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Cowboy Coffee six shooter, cup of coffee

Cowboy Coffee: Don’t Miss the Best Part of the Day

When you are staying in the backcountry, there won’t be a coffee shop barista to make your coffee or a fast food drive-through nearby. The time and practice you take...

NRA 2018 Roundup: Savage Rascal Rifle, 22 rifle

NRA 2018 Roundup: What’s New at the NRA’s Annual Convention

The NRA Annual Convention has proven to be a good venue to release new products mid-year, and this year’s meeting was no exception. The following NRA 2018 Roundup of products...

Repel Ticks All Summer Long With This Now-Proven Method

A new U.S. government study confirms that insecticide-treated clothes marketed for preventing tick-borne illnesses do, in fact, work to repel the pests.

cougar attack, Washington, killing one man

Cougar Attack Ends with One Man Dead, Another Injured in Washington

The cougar attack occurred when two men, in their 30s, were mountain biking near North Bend, a foothills town about 30 miles from Seattle.

Kilauea eruption, ash plume, 9,500 feet.

VIDEO: Kilauea Volcano Erupts! Officials Warn to Shelter in Place

The explosive eruption happened a day after at least 125 shallow quakes rattled Kilauea's summit and neighboring communities, causing minor damage to roads and buildings

Venison Rounds, Top Rounds, Bottom Rounds, cooking, hunting, carving

Rounding Up: Don’t Neglect the Top or Bottom Rounds of Venison

Contrary to popular belief, the top and bottom rounds are some of the most versatile cuts on an animal and shouldn't be sent to the grind pile or the dehydrator...

Surviving wildfire hot months they can strike anywhere

Survivor's Edge

Escaping a wildfire the Next Time It Roars into Your Neck of the Woods

Among natural disasters, little can match a wildfire for ferocity, speed, total havoc and sheer terror factor. Wildfires pushed by high winds will race forward faster than you can run.

The New Pioneer

Pork Prep: How to Process Wild Hog from Field to Table

What do you do with the wild hog after you have harvested it? The sportsman’s answer is to "no gut" field butcher it and fire up the grill.

The New Pioneer

Goat Milk: Take the Mystery and Misery out of Milking Goats

Having a cow or two is often not an option for most of us who have just a few acres and that is what makes having dairy goats the perfect...

Scrapyard Knives: The Destination wide blade, high grind

Survivor's Edge

Scrapyard Knives: Five Affordable Custom Knives from Virginia

Jake Kirks saw very few options in simple yet high-quality handmade knives that ordinary hard-working folks could afford, so he decided to make his own.

American Frontiersman

Fly Tying: Master the Angler’s Art of Crafting Lures for Trout

The most critical elements for any fly tying beginner are learning the knots and keeping the fly’s parts—tail, body, wings, shell, legs and hackle—in proportion and secured on the hook

Alert: Active Volcano Roars to Life on the Big Island of Hawaii

Not but a few hours after the most active volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii erupted, streams of lava gushed out of the ground last Friday on the eastern...

The New Pioneer

Battery Maintenance Can Keep Your Power System Fully Operational

Batteries are the least appreciated link in the chain from sunlight to light bulb, but they work hard and need all the battery maintenance you can give them

Survivor's Edge

Reality Check: Can We Become an EMP-Proof Nation?

Despite the massive developments of electricity and all that it can do in our modern civilization, the power grids in most major cities, as well as the connections across the...

Survivor's Edge

EMP Strike Preparation: A Guide to Surviving the Dark Ages

EMPs don’t harm the human body. You won’t even know an EMP has occurred until you try to turn on a light, start a car, or make a phone call....

American Frontiersman

Canoeing: Learn the A to Z Essentials of Piloting a Canoe

Canoeing is a traditional means of travel in the wilderness and a skill developed over time, but here are some time-honored tips and tricks.

Homebrewing Made Easy ingredients and tools for one gallon of beer

The New Pioneer

Start Homebrewing: How to Become Your Own King of Beers

While you can purchase equipment and ingredient kits from homebrew stores, much of what you need for one-gallon batches can likely be found in your kitchen.

American Frontiersman

Mountain Men Food: Favorite Grub on the Go for Trappers and Traders

The new book about foods of the Early American West, written by Mike Moore, has done a great job of researching the writings of early Western explorers to record the...

GunsView All

NRA 2018 Roundup: What’s New at the NRA’s Annual Convention

Yes, You Can Use Surplus Guns for Home Defense

Ranking Hollywood’s Best and Worst Frontier Flicks and Firearms

Ashbury SABER M700: An Everyday Rifle for Hunting, Rural Defense

GearView All

10 Things You Need to Consider When Buying a Machete

Backwoods Skills: Tomahawk Throwing in Three Easy Steps

Hunting Ethics: Long-Range Crossbow Shooting Isn’t Easy

The Horace Kephart Comeback: A Revival of the Famous Bushcraft Blade

LifestyleView All

Foraging For Wild Berries For a Good Source of Nutrition

Survival Traps For Food or Fun: The Figure-Four Deadfall

The Pros and Cons of Propane: The ‘Other’ Natural Gas

It’s Mosquito Season: 10 Interesting Facts About Mosquitoes

Cowboy Coffee: Don’t Miss the Best Part of the Day

NRA 2018 Roundup: What’s New at the NRA’s Annual Convention

Repel Ticks All Summer Long With This Now-Proven Method

Cougar Attack Ends with One Man Dead, Another Injured in Washington

VIDEO: Kilauea Volcano Erupts! Officials Warn to Shelter in Place

Rounding Up: Don’t Neglect the Top or Bottom Rounds of Venison

Escaping a wildfire the Next Time It Roars into Your Neck of the Woods

Pork Prep: How to Process Wild Hog from Field to Table

Goat Milk: Take the Mystery and Misery out of Milking Goats

Scrapyard Knives: Five Affordable Custom Knives from Virginia

Fly Tying: Master the Angler’s Art of Crafting Lures for Trout

Alert: Active Volcano Roars to Life on the Big Island of Hawaii

Battery Maintenance Can Keep Your Power System Fully Operational

Reality Check: Can We Become an EMP-Proof Nation?

EMP Strike Preparation: A Guide to Surviving the Dark Ages

Canoeing: Learn the A to Z Essentials of Piloting a Canoe

Start Homebrewing: How to Become Your Own King of Beers

Mountain Men Food: Favorite Grub on the Go for Trappers and Traders