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Fly Rod Weights: Here’s What the Numbers Mean and What’s Best for You

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A fly fisherman viewed from overhead cast in a river

When I first got into fly fishing, it was information overload. Trying to learn about tippets, leaders, fly line, backing, weight, nymphs, streamers… You could go down this rabbit hole forever and still not have mastered it. While understanding these terms become crucial to being an avid fly angler, taking baby steps and learning as […]

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The Easiest Venison Summer Sausage You’ll Ever Make

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Venison summer sausage on a cutting board

Venison sausage is a great way to introduce wild meat to someone unfamiliar or wary of it. The finished product has a great flavor and texture, which lends itself to skeptical palates. This particular recipe is super simple. It takes a bit of time, but the result is well worth it. Wild game such as […]

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The Knife Handle Buck’s Likely World Record Antler Was Cut Up For a Hunting Blade

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Travis Smola

Sometimes the best deer stories are about the ones that got away. Such is the case with legendary non-typicals like the Hole-in-the-Horn, the Missouri and Minnesota Monarchs which were all found dead. Then there are the bucks where no one knows their final fate because all they left behind were a few tantalizing shed antlers […]

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