Hunting, Trapping and Fishing

This guest post by  Robert (livinglife) and entry in our non-fiction writing contest. I’m an ex-military Airborne Scout, shoot a lot and hunt a quite a bit so I get lots of questions about scopes (slang term is glass). The old rule of thumb was a scope should cost about half of what your gun did in

This guest post is by M. Roberts and entry in our non-fiction writing contest . Jigs are a type of fishing lure which can be described as a large single hook having a painted lead head near the eye along with several strands of silicone attached to the head to form a skirt. They are intended to be used

This guest post is by SurvivorDan and entry in our non-fiction writing contest . Before we begin with a discussion of the construction of the most basic primitive/minimal* tension trap; a quick look at the ethics of primitive trapping. Modern trap use is legal as long as you obey the local laws, licensing, seasons, limits, etc. Primitive trapping is

This is a guest post and entry in our non-fiction writing contest  by Paul B So you decided to try hunting and being the prepper type you went all in for the big package. You have got the shotgun and will be a part of the orange army that heads out the first week of December to try

This is a guest post and entry in our non-fiction writing contest  by Colonel D from Nashville I’m intrigued when I read in various books, blogs or hear others speak of how they plan to “live off the land”. My first thought is good luck with that one everyone else will have the same idea. The

Guest post by Bruce ‘Buckshot’ Hemming Being a Modern Mountain man I have traveled all over and have had some very unique experiences in my lifetime. I snared a wild pig in Hawaii, trapped arctic blue fox in Alaska, trapped monster sized mink in North Dakota, and had some hair rising Spring beaver trapping in

by JimShyWolf Let’s clear the air first. I’m not a professional archer or survival bow hunter. I’ve never published an article in BowHunter or Archery magazine, nor have I ever competed in the Olympics in any venue, let alone archery. (Regardless what you may have heard to the contrary.) Nor have I ever traveled out-of-state to hunt any