A very popular winter time activity is ice fishing for trout rainbow trout and in this article I will outline a few tips so that you can experience more success on your next excursion out onto a frozen lake in search of these beautiful and tasty fish. Rainbow trout are active during all seasons, so ...
I have owned my Five Seven (FsN–for short) for a while now, long enough to get a good feel for the gun itself and the ups and downs of owning one. First and foremost, let’s be honest about the cost. Normally the FsN itself is probably going to set you back somewhere between $1,000 and ...
Turkey Hunting with a bow may seem like a fool’s errand, but indeed many hunters successfully pull off this great feat each year. If you are going to give turkey hunting a try this spring or fall, here are some tips that will help you on your way to success. Bow hunting is a sport ...
While fishing with friends on Utah’s Green River recently, I suffered the fate that all fishermen dread. I impaled myself with a fish hook. I was fishing with a lure armed with two large treble hooks, and, because of a careless maneuver, I buried one prong of the rear treble hook deep in my own ...
I went from Tiger Cubs, to Cub Scouts, to Webelos, to being a Boy Scout. I’ve heard and sung a lot of campfire songs. What makes a good campfire song, not to mention one of the Top 10 Campfire Songs? A campfire song should be amusing, easy to learn, and easy to sing. Some will ...
There are few hunting activities that can compare to rabbit hunting. Unlike most hunting, it is not overly important for you to be quiet. Plus rabbit hunting is generally better with a friend or two or more. Hunting for rabbits allows for a lot of time to socialize, talk, and have a good time followed ...
10. The Mumble. This usually occurs when you are keeping score, and your opponent makes something higher than double bogey. You ask ‘What did you have there?” Your opponent mumbles, combining “I don’t know, seven” into one syllable. But that syllable is a lie. Your opponent is fully aware that he scored an eight or ...
The US military introduced the Meal-Ready-to-Eat, or MRE as the new standard ration system in 1981. While they have seen steady and regular development since then, with evolving changes in the entrees and other items, the system itself and purpose has remained the same: providing a lightweight, preserved meal based on dried foods, complete with ...
Finally there are short skis for the adult beginner! Or maybe they are big snowblades for adult beginners, but whatever you call them, the Head Big Easy SP 100s are the best equipment for learning how to ski since the step-in release binding was invented in the 1950s. They almost have training wheels on them. ...
When I first received the knife, I was very impressed. I noticed it had an edge on the spine of the blade going half way up. I think the philosophy of use for this is facing more towards combat than a machete. The edge on the blade was not pleasing, it could barely make a ...
