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Family camping in a tent in an open area
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Before You Camp, Use This Guide for Handy Tips & Trusted Gear

This camping guide will be covering the basics of how to camp, focusing on the essential camping gear you'll want for a memorable outdoor experience. 4 Things to Plan for the Best Camping Trip 1.…
Bilton - jerky meat from South Africa
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Biltong - The Other Dried Jerky Meat Recipe

As much as we enjoy jerky here in the United States, biltong is doubly popular in its home country of South Africa, and around the world as South African expatriates have carried the flavorful dried…
everyday-carry-holster-buyers-guide
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How Will You Carry a Concealed Handgun?

An Everyday Carry Holster Buyer's Guide There's something to be said about the confidence concealed carry affords you. Simply feeling the weight of your handgun secured in its holster is enough to…
Family at camp cooking over a campfire
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A Guide to Campfire Cooking Basics (video)

In this how-to guide, the theme is on the basics of camp cooking and the equipment and supplies you will need to make great meals over the campfire as a family. How You Can Have the Perfect Camp…
Hunter setting up game camera
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Trail Camera Tips with Mark Peterson (video)

4 Things to Always Remember When Scouting With Trail Cameras 1. Camera Direction Trail cameras can be very sensitive to sunlight making the camera direction key. Always try and avoid placing the…
Angler in boat holding smallmouth bass
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Dawn-to-Dusk Summer Smallmouth Bass Strategies

Start and Finish the Day Fishing Bold We’ve all seen an epic smallmouth bite at sunrise. A lot of times it involves topwater baits and schools of fish trying to outdo one another in their acrobatics…
Grant Woods and team member in the field
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Plant a Small Food Plot with Hand Tools! (video)

Small food plots are often great hunting locations. Check out these techniques to plant a hidey hole plot using hand tools! Lots of details to help you create your next hunting hot spot! At…
Plant shrubs for food plots
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Five Best Shrubs to Improve Your Deer Property

Shrubs can help improve food plots and enhance deer habitat Every deer hunter today knows the value of food plots. But there are plenty of other projects you can do to attract deer, turkey and other…
Muskie angler at Lake Shelbyville holding a muskie
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Best Places to Fish in Illinois: Lake Shelbyville

Lake Shelbyville is one of Illinois’ premier fishing resources and is recognized for its largemouth bass, crappie, white bass, muskie and walleye opportunities. Crappie are the main attraction on…
Nice bluegill
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Summer Bluegills in The North

Summer brings long days and ample opportunity to fish 7 days a week, and one of the most popular species in the upper Midwest is bluegill. They are not tough to find and catch in numbers, but the big…
Nice Top Water Muskie Boated By Pros4- 1Source's Keith Worrall
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June is Muskie Topwater Month!

by Pros4- 1Source Muskies are probably one of the least understood game fish for particularly good reason- they constantly seem to intentionally disprove what we are sure we as anglers think we ‘…
Cheddar Elk Bourbon Mushroom Onion Burger
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Best Cheddar Elk Burgers with Bourbon Mushrooms & Onions

Add extra flavor to your dinner with these amazing juicy Bourbon Mushroom Cheddar Elk Burgers. Ground elk meat never tasted so good! Recipe Bourbon Mushroom Cheddar Elk Burgers Ingredients 2 LB Elk…