My wife uses old wooden pallets to make a variety of items. While helping her with a recent project, it occurred to me that a pallet lends itself nicely to a rack for my bows and arrows. If practical function at a low cost is all you need in a rack, you'll find [...]
Left to right: Eugene Reeber, Leo Lange, and Nelson Grumley. Back in the days of lumberjacks and logging camps they told the story of the “winter of the blue snow” when meat was scarce. During that time of starvation and bitter cold the legendary Paul Bunyan stepped up and proved that he was [...]
Organic apple cider vinegar is an item you should always have in your home and your camping gear. It is important that you buy organic, like the brand shown below. Distilled vinegar doesn't have the same healing properties. It can usually be found in the Health Food section of the grocery store. Mix [...]
When your hands and feet are cold it's harder to stay in the field. Many gloves are too bulky to use while holding a bow on cold days, so I came up with a solution: toe warmers. They work well in medium weight gloves such as the KUIU Guide glove that I like [...]
Many traditional bowhunters go afield when the weather is very cold; it’s part of the challenge of hunting, but it can also be dangerous if you aren’t prepared. Frostbite can happen in a matter of minutes, and the body tries to keep your vital organs warm by cutting off circulation to your fingers [...]
I’ve spent a lot of time tracking animals in snow, ranging from cougars that I want to catch to whitetails that I’m hoping to find piled up a hundred yards downhill. (Wounded deer always seem to run downhill just so you can enjoy packing them uphill once you’ve found them.) Under most conditions, [...]
When I'm out for a day-long hunt, I usually carry a small pot, stove and insulated mug that all nest together. I found this tip in The Complete Walker IV by Colin Fletcher and Chip Rawlins. This is my light and fast backpacking set up. With this set I always have a way [...]
Hunting in November during the rut often means having to hunt in cold weather. Of course, a hunter wants to spend as much time as possible in the stand at that time of the year. I have found that a piece of carpet or heavy felt placed on the platform of my stand [...]
For those of you who process your own feathers for fletching, here is an easy method for adding color to them. I decided to try this "how-to" I found on the Internet, which gives detailed instructions for dying feathers with KOOL-AID. I have used green and orange, and the color transfer was very [...]
Instead of fussing with pie crusts and taking up oven space to bake a pumpkin pie this holiday season, try this decadent but simple Dutch oven dessert you can cook outside. Cee Dub is pretty well known here in Idaho, but if you want more information, Dutch oven recipes, and more [...]
