Just how good is the scope you are currently using? Are you having difficulty seeing the target clearly? You can’t hit something you can’t see. Do you have to get closer for a clear view, sometimes frightening away your prey? A good rifle scope is a necessary piece of equipment to the hunter or target […]
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I recently went hunting with an old friend who I hadn’t been in touch with in a number of years. He had his favorite hunting spot that he took me to and swore me to secrecy over its location. It was an amazing place. We broke out our equipment and settled in waiting for some […]
So, you’ve decided you need some excitement in your life. You’re tired of the day in, day out routine of sitting in an office for 9 or so hours a day and coming home where you just sit around. You have weekends off and they should be about more than catching up on cleaning. You’re […]
When you think of work clothing one name pops up constantly; Carhartt. This brand has been around forever it seems. Your father probably had something from Carhartt as well as your grandfather and even great-grandfather. This brand was first established in 1889 by Hamilton Carhartt for railroad workers. There isn’t much harder work than working […]
The type of ammunition you pick is just as important as the type of gun you choose. Now, when I first started shooting, I knew a shotgun shell wouldn’t fit in my Ruger 357, a round was a single shot and that was about all I knew. I was issued hollow point bullets for my […]
Here’s the scenario; you’re out in the woods, looking for a deer. It’s been a few hours and you are sweating up a storm. Wait! Is that a deer you see? Oh, yes. You grab your bow get ready to shoot and the deer looks your way, sees that awful red jacket, smells your sweat […]
One of the oldest forms of hunting was with the bow and arrow. You can probably picture these hunters with a crudely curved bow and a plant substance or rawhide was used as the string. Arrows consisted of pieces of wood with a point carved into them. Eventually arrowheads were added to the arrows replacing […]
My husband is not the most romantic of guys. He never notices when I get my hair done or if I’m wearing a new outfit. He always forgets the exact date of my birthday and our anniversary. So, imagine my surprise when I came home after work to find dinner on the table and the […]
Are you going on a picnic? Are you kayaking down the river? What about going on a camping trip? Are you fishing for the day? There’s one piece of equipment that is needed in all of these scenarios; a cooler. There’s nothing like working up a sweat outside and reaching in your cooler to find […]
If you’ve been outside lately, you know it’s cold out there! That arctic blast of cold air has frozen the United States all the way down to Florida. Keeping warm has become imperative for those who spend time outside. All those road workers, hunters, construction workers and loggers know how painful and dangerous frozen feet […]