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Gear Review: Kestrel Monopod, A Must-Have Glassing Tool

Gear Review: Kestrel Monopod, A Must-Have Glassing Tool

The real genius of the Kestrel is its floating carriage. The frame your binos mount to is suspended on the shock cord that runs through the poles. That means that you can freely slide the binos up and down the pole. The shock cord takes all the weight off the binos so that they feel weightless in your hands.

Frog Cleaning

Frog Cleaning

I have processed many different types of game and fish from bluegill to bull elk and everything in between. I will say that cleaning frogs is by far one of the most challenging for me to this day.

Frog Gigging

Frog Gigging

Frog gigging is a great way to spend some hot summer nights. Although they task delicate and refined, the act of gathering them is just about as far from that as possible.

A Flatlander Preps for Western Hunts

A Flatlander Preps for Western Hunts

These are the things I do as a flatlander, it helps make the summer doldrums go by faster and keeps me eagerly awaiting the first hint of fall.

Best Big Game Cartridge: Big and Hard-Hitting, or Small and Sweet Shooting?

Best Big Game Cartridge: Big and Hard-Hitting, or Small and Sweet Shooting?

Smaller calibers and cartridges kick less. They tend to be accurate and are certainly easier to shoot well. Loaded with a premium bullet they penetrate deeply and create a devastating wound channel. They do everything a big, hard-kicking caliber can do, right?

Benchmade 496 Vector - Field Tested

Benchmade 496 Vector – Field Tested

Benchmade does make a great knife. The 496 Vector is no exception. This knife is reliable and dependable each time you reach for it. It is comforting to have something that won’t fail in your pocket in a world full of uncertainty around us.

Maine Expanding Crossbow Hunting Rules for Three Years

Maine Expanding Crossbow Hunting Rules for Three Years

Hunters in Maine are training to use crossbows this year thanks to a new rule expanding the tools people can use during bow season.

Simple Gourmet: Bear Kabobs

Simple Gourmet: Bear Kabobs

Kabobs are a terrific way to share meat. They’re fun to eat, everyone likes them and you can make them on the grill, over the fire, or in the toaster oven.

Budget Rifle Showdown: Savage vs. Mossberg vs. Howa vs. CVA

Budget Rifle Showdown: Savage vs. Mossberg vs. Howa vs. CVA

A team of shooters with varying experience went through, shot, and evaluated four, mid-range priced rifles from Mossberg, Savage, Howa, and CVA to see just what kind of bang for your buck you get in a mid-priced rifle.

Colorado Parks Commission Now Requires License for Hiking on Park Land

Colorado Parks Commission Now Requires License for Hiking on Park Land

The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission now requires that everyone using State Wildlife Areas or leased State Trust Land possess a hunting or fishing license first.