Hunters are usually easy people to shop for when it comes time to get them a gift. Over the years I have received many gifts, from knives and guns to fishing lures and shirts that don’t fit. The greatest gift I ever got though was a journal back in 1993. I was a 13 yearContinue reading “The Best Hunting Gift You Can Buy”
Category Archives: How To’s & Hacks
4 keys to suburban deer hunting success
I’m from a small town in southeast Pennsylvania, about an hour north of the city of brotherly love, and a 90 minute drive west of the city that never sleeps. People love living in this area because it’s a blend. It’s a blend of the rural countryside, dotted with Revolution-era farmsteads amidst rolling hills andContinue reading “4 keys to suburban deer hunting success”
Gun Cleaning Techniques
January is the time I perform the majority of checks and services on all the equipment and guns I’ve used afield since the opening of black bear season in late August. This helps me get reorganized after back to back hunting seasons and square away the residual disarray throughout the shop that inevitably follows. AtContinue reading “Gun Cleaning Techniques”
Pattern that shotgun
Spring wild turkey season is upon us. Most states in New England open the first week of May with lucky Massachusetts hunters already in the woods calling toms. Leading up to the spring turkey season, my mailbox starts overflowing with catalogs from outfitters and hunting gear suppliers offering the newest in gadgets, guns and ammunitionContinue reading “Pattern that shotgun”
3 common mistakes turkey hunters make and how to avoid them
You have been out at dawn and dusk for days, using a locator call to make the big toms gobble and give away their roosting trees. Countless miles have been logged walking field edges and tote roads looking for turkey sign like scratches, dusting sites and tracks. You may even be lucky enough to haveContinue reading “3 common mistakes turkey hunters make and how to avoid them”
Upgrade your 700
The Remington 700 is arguably one of the most prolific hunting rifles ever made. Introduced in 1962, the 700 has made its way into untold numbers of gun safes, climbed countless tree stands and has logged as many miles in the woods as your average skidder in northern Maine. While it is hard to quantifyContinue reading “Upgrade your 700”
How to easily fillet your bass: Tips from a Maine guide
Ice fishing season in northern Maine is in full swing. Lakes and ponds throughout the region are filling with ice shacks; die hard fisherman staking their claim on the ice like the frontier land rush settlers of yore. Augers have bored access to the lunkers waiting beneath the ice. The tip ups are being setContinue reading “How to easily fillet your bass: Tips from a Maine guide”
How to make the best summer sausage with venison
Many outdoorsman love preparing game as much as they do hunting it. I am one of them. Moira and I try to seek out new recipes and ideas to give us variety on the dinner table. Perhaps more importantly, I’m always on the lookout for the best snack ideas. I love snacks! Enter my mostContinue reading “How to make the best summer sausage with venison”