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How to Make Coffee Over a Campfire: 3 Easy Methods
How to Make Coffee Over a Campfire: 3 Easy Methods
There’s nothing better than coffee around a campfire. Here are three simple ways to make great campfire coffee using a percolator, cowboy coffee, or pour-over—no electricity required. Read more...
7 Ways to Make Coffee While Camping
7 Ways to Make Coffee While Camping
Percolator, pour-over, cowboy coffee—or just keep it simple with instant. We broke down 7 easy ways to make coffee while camping, whether you’re at the campground, in the backcountry, or... Read more...
How to make Apple Pie Moonshine!
How to make Apple Pie Moonshine!
A fall camp classic in a Mason jar. This easy Apple Pie Moonshine recipe combines apple cider, cinnamon, brown sugar and Everclear for a smooth, hard-hitting drink made for cool... Read more...
bass fishing tactics
Best New Bass Fishing Tactics to Try in 2025
Here are the best bass fishing tactics to try in 2025! Read more...
Top 10 places in the US to view the solar eclipse April 8th!
Top 10 places in the US to view the solar eclipse April 8th!
Here's where to see the total solar eclipse! Read more...
10 Top Places to Catch a State Record Bluegill for 2024
10 Top Places to Catch a State Record Bluegill for 2024
Ready for a state record bluegill? Read more...
High Elevation Charm: Top 10 Places to Stay in Crested Butte, Colorado
High Elevation Charm: Top 10 Places to Stay in Crested Butte, Colorado
Headed to Colorado? Stay in Crested Butte! Read more...
Christmas Coffee - Anyone else need whiskey for the Holidays?
Christmas Coffee - Anyone else need whiskey for the Holidays?
A little Dripfish Coffee mixed with some Christmas cheer (whiskey) creates a boatload of holiday freaking magic.  There's nothing quite like a warm, spiced coffee on a cold Christmas morning.... Read more...
Here's what to do if you encounter a Bigfoot while deer hunting
Here's what to do if you encounter a Bigfoot while deer hunting
Would you shoot? Read more...
Here are the top 5 animals most likely to kill you in the US
Here are the top 5 animals most likely to kill you in the US
Keep your head on a swivel! Read more...
Maple Syrup and Coffee? Yes, it's a thing and here's a Recipe!
Maple Syrup and Coffee? Yes, it's a thing and here's a Recipe!
Coffee with Maple Syrup. It's a thing Read more...
La Trucha, A Single Origin Coffee from Mexico, is like nothing you've tasted before
La Trucha, A Single Origin Coffee from Mexico, is like nothing you've tasted before
One heck of good cup of coffee. Read more...
New Idaho Steelhead Record Has Just Been Caught!
New Idaho Steelhead Record Has Just Been Caught!
This is one big fish! Read more...
Black Bear Swats Man Inside Aspen Kitchen
Black Bear Swats Man Inside Aspen Kitchen
Wrong place, wrong time... Read more...
Police Officer Kills Pet Deer, Town Now in Turmoil Over the Incident
Police Officer Kills Pet Deer, Town Now in Turmoil Over the Incident
Not so sure this had to happen... Read more...
Is the .270 the best overall caliber for deer hunting?
Is the .270 the best overall caliber for deer hunting?
Here's our pick. Read more...
Why You Shouldn't Eat Deer Infected with CWD, But You Still Can...
Why You Shouldn't Eat Deer Infected with CWD, But You Still Can...
To each their own... Read more...
Destitute Chinese fisherman hauls in rare fish worth $400,000
Destitute Chinese fisherman hauls in rare fish worth $400,000
This story sounds a little made up... Read more...
Man Punches Kangaroo in the face that is Drowning his Dog
Man Punches Kangaroo in the face that is Drowning his Dog
We'd punch it also... Read more...
Does smoking while deer hunting scare away deer?
Does smoking while deer hunting scare away deer?
Here's a controversial topic... Read more...
Woman gets beat up by Mule Deer
Woman gets beat up by Mule Deer
Don't get in the news like this... Read more...
Lakeside Latte: A coffee bourbon cocktail any barista would enjoy
Lakeside Latte: A coffee bourbon cocktail any barista would enjoy
Let's get ready for colder weather! Read more...
Clear Bigfoot Pictures and Video Captured on Colorado Train Ride
Clear Bigfoot Pictures and Video Captured on Colorado Train Ride
Finally...proof Bigfoot is real?? Read more...
Monster Lahontan Cutthroat Caught and Released at Pyramid Lake
Monster Lahontan Cutthroat Caught and Released at Pyramid Lake
This is one big fish... Read more...
Likely State Record Pink Salmon Caught and Released in Ohio
Likely State Record Pink Salmon Caught and Released in Ohio
Here's the one that got away, literally... Read more...
California to hire snipers in helicopters to cull mule deer population
California to hire snipers in helicopters to cull mule deer population
In a plan that can only come from California... Read more...
Lost in the Woods? This Man Got Drunk and Phoned in a Fake Bear Attack
Lost in the Woods? This Man Got Drunk and Phoned in a Fake Bear Attack
Here's one way to go about it! Read more...
5 ways Blockchain Can Change the Outdoors Industry
5 ways Blockchain Can Change the Outdoors Industry
Crypto is here to stay. Read more...
Camper Shoots at Bigfoot in Mammoth Cave National Park
Camper Shoots at Bigfoot in Mammoth Cave National Park
So in other news... Read more...
Girl Goes Elk Hunting Instead of Graduation Party
Girl Goes Elk Hunting Instead of Graduation Party
How cool is this? Read more...
Dripfish Coffee is specialty grade...What does that even mean?
Dripfish Coffee is specialty grade...What does that even mean?
Specialty grade coffee vs the grocery store... Read more...
10 Best Ground Blinds for Deer Hunting Found on Amazon
10 Best Ground Blinds for Deer Hunting Found on Amazon
Ready for a ground blind? Read more...
Homemade Pumpkin Pie Moonshine? Here's the recipe!
Homemade Pumpkin Pie Moonshine? Here's the recipe!
Let's take on this colder weather together. Read more...
10 great public access fishing spots on Michigan's Pere Marquette
10 great public access fishing spots on Michigan's Pere Marquette
Ready to fish one of the best river in the US? Read more...
How Effective Is Expensive Deer Hunting Camo, Really?
How Effective Is Expensive Deer Hunting Camo, Really?
Spoiler alert - it's not. Read more...
Is it a Fog or a Dox? Could this be the first ever dog-fox hybrid?
Is it a Fog or a Dox? Could this be the first ever dog-fox hybrid?
Here's something you don't see every day. Read more...
Here's the best recipe for Homemade Apple Pie Moonshine
Here's the best recipe for Homemade Apple Pie Moonshine
Let's blow some minds! Read more...
Yeah...Rope Cutting Bungee Jumping is a Thing
Yeah...Rope Cutting Bungee Jumping is a Thing
Ready to try something entirely stupid? Read more...
283lb IGFA All Tackle Record Alligator Gar, Caught on 6lb Line
283lb IGFA All Tackle Record Alligator Gar, Caught on 6lb Line
This is one heck of an alligator gar. Read more...
Bill introduced to block Biden's Plan to Defund School Archery and Hunting Programs
Bill introduced to block Biden's Plan to Defund School Archery and Hunting Programs
elections have consequences... Read more...
Idalia Displaces Flamingos to Tennessee and Other Southern States
Idalia Displaces Flamingos to Tennessee and Other Southern States
Want to go see some flamingos? Read more...
Surviving a coyote pack attack: Let's kick some ass
Surviving a coyote pack attack: Let's kick some ass
Lets fight some coyotes! Read more...
Microfishing: A Tiny World of Big Adventures
Microfishing: A Tiny World of Big Adventures
Yes, microfishing is a thing. Read more...
PA man bloodied as he escorts black bear off his property
PA man bloodied as he escorts black bear off his property
Don't try this at home. Read more...
In Svalbard, you are required to carry a firearm. The reason is terrifying
In Svalbard, you are required to carry a firearm. The reason is terrifying
Who wants to go to Svalbard? Read more...
What makes muskie fishing so exciting? This.
What makes muskie fishing so exciting? This.
For a lot of muskie fishermen, just this would be considered a pretty good day.  The thrill of experiencing a massive muskie closely tailing your fishing lure is a heart-pounding... Read more...
Get ready for adventure with one of these top ranked camping tents
Get ready for adventure with one of these top ranked camping tents
Pick one of these for a great camping tent. Read more...
Here's how to survive a mountain lion attack, just in case....
Here's how to survive a mountain lion attack, just in case....
Here's how to survive a mountain lion attack! Read more...
Top 5 underrated fall travel destinations for outdoorsy couples
Top 5 underrated fall travel destinations for outdoorsy couples
Here's some fall destinations ideas just for couples! Read more...
peeing while deer hunting
Does peeing while deer hunting scare away deer?
Sometimes, you just have to pee while deer hunting. Does it make a difference?  When it comes to deer hunting, myths and misconceptions often abound, and one of the most... Read more...