Climbing Tips, Tricks And Gear
Wild Game Recipe: Campfire Surf and Turf Foil Packets
How can you go wrong with Campfire Surf and Turf Foil Packets?! A great camping trip is topped off with a great campfire meal, and this is an excellent opportunity to go above and beyond expectations for an outdoor cook. You really don’t have to slave over these, watch them diligently, or cook them over […]
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Fly Rod Weights: Here’s What the Numbers Mean and What’s Best for You
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
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
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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Animal Stories
Ways to create wildlife photographs that express more than basic documentation.
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Photo Of The Day By Barbara Scoles
Today’s Photo of the Day is “American Avocets” by Barbara Scoles. Location: Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, Oregon. Want to get…
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8 Best .450 Bushmaster Hunting Rifles on the Market
As someone who grew up loving to hunt in the Midwest, I have to admit I loathed the outdated regulations pertaining to firearms that were legal to shoot a deer with. I lived in Zone 3, aka “the shotgun zone” here in Michigan, so elected to pursue deer with a Remington 870 shotgun. However, living […]
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Bull Elk vs. Red Stag: The Differences Between Two Premier Game Animals
I think most people would agree red deer and elk look very similar at first glance, and it can be easy to confuse the two. In fact, scientists actually thought elk were a subspecies of red deer for many years. However, recent DNA analysis has confirmed they’re actually two different deer species in the Cervidae […]
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The Best Camping Stoves for All Of Your Outdoor Needs
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. If you’re shopping for the best camping stove, the good news is that there are lots of solid options out there. However, to find the most suitable pick, […]
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How to Manage Your Breathing While Bowhunting
By now, most bowhunters are dusting off their bows and sharpening their archery skills for the upcoming bow season. As hunters, we’re always looking for ways to become more accurate with our bows. We’ve got to be ready when that trophy buck gives us an opportunity. Or if you’re like me and gearing up for […]
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4 Top-Rated Fishing Vests for Fly Fishing and Kayak Fishing
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. The best fishing vests will keep you organized and offer easy access to all of those small but necessary items you’ll need during your fishing trip. Think of […]
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Top 6 Tikka Rifles Worth Buying Before Hunting Season
Ever since the first Tikka rifles were manufactured in their original Finland factory more than 100 years ago, the popular brand from Sako has built an undeniable reputation for both quality and accuracy in hunting rifles. Now owned by Beretta, the firearms manufacturer still offers a nice variety of mid-priced and higher-end guns, all of […]
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The 10 Best Hunting Backpacks, Based On Your Style
Hunters carry a lot of gear into the field. That’s just an inevitable fact of participating in the tradition. Whether you’re a hunter who ventures 15 miles deep into the backcountry of Montana on a multi-day quest for a trophy bull or ram, or just someone who walks out behind their house in the Midwest […]
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The Great Landscapes, Part 1
“We learn from our mistakes.” I’ll be forever grateful to the person who penned those words and had them go…
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Photo Of The Day By Gretchen Kay Stuart
Today’s Photo of the Day is “Brown Pelican Bill Throw” by Gretchen Kay Stuart. Location: Panama City, Florida. “A brown…
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Behind the Brand: Fin-Nor Fishing
The Fin-Nor fishing brand name is synonymous with class and style, and they’ve broken ground in more ways than one over their long history. It was Fin-Nor that built the first saltwater-worthy big game fishing reel back in 1936 for serious deep sea sport fishing enthusiasts, and they haven’t looked back. It was Fredrick Martin […]
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I Moved 400 Miles Across New York State to Live, Hunt, and Fish
I’ll never forget my time growing up and living in western New York hunting and fishing. There is some argument as to which part of the state it is, but we always called it “Upstate” and we thought we were right. It’s really quite rural farmland, what is known as the “lake plains” since Lake […]
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