There is no better way to test your bug out bag than through practical camping and training. Working with the scouts has given me many opportunities to do just that. For you it might be hunting, or outdoors opportunities with the family. On each camping trip I make notes on paper so I can make […]
Bottle Trap
My brother told me about this cool little trap he gleaned while reading The Revenant, and I had to learn more. A bottle trap is a simple trap for mice and voles (Figure 8-16). Dig a hole 30 to 45 centimeters deep that is wider at the bottom than at the top. Make the top […]
Snow Camo
Surprising to many outside of the hunting and military community, there are a fair number of winter/snow camouflage patterns. Just like every forest having its unique character and color palette; so to do winter environments change from one area to another; a snowy winter in a pine forest will look different than the same season […]
The Best Wood for Bows
This was a great informative article, and I’d like to share the info. Like the author, I am neither a professional bowyer nor an amazing archer; but I have always been fascinated with traditional long bows, especially the English/war bow, such as those recovered from the ship wreck of the Mary rose. My brothers and […]
Estimating Target Distance
Having a dead on rifle sight combination is crucial for accurate shooting; but so is knowing the arc of your bullet and how that round will react over known distances. The way to do this is to sight in your weapon on a range and shoot at known distance targets. That means tracking every single […]
North American Ticks
Of the many different tick species found throughout the world, only a select few bite and transmit disease to humans. These maps provide general insight into the expected distribution these human-biting ticks in the contiguous United States. Populations of ticks may be found outside noted areas. Naturally occurring populations of the ticks described below do […]
Happy People
I the request of my brother-in-law I watched one of the most fascinating documentaries I’ve seen in some time. Happy People (available on Netflix and other movie programs) is a documentary filmed in the Siberian Taiga in 2010 in the village of B Bakhtia (62.464463°N 89.002168°E) along the Yenisei River. Over a year the movie […]
Chicken of the Trees
Let me start by sharing a portion of an article and interview from munchies.vice.com entitled We Should Think About Eating Squirrel: Gray squirrels are everywhere. They’re in the bins in your local park, stuffing discarded sandwich crusts into their mouths. They’re in your garden, burying nuts in your lawn and pissing off your cats. They’re […]
Layer Up
If you are affiliated with the military, especially the army, then you know we’ve drifted away from the classic field jacket and liner to the new multi-layer (feels like 15) cold weather system. And there are some guys out there don’t know why it is advantageous to wear layers verses a big single massive jacket. […]
Hunting With Air Guns?
Remember those early days? A one pump max and no eye protection. Of course that all goes out the winder after you take a shot to the small of your back and you start putting fifteen pumps on a tem pump max pellet gun. About that time dad usually walks out and asks what the […]