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Umbrella rigs are excellent baits in colder water. (Jeff Gustafson/) As an angler who grew up on the shores of Lake of the Woods in Ontario, I get a kick out of hearing some of my fellow Bassmaster Elite Series anglers say, “It’s so cold out”...when the temperatures dip into the 40s. We have ice covering our lakes for half the year up here in my pa

Sometimes lofty expectations can all but ruin a sheep hunt. Sheep hunting is not exactly a value type experience no matter how you cut it. Expenses can pile up fast and almost always swell beyond predetermined levels. Unless you live in Alaska or Canada, most of us are in the same boat – buying points and applying for bighorn hunts while trying to

Shooting coyotes in close to the decoy is addictive. (Mojo Outdoors/) If you’ve been in elk country when the bulls are bugling, love shooting ducks over the decoys, or calling in a strutting spring tom, you know how addictive (and thrilling) it is to take a wild animal at close range. Well, despite the long rifle shots at coyotes you often see on o

Help us keep wild sheep on the mountains. Wildlife conservation can’t afford to take a year off. Wild Sheep Foundation’s annual Sheep Week will go on! This year’s 2021 hunting and conservation expo will be a virtual experience like no other. Visit with outfitters and manufacturers, join the live auction, chat with your friends and more from any int

The author ringing steel with the new Savage Impulse rifle. (Derek McDonald/) “It’s the hunter’s JOB to kill an animal instantly with the FIRST shot.” So read the sign hanging in my cabin on the FTW Ranch in Texas, where I’d be spending the next two days testing Savage’s new Impulse rifle, a uniquely American take on the straight-pull design that’s

Brooklynne Rude, with her great 28-point buck. (Brooklynne Rude /) When you’re a kid growing up in the Midwest, deer hunting is generally part of your life. For Brooklynne Rude of Ankeny, Iowa, this was certainly the case. Her father, Brock, has hunted whitetails as long as she can remember and her brothers Mitchell and Nick both started hunting wh

Here are some important things to consider if you want to buy bear spray. (Zdeněk Macháček via Unsplash/) If you’ve ever had the misfortune of touching your eyes (or other mucous membranes) after handling or slicing hot peppers, you know exactly why bear spray is so effective. Bear spray is a pressurized aerosol containing around 2 percent capsaici

By late January, the requests start rolling in—from close buddies to that brother-in-law you never hear from but once a year. Make any jerky yet? Got any extra? Whether you hunt or not, wild game jerky and snack sticks are coveted commodities. Why? Because they taste better (and are far less expensive, especially for your “friends”) than the stuff

In this review, Luke Washington puts the YETI Panga dry bag to the test on the river and on dry land! Watch this review if you are in the market for the ultimate dry bag! CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO PURCHASE! CLICK HERE TO GET YOUR PANGA The post Yeti Test GONE WRONG! Dry Bag For The Outdoors (Eastmans’ Review) appeared first on Eastmans' Official Blog

In today’s competitive shotgun market, manufacturers have to consistently release new products in order to survive. Gun manufacturers spend their time and money developing new concepts with innovations that are beneficial, and often better, than previous versions. But does that mean old guns become obsolete, and can’t serve the purpose they were in

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Big browns will eat streamers in winter. (Dave Karczynski/) On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me: a brown trout in a cedar tree. Translation: my wife signed off on a pre-Christmas streamer trip. I love winter fly fishing for trout. It’s relaxing in a way that spring and summer trout fishing

The author and his son on a bear trail on Admiralty Island. (Chris Miller/) Editor’s Note: This has been a tough year for everyone. And while we’ve collectively experienced many of the same events, the changes, challenges, and often outright hardships everyone has endured remain deeply personal. We asked six contributors to look back on 2020 and re

Eastmans’ Dan Pickar breaks down how to use onX Hunt to understand and read terrain when you’re hunting or scouting for an upcoming hunt. Toggling between aerial, topography and hybrid views can give you a wealth of information to help you make good decisions on the stalk or before the hunt. CLICK HERE TO AN onX Hunt PURCHASE SUBSCRIPTION  The post

Coronavirus brought a swift end to the author's hunting season. (John Hafner/) I was fishing for crappies last April, doing well with a small jig under a bobber. Another angler, who hadn’t caught a fish, walked over and asked what I was using. When I raised the jig, he held it in his hand for a closer look. After he left I squirted the jig with san

    I am blessed to know many of the finest mule deer hunters in the country. Some of them you have heard of, like Brian Barney and Guy Eastman. Then there are some that you haven’t and probably never will because trophy mule deer hunters are often a secretive group who don’t want their names drawing attention. Which brings me to what I consider th