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Creative Twists On S'Mores

No camping trip is complete without the number-one camping dessert: s'mores. You know the drill: Layer a graham cracker with chocolate squares and toasted marshmallow and top with another graham…
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Cast Iron Corned Venison With Fried Eggs

Prep Time: 20 minutes       Cook Time: 15 minutes  Servings: 4 INGREDIENTS 3 tbs butter 2 1/2 cups potatoes, small dice 3/4 cup onion, finely…
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4 Fun Camping Activities

Camping is one of our great pastimes, but after you have arrived at your campground and set up your campsite, you might find yourself thinking of ways to pass the time. Here are five camp-friendly…
Use your Dutch Oven to pizza when camping
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Dutch Oven Pizza

Pizza in a Dutch oven? Yes! And easier than you may think. Making a Dutch oven into a pizza oven is simple, just add lots of top heat.   INGREDIENTS 1 par-baked pizza crust (Freschetta,…
12 Ways To Fight Mosquitos And Ticks From The Skin Out...
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Camping: 12 Great Ways to Fight Mosquitos and Ticks From the Skin Out

Biting insects – especially mosquitos and ticks – come with the camping experience … actually, with any outdoor experience. When we step outside the climate controlled confines of our homes, we enter…
Ozark national riverway gravel bar camping
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Ozark National Riverways Camping

Emerging from your tent mere feet from rippling water as an early morning mist rises all around you makes for a magical camping experience. Few places offer as fine of an opportunity to experience…
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Camping Missouri's State Parks

Campers, hikers, anglers and other outdoor enthusiasts love these parks in the Show Me State Bennett Spring was the first Missouri State Park I ever visited. As I rolled down the long and winding…
Frozen fish in a bag
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Tips for Freezing Fish

The fish you see in the photo is a halibut I caught in 2011. I found that package recently when I was organizing all the fish and game in my chest freezer. Somehow it had migrated to the bottom of…
News & Tips: A Guide to Choosing Baitcast Reels
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A Guide to Choosing Baitcast Reels

Many anglers shy away from baitcast reels due to some common fears. Hearing the dreaded term "bird nest" evokes a reluctance to give these reels a fair shake. Misconceptions that they are "difficult…
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Best Activities for Spring Camping

Get your boat out of winter storage, clear the cobwebs off your hiking boots and tie some flies. Here are some of the best activities to do while camping in the spring. Get On the Water For many…
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Dehydrating Food At Home

Dehydrated food can be a healthy and tasty way to eat when you're camping. With a little bit of planning, you'll be set for any upcoming camping trips. Dehydrating is also a great way to store your…
Jeff Cooper's concept, the Scout Rifle
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Resurgance of the Scout Rifle

In the late 1960s, Gunsite Academy founder Jeff Cooper began structuring what he considered the ultimate general-purpose rifle. Throughout the next 30 years he worked with various custom rifles in an…