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The author, navigating the flooded Arkansas timber. (Courtesy Jonathan Wilkins/) I have lived most of my life looking for a place that I belong. When my wife and I purchased a derelict building in Brinkley, Arkansas, in the spring of 2017, I was just looking for a place in town where I could sleep and keep a few supplies during duck season. It was

New and exciting challenges that crop up during outdoor pursuits—like carrying a canoe—build confidence and skills in kids of all ages. (Courtesy Northern Lakes Girl Scout Council /) With school closures and state shutdowns, human connection has become nauseatingly virtual. Zoom calls seem to run together; weeks of indoor isolation blends into an u

If you want to challenge yourself, try hunting big game with a handgun. (Brad Fitzpatrick/) The challenge of hunting with a handgun is what draws a small—but loyal—cadre of handgun hunters to the sport. Hunting with a handgun requires you to get close enough to an animal that it can hear, smell, or see you if you make a mistake. Handgun hunting als

Texas has long been a top 10 B&C whitetail state. (Joe Genzel/) A buddy of mine, who doesn’t hunt, moved to Texas in September some years ago. He pulled off the interstate to fill up at a Buc-ees, which are massive 60-pump gas stations where you can buy everything from fuel to deer feeders. There were dozens of people walking to their jacked-up tru

Many wild game species, including waterfowl, are thriving in urban settings. (Robert Patrick Doyle/Splash/) I was walking across campus one morning when I got a text from my dad. It was an image of a dead woodcock lying on the street in New York City. The message read, “Found another one on my way to work today.” This wasn’t the first time my fathe

Hunting for a 200+ inch mule deer is a dream for many hunters! Two Eastmans’ subscribers, sisters Imari and Ellai Black, lived the dream on their fall 2020 deer hunts. Each sister harvested a trophy deer over 200 inches! The post Over 400 Inches!!! DIY Deer Hunting appeared first on Eastmans' Official Blog | Mule Deer, Antelope, Elk Hunting and Bow

When looking at skills and training for hunters and fisherman, typically rifle and bow skills are the first to come to mind. Many outdoorsmen spend time learning animal behavior, conditioning their bodies for the backcountry, and honing in their weapons, but neglect proper training in other skills that could be needed for various situations and eme

Bowhunting squirrels is a good way to break up a slow bowseason. (Beka Garris/) The air was so cold that my eyes watered. Snow hung heavy on low-lying branches and blanketed the ground, muffling the sound of my footsteps as I made my way through the hardwoods. Late deer season in Ohio can be pretty uneventful, and although I still had a deer tag bu

New gear will only take you so far. You must put the practice time in this offseason. (Tyler Freel/) It’s easy for us as hunters to get wrapped up in gear, especially in the doldrums of the winter offseason when all manner of new gear, guns, cartridges, and equipment are flashing across our screens. There’s certainly nothing wrong with developing y

Adding power to your kayak provides worry-free power and hands-free fishing. (Ric Burnley/) First came the sit-on-top kayak. Then the pedal-powered kayak. Now, anglers are clamoring for motorized kayaks to take them farther and faster. Adding a motor does more than save human-powered energy, a motorized kayak turns travel time into fishing time. No

Has the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission gone completely off the rails? If you are not aware of some of the latest controversial policies and directives of the Colorado Parks and Wildlife department; overhunting a struggling mule deer herd into oblivion during the late season is, well, just the beginning of the story.  On the first day of Feb

Bowhunter Dustin Bothman with his world-class Ohio whitetail. (Dakota Kellough/) Giant bucks captivate our attention like little else. And there were three studs tagged during the 2020 deer season that made the year just a little more bearable for the lucky hunters who got them. These are the tales of their hunts. The Ohio 217 Bothman points to whe

A new bear hunting ban has been proposed in California, despite the state's increasing black bear population. (California Department of Fish and Wildlife/) California’s Senate Bill 252 is but the most recent high-profile attack on hunting in the U.S., and would spell the complete elimination of public hunting for large predators in that state. The

“Over the past few years, black bears have faced unprecedented habitat loss due to climate change and wildfires, and continued sport hunting in California makes survival an even tougher climb… It’s time we stop this inhumane practice once and for all.” Senator Scott Wiener – CA California Senate Bill 252 proposes the end to hunting black bears in t

Maple syrup ready for pancakes and waffles. (LadyDragonFlyCC via Wiki/) There are windows of opportunity in nature, and one of my annual favorites is “sugaring time.” In late winter, tree sap begins to flow, and from the right trees, this sap can be collected and concentrated into a very special (and very delicious) caloric resource – sweet tree sy