Bottles clank as the cooler lid creaks open. Laughter is intertwined with the rumble of a distant lawn mower. A warm breeze carries the scent of glowing charcoal across the patio, but your thoughts…
For those who enjoy the outdoors there’s no better combination than the trifecta of fresh crappie, morel mushrooms, and wild turkey—all fried to perfection.
Mustard Fried Crappie
Crappie fillets…
Interest in morel hunting has mushroomed in recent years. Competition for the succulent morsels is fierce. Only those who have honed their fungi hunting skills are able to routinely serve up mounds…
Selecting the right Christmas gift for children is always a challenge. You want to give them what they want, but also gifts they’ll enjoy, appreciate, grow with — even learn from — for a long time to…
There are so many great Christmas gift ideas for women at Bass Pro Shops that it’s hard to decide what your mom, wife, sister, daughter or friend will love best. So, we’ve made the job easier for you…
On Christmas morning, you can tell the outdoor adventurers in the group. While they are sitting next to you opening gifts and observing the traditions, they likely have a far away look in their…
Don’t let all the fuel options and soaking liquids scare you away from smoking meats, veggies and cheese. Keep a few simple guidelines in mind as you mix and match woods and soaking liquids for that…
Declination, triangulation, contour lines, scale … with lots of jargon and no “on/off” switch involved, navigation with a map and compass can be daunting for first-timers. But it doesn’t have to be.…
“The Bloodletting on the Bloodvein.” That’s what my Canadian wilderness adventure pals dubbed our fishing and paddling excursion along the Bloodvein River in Ontario and Manitoba. We’d anticipated…
In an instant the blue-sky, 70-degree, high-country afternoon morphed into a mother of a storm. My husband and I jumped off our horses and secured them, threw our saddles adorned with all our gear…
When enjoying wilderness camping, an additional set of environmentally friendly camping criteria comes into play.
Keep Mother Nature in mind by setting up camp away from the water and areas with…
Thick leaden clouds blanketed the sky and the air had a heavy, raw feel as we pushed off into the emerald green river. But at least temperatures hovered above freezing. We were embarking on a 10-mile…
