I was around 10 years old when I established some of my first campfire cooking skills. There were two distinct memories from those times which I suspect formed the basis of my campfire culinary career. The first was an early fall bowhunt for grouse in the pine sandhills a couple miles from our [...]
We all struggle to control our scent as we prepare for outings in the fall, but what about spring? Many seasoned hunters have realized that minimizing scent helps tremendously during turkey season. Why you ask? Because turkeys and deer warn each other. If a deer goes on alert with a turkey around, the [...]
Have you ever been outdoors in damp or rainy weather and needed to start a fire, but had nothing dry enough to use? Here is an old trick that Scoutmasters have taught for years. Buy a bag of 100% cotton balls and a large jar of Vaseline or other petroleum jelly. Saturate the [...]
When you get a new traditional bow, whether it be a longbow, recurve, or selfbow, there are a few things you'll need to set up before you go out to the archery range and shoot a few arrows or get out into the field for some bow hunting. This video will [...]
Springtime in the Rockies means the critters are out and about. Tired of marauding raccoons, I'd been live-trapping and relocating them. I was surprised and less than delighted one morning to find a young skunk in the trap. I knew how to handle this situation: Toss a rug, blanket or even a bath [...]
Everybody has that one hunting spot that, regardless of how productive it has been, it’s just special. It’s your favorite place to hunt and you will stubbornly return nine times out of ten. It makes you happy! I had just a spot for elk. I knew it like the back of my hand [...]
I clearly remember the purchase of my first Dutch oven. I didn't borrow Dad's; he didn't loan his unless he was there to oversee its use. After he passed I inherited one of his favorite 12-inchers, but I'm still a little miffed at my uncle for getting to the patio closet ahead of [...]
Arrow shafts can vary in diameter, but the grippers on most quivers are the same. I have found that some of my quivers do not hold the shafts tightly enough, and the arrows slip out or rattle around. I'd rather not risk damage to any of the grippers by screwing, pop-riveting or dismantling [...]
When I was a kid, understanding the annual hunting regulations was simple business. You bought your license and received a little pamphlet that wasn’t more than a few pages long. The first half was mostly a verbatim reprint of the previous year’s version, along the lines of, “It is illegal to shoot game at [...]
In these tough economic times we all like to save money where we can. Here is a simple, cheap and quick way to make some wool string silencers. First off we have to make a jig. This idea came from the video by Jim Parsons. Take a clothes hanger that has a cut-out [...]
