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Two Yankees, an Australian & a Kiwi Walk Into a Bar
The sky was red and grey as we traversed up. Shale crunched and skidded beneath our boots. I glassed the opposite face, a menagerie of...
Jurgen Schwanecke
14 hours ago5 min read


The Gun Vault Vol. 1 | Ruger Red Label
When Joseph first pitched the idea of “The Gun Vault”, I gotta be honest, I thought it was pretty stupid. People want to read reviews...
Samuel Mericino
6 days ago3 min read


The German Medium
Photo provided by Ryan Blandford of RBMT Media Imagine it is the turn of the century. Picture a German immigrant who has recently started...
Bradley Johnson
Mar 203 min read


Chinese Viruses & Chinese Birds
The standard, torturous iPhone alarm ring is heard within my dream. I regretfully reach over to grab it off my nightstand, ready to hit...
Scott Besl
Mar 112 min read


More Than Just a Piece of Steel
There’s history in metal, in leather. Stories that we will never know, but can only yearn to discover. They can be found on dusty shelves...
Caleb Daniels
Mar 53 min read


Good, Keen Men
Loping ahead of the man, the lean dog tilted her nose up to better catch the wind. Snow tussocks billowed around the pair, as the hot...
Jurgen Schwanecke
Feb 185 min read


The Way of Water
I speculate on the theory of trout often, and wonder what they make of the chaos above the surface. Do they know of what is to come?...
Sophia Peterson
Feb 124 min read


King of the Upland
My pants are soaked from the morning dew left on the underbrush. I’ve just tripped a third time over a decapitated stump from a state...
Jordan Finney
Feb 83 min read


Paying the Tax Man
We dropped anchor under a blood red Mexican sky in a leeward anchorage off the coast of Isla San Francisco. The old sailor’s maxim held...
Michael Deeter
Feb 53 min read


Axis Hill Country
“You brought your bow?” My guide asked me, just as he spit out his chewing tobacco a little too close to my boots. “Yeah. I brought my...
Cole Burton
Jan 223 min read


2-Ply
Dan had just finished MacGyvering my Remington 870 16-gauge shotgun to my bird vest, allowing me the use of a trekking pole for the...
Edgar Castillo
Jan 174 min read


Ghost of the Limpopo
The African sun beat down with unrelenting intensity, baking the red soil of the Limpopo province. Even in the early morning, the heat...
Doug Pelton
Jan 124 min read


California Isn't Completely F*cked... Yet
“I’m telling you, when I was stationed out in Southern California, I saw the most beautiful landscapes, experienced the best food, rode...
Jacob Fehr
Dec 31, 20244 min read


Pawn Shop Score
My father holds a lot of titles; father, husband, grandfather, business-owner, follower-of-Christ, beekeeper, hunter, he’s an original...
Dylan Hayward
Dec 21, 20246 min read


Red Stags in the Rain
Niall motioned me to crawl toward him. As I crept forward, low to the ground, through the water and the mud I could feel the cold seeping...
Doug Pelton
Dec 6, 20244 min read


Hits & Misses
Ruark worked in front of me like a dog that had been chasing pheasants longer than he has- he quartered only steps ahead, following bird...
Sophia Peterson
Nov 30, 20244 min read


This is Africa
It’s a funny thing, bonding over shared history with someone from another culture. I was in Namibia, on my first safari. It happened to...
Bradley Johnson
Nov 24, 20243 min read


Indy's Gun
Growing up, I didn’t have a whole lot of common interests with my father. Sure we hunted deer in the fall and birds once the winter chill...
Caleb Daniels
Nov 15, 20243 min read


The Bird Boys
In Latino America, where wingshooting can be synonymous with triple digit totals of wildfowl shot, it is the unsung bird boys who are...
Edgar Castillo
Nov 7, 20243 min read


A Call for Unity in Rural America
As the 2024 harvest wraps up and hunters begin to arrive, I’m reminded of the pivotal role we play in each other’s lives. I own and...
Adam S
Nov 2, 20243 min read
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