There is nothing worse than getting sick during the winter months. Walking around in cold, damp weather can take its toll on your body. I use a simple, home remedy of fire tonic (fire cider) to boost my immune system and fight the crud all season long. Fire tonic has been around for [...]
The sun broke the horizon on this particular crisp early November day, and I sat there peacefully watching the yellow and red leaves periodically fluttering to the ground under the influences of a steady low breeze. Then, I heard crunching behind my tree and I slowly turned my head over my right shoulder [...]
One of the deadliest predators in North America is also the most elusive. Our largest cat, mountain lions often take down healthy big game animals like elk and moose that can outweigh them by five times their own body weight. Their most common prey is deer, and research has proven that mature cats [...]
I hate not having something I need when I’m hunting. Unfortunately, the choice often seems to be either toting around a good-sized pack or doing without something I need. By finding compact, light gear that still gets the job done, though, you can have both mobility and the stuff you wish you had [...]
This is an excerpt from Don's article, And One For All, in the Oct/Nov 2019 issue. We weren’t quite done yet. Back when we had four kids at home our household could consume amazing amounts of wild game. Now that it was just Lori and me, two deer would about do it. Knowing [...]
I’ve had a number of folks ask me how to make these PVC kids bows. I’ve helped a few learn and I’ve “told” others how. I thought I might do a build-along in the Tradbow.com Campfire Forum so that in the future, I can just reference this thread. Down the road, I thought [...]
“Woof!” The sound sent a chill down my spine. I looked over my shoulder to see a large, hungry looking grizzly bear watching me intently from directly across the river. I turned my head momentarily to warn Mike. “Bear!” I whispered. As I looked back at the bear, he stood up on his [...]
In this video Cowboy Kent Rollins will teach you a really easy way to clean cast iron. It just involves a little hot water and the steam will clean your cast iron quickly and easily. We’re also adding another method that will help buff off any of that stuck on stuff. [...]
I received my first bow at the ripe old age of eight. It was a cheap, red, fiberglass longbow that had a black plastic handle, and it came with four blue fiberglass arrows. Now keep in mind I was a scrawny eight-year-old boy who only cared about bluegill fishing. I immediately took to [...]
T.J. and friends spent another week this past summer fishing with Homer Ocean Charters, in Alaska. So here's another round of conversations among friends. Sorry about the background noise, they were on a boat.
