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Fred Eichler Field Dressing a Deer
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The Gutless Approach to Field Dressing Deer

The cleanest field dressing method There are many ways to field dress a deer, but my favorite is what I call the gutless method. This approach is very clean and leaves the guts inside the body…
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Sheepshank Knot

The Sheepshank is a method used to "shorten" a rope. It can also be used to take the load off a weak spot in a rope that has been frayed or damaged. This is only a temporary knot and should not be…
Use a driftsock on windy days
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Beat the Wind Using a Driftsock

The Most Useful Item in Your Boat Could be a Drift Sock - Daniel Quade with Jon Thelen Coming home empty handed is frustrating, but it may not be your bait's fault. It may be your lack of boat…
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Stout Venison Stew

Prep Time: 30 minutes  Cook Time: 2 hours 25 minutes  Servings: 8-10 INGREDIENTS 2 tbs butter 2 tbs flour 4 pounds (8 cups) venison stew meat, cut into 2-inch chunks 3 tbs…
A bow hunter in camo clothing
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Bowhunters: 3 Reasons Quality Hunting Clothing Improves the Hunt

A serious bowhunter knows that as fall season arrives, the time to be in a tree stand has come. All the while, he or she is hoping to harvest a trophy buck as well. To achieve this goal, one must…
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Winter Boots Buyer's Guide

Winter means different things in different parts of the country. Considering it might dump 24" of snow overnight in the Rockies, pour 2" of rain in 24 hours in the Pacific Northwest or send the…
3 Bow Hunters dressed in camo standing together with binoculars scouting prey
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Get Your Hunting Bow Ready: Pre-Season Checklist (infographic)

Bow hunting season is almost here! Are you ready? Have you been practicing as much as you should? Are the hunting tree stands and deer stands hung with care? Are your camo hunting clothes carefully…
rubber boots next to tree
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Rubber Boots Buyer's Guide

Rubber boots have evolved from all-purpose "mucking-around" rain boots to highly engineered hunting boots, work boots and even snake boots. They offer an edge over traditional hunting boots because…
Hunter adjusting game camera
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Trail Camera Buyer's Guide

Advanced Hunting Tools That Have Emerged as Essential Gear Thanks to advances in technology, trail cameras have become an essential hunting tool. In fact, they’ve become so useful that even outdoor…
Best treestand tools to keep you safe plus two how-to videos
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It’s Time to Hang Those Hunting Tree Stands: Best Tools to Keep Safe (video)

The back half of summer is here! It won’t be long and there will be a night when the temperature and humidity both drop, and in the morning that faint, distant whiff of fall will be in the air. It’s…
Hunter with many turkey calls
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Carrying Multiple Turkey Calls in Your Vest

When I first started turkey hunting more than three decades ago, I had two mouth diaphragm calls. I shot the first two birds I called in on opening day. Quaker Boy Mini Mag Mouth CallsThe same…
2 Kayakers floating down a scenic river in Missouri with dense foliage and trees on both sides with the sun peeking through
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Explore 3 of the Best Scenic Float Trips in the Ozarks (video)

For many years, the rivers and streams of southern Missouri and northern Arkansas have been favorite destinations for river floaters in search of what mother nature has to offer. I have been…