Fly fishing for smallmouth bass is one of my favorite summertime activities. My only problem is deciding whether to…

I love sitting in treestands and commercial ground blinds. But when I'm using my longbow, I mostly still-hunt. That's…

If you shoot a compound bow, you know that your arrow rest is an integral component. You might have even found out the…

The other day a friend and I were fishing a backwoods lake that held lake trout and brook trout. We went there hoping…

Dry firing is the act of picking up and cocking an unloaded firearm and going through the motions of a shot, including…

Survey a group of traditional archers about whether they use shooting gloves or tabs and you'll get a fairly even split…

One of the great misconceptions that newcomers have about fly fishing is that it is merely about trout and flowing…

Panfish offer a great opportunity for fly anglers, especially beginners, to learn invaluable lessons. Some things go…

Back in the days of the Old West, we're told the settlers always admonished each other to keep their powder dry. Well,…

Outdoors enthusiasts always keep an eye on the weather. That's because they know that a hard rain, heavy snowfall or…

If you do a quick survey of your outdoors friends, you might be surprised to discover how many have had to deal with…

Modern anglers are lucky. The days of heavy, ill-fitting fishing waders are long gone. Those relics, which cracked with…