Climbing Tips, Tricks And Gear
Fish Pulls Sleeping Fisherman Into a Lake
This fisherman gets the wake-up call of his life, courtesy of one big fish. There’s nothing better than setting your bait out with a float, kicking back and waiting for a big fish to bite. This guy has the right idea and the right location. He just forgot to stay awake. Watch the video below: This
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Flashback to the Time Steven Rinella Encountered a Charging Grizzly
Steve Rinella and his guide handle an angry grizzly charge just in time. In this video from MeatEater, Rinella and his guide are in the wrong place at the wrong time when this mother grizzly bear decides to charge. Watch the video to see how they handle the situation. “Smell us now, lady!” Steven Rinella and his
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Gear Review: The Morakniv Floating Knife
The Morakniv Floating Knife is incredibly light and floats! Every fisherman can use a good outdoor knife. Whether you are using it to clean fish or simply to slice your line and switch out lures, a knife is always handy to have on the water. Of course, one of the big problems with having an expensive
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Steven Rinella Points Out the Flaws in More Terrible Hunting Scenes in Movies
Steven Rinella points out more glaring hunting flaws in movies. Hunting is firmly engrained into our society and as a result, it often pops up in movies and TV. The problem? Most filmmakers are not nearly familiar enough with hunting and it is blatantly obvious to those of us who have been hunting our whole
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Sandhills Trumpeters
The marsh had a lot more cattails and bulrushes than most Sandhills lakes, concealing the trumpeter swans we were after. The swans themselves were doing their best to hide by swimming in a different direction than the large and loud airboat zigzagging through the marsh. So, when we burst through a wall of vegetation, and …
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Preserving the Pine Ridge
Catastrophic wildfires have ravaged more than half of northwestern Nebraska’s pine forests. Land managers are making strides toward a more sustainable future. On this sunny day, Bryce Gerlach is visiting a timber-thinning project at Gilbert-Baker Wildlife Management Area in the northwest corner of the state. Gerlach, who is a forester funded by the National Wild …
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Saving Saltwort
Returning salt to salt marshes. The state endangered plant saltwort grows in salt marshes in Lancaster County and nowhere else in our state. Unfortunately, decline of the marshes during the past 150 years has left this species hanging on by a thread. I held little hope of saltwort surviving in Nebraska until I recently learned …
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Time to Train
Preparing a dog for hunting season can be a good way to keep yourself engaged during the long off-season, but it can also be time consuming. With the overall shutdown we are experiencing due to COVID-19, it seems most of us have a lot more time on our hands. So now may be the perfect …
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Felix Auger-Aliassime Posts Heartfelt Message for Equality and #BlackLivesMatter
"The tough part is that it comes from people that should be protecting us," says the 19-year-old Canadian.Felix Auger-Aliassime has joined Coco Gauff, Naomi Osaka, Frances Tiafoe and others in speaking out against prejudice and racism in the world in the aftermath of George Floyd's tragic death and the protests that have taken America by storm.
The 19-year-old posted a five and a half minute message on Instagram in which he told a story of how his father was racially profiled for driving a Mercedes in a nice neighborhood.
Auger-Aliassime says that the world has made progress, but there is still so much more that needs to be done.
“We’ve come a long way but there’s still a long way to go in terms of equality,” he said in his video post. “The fact that saddens me is that it comes from a place, and people that should lead by example. … Police officers, such as teachers and professors and doctors, should lead by example and not have pre-made ideas and stereotypes. … This I think is really the tough part is that it comes from people that should be protecting us.”
Photo Of The Day By David Heilman
Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Yoga Crane” by David Heilman. Location: Door County, Wisconsin. “We have two sandhill cranes…
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Tim Wells Sat in a Water Tank for 7 Hours to a Stalk Ram
Think you’d have the patience to sit in water for a full seven hours? Tim Wells does some pretty unorthodox stuff, and that’s what we love about him. This hunter extraordinaire isn’t afraid to buck the trend when it comes to taking animals. And, as you’ll see in this latest hunt, he’ll go to the extreme
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Government Will Have Final Say on French Open Fans
Roland Garros is set to start September 20th, the French government will decide if fans can attend.
Roland Garros is scheduled to start on September 20th.
A higher power will determine if fans can attend the French Open.
Nadal: If Roland Garros is Safe, I'll Be There
The clay-court major made the unilateral decision to move from its traditional May start time to September 20th as the coronavirus crisis has shut down the sport until at least the start of August.
Roland Garros aims to play with as many fans as possible though French Tennis Federation president Bernard Giudicelli concedes that ultimately the French government will decide if fans can attend the tournament and how many will be permitted.
"The preferred option is to have a Roland Garros with as many spectators as possible," Giudicelli said today in a video call with Gael Monfils. "After that, depending on the health conditions, we will adapt to the directives the government gives us.
"The government will decide how many people can be there."
The French government has banned all gatherings of 5,000 or more people until September—and it is possible that ban could be extended.
Roland Garros typically averages more than 500,000 fans throughout the fortnight.
Last month, Roland Garros refunded all ticket holders for the 2020 tournament.
While the tournament would obviously lose money playing behind closed doors without fans, rights fees from television networks around the world account for about 30 percent of French Open revenues.
Giudicelli said the FFT is focused on hosting the tournament with fans because "Roland Garros, like all the major tournaments, is a meeting between the players and the public. That's what gives this tournament its magic."
Photo credit: Roland Garros Facebook
Haunting World War II Combat Footage with Sound Gives a Historic Look at Normandy Invasion
This footage is a haunting glimpse at what World War II was really like. Everyone has learned about World War II in schools and in countless books. The Second World War was probably the most documented war in human history, but it has also been overly dramatized in countless like “Saving Private Ryan” or “A
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Hornady ELD Match Bullets Offer Unprecedented Performance
Hornady’s match-grade ammo, ELD Match Bullets, offer the highest ballistic coefficient in their class. With rapid improvements in technology touching every sector of American life, it’s hard for any company to keep up with their respective market’s trends. The shooting industry is no different, either, as firearm and ammunition manufacturers continue to reinvent the wheel,
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Holt Rules Backyard Barnstorming Tour Event at Knollwood
Brandon Holt shows Trojan toughness taking title with three impressive wins.
Brandon Holt is a hit on the Backyard Barnstorming Tour.
Days after announcing he turned professional, USC All-American Holt won the non-sanctioned “Backyard Barnstorming Tour” tournament with three impressive wins over the weekend at the Knollwood Tennis Club in Montecito, California.
US Open: Less and Less Likely Fans Will Be Permitted
The 22-year-old Holt, who is ranked just inside the top 500 on the ATP World Tour, opened the money event beating former Wimbledon semifinalist Sam Querrey in Group 1, which also included Jason Jung and Masa Perera, whose father Laxman Perera sponsored the event.
Group 2 included Southern California pros Brandon Nakashima, Marcos Giron, Emilio Nava and UCLA player Govind Nanda.
Holt avenged a finals loss to Querrey from two weeks ago at the Home Court Advantage exhibition in Rolling Hills, California, and finished second to Jung in his group on Saturday to advance to the semifinals Sunday.
Sunday’s format was a first-to-four games, no-ad 10-point tiebreaker to decide the third set. Nanda defeated Jason Jung, 4-0, 4-3, in one semifinal on Sunday with Holt getting past Nakashima in the other semifinal, 10-5 in the tiebreaker.
In the final, Holt swept Nanda, 4-3, 4-1, to take home the $4,000 top prize with Nanda earning $2,500.
Photo credit: USC Athletics/USCTrojans.com
Noah Calls For Justice For George Floyd
Hall of Famer Yannick Noah calls on fans to unite against racism.
Protesters have hit the streets in cities across America demonstrating against the killing of George Floyd.
Hall of Famer Yannick Noah is calling for justice for Floyd—and for the tennis community to unite against racism.
Floyd, an African American man, was kllled during an arrest near downtown Minneapolis.
Fired police officer Derek Chauvin kneeled on Floyd's neck for nearly nine minutes as Floyd gasped for air and repteadly said "I can't breathe" until he died.
Chauvin, who kept his knee on Floyd's neck for nearly three minutes after he became unresponsive, has been arrested and charged with third degree murder and second degree manslaughter.
The other three officers who participated in Floyd's arrest and stood and watched while Chauvin choked him, have not yet been charged.
Wearing a white t-shirt quoting Floyd's plea "I Can't Breathe", Noah added the hashtag "Justice for George Floyd" to both the shirt and his Instagram post.
"Enough!!!!!" Noah captioned the post. "It’s not enough to be non racist we must be Anti racist! Say it LOUD !!! Justice for Georges FLOYD and ALL!!"
My Photographic Subject Is Calling My Name
Every time I go out to capture new images, I heed the call of my subject. How is this possible…
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Photos Of The Day For May 2020
Did you miss a Photo Of The Day last month? View all of May’s selections in the gallery below. Want…
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