight year.
These two have recent history. The pair conducted three spirited meetings in 2021, with the Argentine winning the first two (in three sets) and Tiafoe taking the third (in straights). This tilt, if it happens, would be all about vibe, intensity, showmanship and shotmaking.
5. [25] Elena Rybakina v [6] Aryna Sabalenka
Strictly because we want these two behemoths to teach all of us weaklings how to hit the cover off a tennis ball. Picture winners whizzing every which way and balls careening into the stands, as wide-eyed children duck and adults gasp. It would be a workout just to watch it.
Eye Of The Storm
Storm photography is mentally and physically exhausting—and my favorite subject to photograph.
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Kokkinakis & Kyrgios Blockbuster Headlines US Open Matches To Watch
There were plenty of intriguing first-round matches when the US Open draw was revealed on Thursday, led by a tantalising clash between close friends Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis.
ATPTour.com highlights five matches to watch in the opening round at Flushing Meadows.
No. 23 Nick Kyrgios vs. Thanasi Kokkinakis
The ‘Special Ks’ have been one of the most exciting doubles teams on the circuit this season. They started their season off with a bang by winning the Australian Open. At the time, Kokkinakis said: “To be a Grand Slam champion with my boy, we have known each other since we were eight, nine years old, done some serious things together, have had some serious experiences, but this is incredible.”
The Australians often refer to each other as “brothers”, but only one can advance to the second round at Flushing Meadows. Their first-round clash will be their first ATP Head2Head meeting and first match against one another since they competed on the ATP Challenger Tour in 2014.
Kyrgios is one of the world’s most in-form players. The 27-year-old has shown the most consistency of his career to reach the final at Wimbledon, win the Washington title and advance to the quarter-finals in Montreal, where he eliminated World No. 1 Daniil Medvedev. However, nobody on Tour knows him better than Kokkinakis, who thrives on the big stages with an aggressive game of his own.
Kokkinakis’ resume includes a win against Roger Federer, and last year he pushed Stefanos Tsitsipas to five sets at the Australian Open. That makes for a blockbuster showdown between the great friends.
No. 12 Pablo Carreno Busta vs. Dominic Thiem
Dominic Thiem will have to be sharp for his first match at the US Open since lifting his maiden major trophy at Flushing Meadows two years ago. The Austrian will face 12th seed Pablo Carreno Busta, who recently claimed his first ATP Masters 1000 title in Montreal.
Thiem has struggled to find his best form since returning from a wrist injury in March. He does have one thing on his side, though: a 7-0 ATP Head2Head advantage against Carreno Busta. One of those clashes came at the US Open in 2016, when Thiem rallied for a four-set victory.
Form tilts in the Spaniard’s direction after his Canadian breakthrough, and his solid baseline game will force the Austrian to come up with the spectacular winners he has so often hit throughout his career. Will Thiem be able to rely on their past history to earn a first-round upset?
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No. 24 Francisco Cerundolo vs. Andy Murray
One year ago, 2012 US Open champion Andy Murray suffered a heartbreaking loss in the first round in New York against Tsitsipas. The Scot will have another chance to oust a seed in the opening round when he plays 24th seed Francisco Cerundolo.
Murray showed signs of good form in Cincinnati, where he emerged victorious from a two-hour, 58-minute epic against Stan Wawrinka and pushed Cameron Norrie hard in the second round before cramping got the best of him.
But his first ATP Head2Head meeting against Cerundolo should prove tricky. Although the 24-year-old has lost three consecutive matches since reaching the Hamburg semi-finals, the rising Argentine has found success on hard courts before. Earlier this year, he made a stunning run to the Miami semi-finals with wins over stars including Gael Monfils and Jannik Sinner.
No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz vs. Sebastian Baez
Last November, Carlos Alcaraz met Sebastian Baez in the semi-finals of the Intesa Sanpaolo Next Gen ATP Finals. Alcaraz was World No. 32 and Baez No. 111. Ten months later, both men have come a long way. Alcaraz is the third seed at the US Open and Baez was the last player who did not receive a seed.
In their first meeting, Alcaraz prevailed in Milan 4-2, 4-1, 4-2. His powerful game is capable of blasting through all opponents. Baez is plenty aggressive himself, though, and he will try to take it to the Spaniard to play on his own terms.
The Argentine is 1-3 against Top 10 opponents, with his victory coming in the Bastad semi-finals against Andrey Rublev. Will Baez be able to earn another big win against Alcaraz?
No. 14 Diego Schwartzman vs. Jack Sock
There are few fans in the world like those in New York at the US Open. Jack Sock, who thrills crowds throughout the world with his flashy play, will try to use that to his advantage against 14th seed Diego Schwartzman.
The pair’s only meeting came in 2017 on clay at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia, where Sock prevailed in three sets. Since then, both men have spent time in the world’s Top 10 and have proven their ability against the best players on Tour. Sock will try to dominate the action with his forehand and speed around the court, while Schwartzman has almost no weaknesses and will try to attack the American’s backhand.
Schwartzman is a two-time quarter-finalist at the US Open. The favourite will try to avoid an early exit this edition of the year’s final major.
