If you love shooting your bow, you’ll make archery more fun and convenient than ever with a backyard target range. Backyard ranges are possible in cities or in rural areas. Besides making archery more accessible, they help sharpen your skills year-round. Before stepping outside with your new target and dialing in, keep a few considerations…
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By: Jeremy Koerber, ACSM Exercise Physiologist If you are like me you will flat wear out your hunting gear and I am not ashamed to admit I still have camo pullovers that still get the job done that I have been wearing since I was 16 years of age. I’m still killing turkeys and ducks with the…
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Upgrade your mac and cheese by swapping fluorescent powder for old-world flavors, veggies, and spices. Backcountry Mac This gourmet recipe serves as a base for the three variations below. 2 to 3 servings 8 oz. macaroni 4 oz. cheese of your choice (1 ½ cups grated) 1 ½ cups milk from powder (whole milk powder…
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Make your first bow the right one for you. Bowhunting and archery in general are becoming more and more popular. Hunters are flocking to it everyday, which is great for the hunting community. If you’re just getting started, though, make sure you’re set up with the right compound bow for you. Avoid big box stores…
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Not all of them tasted bad… Things slow around the campfire? In the middle of an awkward first date? Here’s a sure-fire way to kickstart some funny conversations. Simply ask, “So, what’s the grossest or weirdest thing you’ve eaten in the backcountry?” Everyone with a few trips under their belt is bound to have a…
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Preppers have a different approach to the future. When they look at the possibility of nuclear war or a complete
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TwitterPresident Trump’s newly formed Wildlife Conservation Council is taking criticism for being hunter-heavy. Anti-hunting groups and many in the mainstream media are sharply criticizing the new International Wildlife Conservation Council, saying the advisory board is overloaded with “trophy hunters.” The purpose of the council was to offer advice on rewriting federal rules for importing big-game trophies,…
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It’s not all in the legs. Strengthen your upper body to boost your balance and better control your poles and pack on rough terrain. Improving your upper body strength can help you keep your balance and navigate rough terrain.Give your legs a break: building your “beach body” is one of the most overlooked ways to…
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No planning, no problem. Procrastinators, this is the menu you need. If you’re like me, and I really hope you aren’t, you are incapable of thinking about the future. Instead, you like to procrastinate planning for your weekend of backpacking until you simply have to throw gear haphazardly in your pack (did you grab…
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Looking for motivation to clean up that old, rusty Dutch oven? This campfire recipe for classic baked beans ought to do the trick. The Dutch oven is the perfect companion for a cookout. The legs beneath it allow you to place a few charcoal briquettes or campfire coals underneath the pot while you cook. And…
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