Among outdoorsmen, there is probably no sect that enjoys gear more than fishermen. There are so many different items and combinations of said items to buy. In order to even get a bait in the water, you are utilizing at least four different pieces of gear (rod, reel, line, and bait) and that’s not including […]
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For beginners, building a custom camper van is often rife with challenges and more than a few headaches along the way, depending on your level of experience with building things. Building a van often consumes more time than most new van life enthusiasts originally planned. Trust me, it happened to me more than once during […]
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Since we like a good exchange of opinions as much as anybody else, let’s take a close look at two very good types of ammunition and their effectiveness at putting whitetail deer on the ground. Many hunters started off with a slug gun before graduating a mighty rifle. Still others started out with a rifle […]
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Bad shots happen. They are an unfortunate part of hunting. Maybe you misjudged the distance, maybe the animal jumped the string on the shot. Maybe there was an unseen limb or just simple buck fever. Sooner or later, every hunter is going to be faced with a difficult tracking job. You can either keep at […]
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Every angler likes battling a big fish, but their worst nightmare is having that fish completely spool the reel down to the knot. It’s a recipe for disaster, and more than one big fish has been lost like this over the years. When it happens, an angler must act fast to ensure the fish doesn’t […]
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