Salmon Fishing While fishing in Alaska , your experienced guide exposes you to a variety of fishing opportunities and methods.
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Yeah, you’re gonna need to dry that gear out.
Today’s Universal Fly Fishing Tip is one that most anglers know, but few actually follow through on. After a day or a week or fishing, make sure you dry out your gear well.
Gear that gets stored wet gets nasty. Waders stink, rod socks mildew, flies rust and [...]
This is our weekly point, counter point post on various Sportsmen issues from both sides.
In 1971, an unprecedented public outcry moved Congress to unanimously pass the Wild Free-Roaming Horse and Burro Act, granting federal protection to America’s wild horses and burros as “living symbols of the historic and pioneer spirit of the West.
Today there are [...]
This is going to be our weekly point, counter point post on various Sportsmen issues from both sides.
The first issue that we are discussing and looking for our readers feedback is on the Gray wolf. Do you feel the Gray Wolf should have been reintrduced in Idaho and Montana? If you had asked me back in [...]
Simple is good.
In lots of trout fishing situations, you don’t need a drag system that’s capable of stopping a locomotive. There, we said it!
Slapping a mega-reel on a lightweight trout rod isn’t going to result in an outfit that’s well-balanced. And really, you don’t need all that technology most of the time.
If you’re targeting trout [...]
In western Mongolia, an ancient tradition of hunting with Golden Eagles is still alive. We know from history that Genghis Khan had 1,000 hunting birds – eagles, falcons and gyrfalcons – and so did Kubla Khan. There were protected areas in the steppe marked with stones where only the khans were allowed to hunt.
The [...]
Read the rest of this post >>Wyoming is on the verge of passing two key pieces of gun rights legislation. HB-95, The Wyoming Firearms Freedom Act, and HB-113 “Alaska-style” permit-less concealed carry, are facing an up-or-down vote before the Wyoming State House of Representatives. On Tuesday, National Association for Gun Rights Director of Operations Luke O’Dell was on hand to testify before the Wyoming State House Judiciary Committee on behalf of both HB-95, the Wyoming Firearms Freedom Act, and the HB-113, “Alaska-style” permit less carry
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A few months ago, Rick Young of Rick Young Outdoors sent me one of his E-Z Open knives to review. It was after the hunting season, so I wasn’t sure that I would be able to use it until next spring. I did do some mountain lion hunting, but we never caught a good one. [...]
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Softshells are a great compromise between warmth, comfort and breathability. The fact is, most of the time you’re on the water, a true hard shell like Gore-Tex is more waterproof, but less breathable and comfortable than it needs to be. Hoods are great because they keep rain, cold air, wind and badly-cast flies off [...]
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No matter what your outdoor passion is, chances are Columbia Sportswear has apparel that will fit your needs. A very diverse brand, which makes everything from heavy hunting parkas to beach sandals, Columbia has proven itself as a leader in quality outdoor apparel.
Columbia may not be the brand of choice for the hardcore hunters out [...]