Hunting and Fishing News Blog Articles

Any good adventure involves a certain amount of risk. Here's how to make sure you don't add to the risk by making unnecessary mistakes. (John Hafner/) We all make mistakes. It’s only human. But what happens when our mistakes are combined with treacherous conditions in the outdoors? What happens when our blunders combine into a series of unfortunate

Father/Son duo Larry and Shane Adams from Emo, Ontario Canada have been sentenced to pay $28,295 to the State of Montana as restitution for residency fraud. The pair owned a home in Miles City, MT and used the address there to swindle the legal residents of Montana out of right around $84,000 worth of animals including a Missouri Breaks bighorn ram

Try to set up a ground blind on level ground where you have good 360-degree visibility. (Barronett Blinds/) Not long ago, hunting from a ground blind meant cobbling together whatever brush and boughs you found handy, then hunkering down behind it all to wait for the game to move. Blinds have come a long way since then, enhancing concealment while a

An electric grill can prepare food as well or better than a charcoal or propane grill but are easier to clean after you eat. (George Foreman/) Ever since George Foreman introduced the world to his “Lean, Mean Fat-Reducing Grilling Machine” in the mid-1990s, electric grills have only become more popular. They cook with less smoke, produce fewer calo

A good way to become better at sharpening knives is to practice with blades you don’t plan to use. (Whetstone Cutlery/) Sharpening a knife on a whetstone is as much art as science. It doesn’t happen by chance or luck, and while there are some definite mechanical principles involved, the real secret to success lies in practice and feel. Even with au

Previous frog tracks are a sure tip-off to future bass hits. (David Brown/) You know it’s coming; but the heart-pounding anticipation of watching a topwater frog traverse its perilous course takes us to the roller coaster’s peak and positions us for the sharpest shot of pure adrenalin in all of fishing. Is this the cast? Is someone watching, waitin

Nothing in the kitchen beats a sharp, well-built knife. (emojoy/) A well-composed butcher’s block makes life easier for any chef. Having a bevy of go-to blades always in their place not only helps expedite the cooking process, it makes the kitchen a little classier, too. Pretty much all kitchen blocks are going to come with a chef’s knife and one o

A tackle bag or box will help you quickly find what your looking for so you can spend more time with your line in the water. (KastKing/) Plastic storage trays are hands down the best way to organize tackle across multiple species and angling methods. But you also need some way to store the trays themselves. Here are three solutions that will keep y

David Bernhardt is the secretary of the Department of the Interior, which manages about 500 million acres of public land. (Department of Interior/) There are two common narratives circling President Donald Trump and our country’s public lands. In the first narrative, President Trump’s Department of the Interior is at the bidding of the energy indus

Here is your chance at a new Kifaru 44 Mag Hunting Pack! The 44 MAG has pockets on the outside of the 500D Cordura bag, which I can report are perfect for the good stuff like spotting scopes and tripods.Between the top lid and the side pockets there is already a lot of organization present on this pack and add in the semi-custom nature of added poc

Guy Eastman breaks down his favorite early season Sitka camo system ideal for bow hunting. These carefully designed pieces are comfortable and effective for bow hunters from August through early October hunts. Eastman’s review covers the Core Lightweight Hoody, Apex Hoody, Mountain Vest and brand new Kelvin Active Hoody. Learn the how, when and why

“ASPEN, Colo. – Colorado Parks and Wildlife and Aspen Police officers responded to the 300 block of East Hopkins Avenue in Aspen at 11:30 last night after a large black bear bit a local restaurant manager, resulting in four deep puncture wounds to the man’s leg.” The above is from a press release from CPW telling of an incident dealing with a black

DIY bow hunter Dan Pickar takes to the timber of chasing rutting bull elk. Bow hunting the thick timber takes patience and makes closing the deal difficult. Pickar doesn’t back down and arrows a nice public land bull in this web edition of Eastmans’ Hunting TV. The post Bowhunting the Elk Rut appeared first on Eastmans' Official Blog | Mule Deer, A

A good net can help you or your angler-in-training put more fish in the boat. (Plusinno/) Most anglers lose fish at some point during the endgame, but you can up your odds of landing fish with the help of a net. If you’re looking to buy your first net, or upgrade from your existing model, keep these considerations in mind. Do No Harm If you plan to

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