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Rivers never stop. For the poor guy who drops a rod into one, this is bad news because if the flows are up, nothing falls straight down. Currents can carry lost items for miles, and subsequently, it takes only one flood or a week of high water to move a treasure that’s been at rest for years—or centuries—to a new location. Sometimes, if we’re lucky

Riverbottoms are great places to strike a gobbling tom. (Michael Hanback/) One April morning I threw the proverbial kitchen sink at an old Virginia mountain gobbler. For an hour he played along and roared back at my every call, spinning and strutting on a sun-drenched ridge 80 yards away. “Okay mister, let’s try this,” I whispered beneath my camo m

Jason Hart and Paige Hill Murphy with spring 2020 Osceolas. (Jason Hart/) Jason Hart from Summerville, South Carolina, has been turkey hunting for 30 years and racked up 20 Grand Slams (one with every American gauge, bow, and muzzleloader), five Royal Slams, two World Slams and has harvest turkeys in 39 states on the way to his U.S. Slam. Jason rec

The upgraded Remington ready for an elk hunt. (Luke Renard/) When a good friend of mine drew a once-in-a-generation ­Oregon elk tag, he wanted to hunt with the rifle his father gave him when he was in his early teens. The only problem, which is quite common with rifles that were built 20-something years back, is that the old .270 didn’t shoot worth

Grand Teton National Park is closed to prevent the spread of COVID-19. (Courtesy U.S. National Park Service/) In an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19, national parks superintendents closed Yellowstone and Grand Teton. All Illinois state lands were closed. In Oregon, state parks, national parks, and the Columbia River Gorge are closed. Meanwh

Inflate and go. (Amazon/) Gone are the days when you had to fork out wads of cash for a half-decent drift boat. Also gone are the days when you had to have a garage or carport to store said half-decent drift boat. Now, thanks to the miracle of inflatable fishing crafts, you can get into the boat game for relatively cheap and then, after your trip,

Preparation and inspiration for your next outing. (Şahin Yeşilyaprak via Unsplash/) Before you blow a bunch of cash on new camping gear, you’d be wise first to invest in your wilderness education. Because, when you’re camping, no amount of gear can compensate for a lack of outdoors wisdom and skills. You have to know the woods. We’ve compiled four

Most bear attacks occur by surprise, so be vigilant when you find yourself in thick cover. (Pixabay/) Every year hunters and anglers find themselves chasing elk out west or casting a fly into a salmon run for the first time. For many outdoorsman and women, that means time spent in bear country. If you don’t have experience hunting and fishing aroun

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Food that'll keep. (Amazon/) You’re not entirely without options if you plan on social distancing yourself in the woods and want to pack some just-in-case grub. We’ve rounded up four solid MRE and survival-food options that you can buy with just a few clicks. A lightweight, freeze-dried feast. (Amazon/) This 1.6-ounce Mountain House freeze-dried fo

Upgrade your grill game. (mnm.all via Unsplash/) Let’s pretend that you don’t already own plenty of grilling tools. Because odds are you do. That’s not the point. Because we have a hunch that you could stand to add a few more tools to your game-cooking arsenal anyway—or, at the very least, to upgrade your current setup. These four top-rated tools w

You're not dinner. (Brooks Rice via Unsplash/) While some might disagree on how to keep mosquitoes, white socks, horseflies, and other biting insects off our skin, we all agree that biting insects are the quickest way to ruin an otherwise great weekend outside. Some people may prefer old-fashioned DEET, but many don’t want it on their skin. And for

Step up in the right boots. (Nahuel Hawkes/) There’s nothing quite like breathing in crisp, fresh air from a mountain top while gazing down at the landscape below and reveling in that long hike you’ve just accomplished. However, one vital thing can stand in the way of that sweet, sweet hiker’s bliss: the wrong boots. Donne a pair of ill-fitting hik

It's a bird! It's a plane! No, no, wait, that's a deer. (Ran Berkovich via Unsplash/) The adage “you get what you pay for” holds true when it comes to binoculars—with a few exceptions. Though plenty of low-cost binos are terrible and not at all worth the money, a few can go head-to-head with high-end models and manage to sacrifice little in terms o

Easier access to AR pistols have made them popular amongst shooters and hunters. (SB Tactical/) The vast majority of shooters, myself included, have historically viewed AR pistols as nothing more than a noisy cricket; a fun-gun range toy to show off to friends. That, or a way to maintain excitement until your short-barreled rifle (SBR) Form 1 has b