With a little effort and some ingenuity, you too can save money on outdoor gear. Who amongst us hasn’t thought long and hard about saving a few bucks on some of the outdoor items we know and love? From hiking gear and camping gear to backpacking gear and hunting gear, we’ve all had the urge […]
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This is everything you need to process a whole deer. If you’re like us, you love your venison and other forms of wild game meat. In some parts of the country, the traditional thing to do is to take your harvest to a commercial meat processor. While these sorts of game processing facilities are convenient […]
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Check out this great slow cooker rabbit stew recipe and you’ll appreciate the simplicity of the preparation when you taste the finished product. Rabbits – cute, fluffy, protein-packed, and delicious. In the United States, rabbit is not one of the most common meats to grace the dinner table, but it is a popular dinner staple […]
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Wild turkey populations were once a sliver of what they are today. Hunters are often considered the original conservationists. They’re the people who lead the way on conservation efforts that combat habitat destruction and aid in wildlife restoration of species that have had their populations devastated. Whether it’s through habitat loss, poaching, or a loss […]
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Stay prepared this turkey season by checking out this list of turkey vest essentials nobody really talks about. Hunters spend plenty of time discussing the best gear for turkey hunting. Do you want a turkey vest that has enough storage compartments to hold every piece of gear you own? Or do you want a lightweight, […]
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Here’s what you need to know when you’re ready to do some crow hunting. There’s crow hunting and there’s eating the obligatory crow after a less than successful deer season. All kidding side, you may be surprised at how a crow or two can take you right back to your beginnings as a hunter; beginnings that […]
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A trip to Illinois and my first Eastern turkey hunt made my introduction to QuietKat e-bikes memorable to say the least. I, like a lot of us, had been cooped up. The stretch from spring 2020 to early 2021 was unlike any period of time I’d lived through before, and I was itching for something […]
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As someone who makes calls, I’ve spent a lot of time talking about how to call turkeys. I’ve heard a lot of hunting stories about what works and what doesn’t, and seen a lot of different types of calls. But at the end of the day, what really makes or breaks a turkey calling approach […]
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White wild turkeys are extremely rare animals. As turkey hunters gear up to hit the woods this spring, only a handful will likely experience one of the rarest sights in the woods. That is a sighting of a smoke-phase or white turkey. It seems like a handful are shot here in North America every year. […]
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Washington again votes down a spring bear season. There will not be a spring bear season in Washington in 2022 after the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission voted 5-4 against the season on March 19 after nearly four hours of public comment on the matter. The decision comes after months of deadlock within the commission […]
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