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Bridge Fishing For The Silver King

Bridge Fishing For The Silver King

Bridge Fishing For The Silver King by James Smith article copyright The Silver King is the Tarpon; the Bridge is the 7-Mile Bridge from Marathon to Crane Point Hammock in the Florida Keys. The Knight Key Channel under the 7-Mile Bridge holds some of the hottest tarpon fishing action in the Keys. A couple of […]

Simple Survival Signals

Simple Survival Signals

Simple Survival Signals by Gary Benton article copyright The day dawns with temperatures in the teens and a fresh blanket of virgin snow covering the ground. Your whole body shivers as you stroke the almost dead campfire back to life. You stop working with the fire when you faintly start to hear an aircraft approaching. […]

Camping On A Budget

Camping On A Budget

Camping On A Budget by James L. Bruner article copyright I can recall with much distinction numerous weekends of family camping trips where myself, my brother, and sister would more or less be turned loose on nature with a thumbs-up to explore and enjoy. For us camping wasn’t just a recreational event. It was like […]

Chek-Mate Traditional Bows

Chek-Mate Traditional Bows

Chek-Mate Traditional Bows by Pete Ward article copyright The Idea of a Bow-Blank from Chek-Mate is new, and this is also a new design from Marc, the Owner and Bowyer of Chek-Mate bows. The new “Beaver Creek” D/R longbow was conceived at the longbow Safari a couple years ago in Alberta when several of us […]

June Deer Management

June Deer Management

June Deer Management by TR Michels article copyright Whitetail bucks and does should be on their summer home ranges by June, and the does should be done fawning this month. It’s time to start working on habitat improvement: fertilizing, mowing, spraying, and clearing trails and paths. Antler Growth If you want to see more big-racked […]

This Dawg Don’t Hunt

This Dawg Don’t Hunt

This Dawg Don’t Hunt by Gary Benton article copyright Bubba walked into the huge store and looked around. It was the same as usual, filled with lots of unhappy people in a hurry. He held a small bag in his left hand and walked up to the refund counter. Bubba was dressed as he normally […]

From The Editor May 2010

From The Editor May 2010

The signs of spring are abundant from the trail, the smells of the damp forest with the occasional whiff of perfume from emergent wildflowers soak pockets of warm air and invigorate. A conscious effort not to think about the everyday world is usually the first agenda item on the trail, but this time the surroundings […]