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So, wouldn’t it be nice if there was an alternative product? A product made in smaller quantities and in isolation of the ‘cheaper is better’ mindset. A product forged and durable, yet lightweight and nano-coated (i.e. water repellent and rust-resistant). A product tough enough to land a +40lb Salmon without straightening out and sharp enough out of the package to not need any hand-filing. What if I told you there was such a hook that could do all of this and much more. That this hook has never before been used in a trolling spoon application…That is, until now...  the hooks that we use on our lures are not inexpensive and they are not cheap, but they are the last hook you’ll ever want on your lures.

When I asked her for the recipe she sent me a list of ingredients. No measurements. When asked about this she simply said, “I never measured, I just added until it looked good."

A 120-130lb animal (20% of the live weight is comprised of mostly stomach, intestines, and a bit of blood) will field dress down to about +/- 100lbs . If you’re prepared to harvest the internal organs (heart, lungs, liver, kidney) then you’re talking 45lbs of meat and 55lbs of hide, bone, brain, and other tissue: What can be consumed breaks down as follows: 45lbs of pure, lean, red meat: 6-8lbs of organ meat; +/- 20lbs of steak; and 18-20lbs of ground meat.

Chili is the ultimate cold weather comfort food. The best part about chili is the ability to prepare a large batch ahead of time and freeze it. A large container of chili comes with us in our cooler for our week long adventure in the mini cabin. A staple that can warmed over a portable stove. This hunting camp delicacy can then be poured in a bread bowl. A warm, hearty treat, after a night in the woods with those you care about. Stories told around the table of our success and near misses. Moments like these make me wonder if it is the time with others that warm me or the chili.

“The Goddamn DNR” scoffs Harve Presnell’s character Albert Soady (The Movie Im’s talking bout is ‘Escanaba in da Moon...

This recipe can be used with any kind of fish. You can also use a variety of typing's. We often have bluegill and crappie fillets in our freezer so those are my go to for fish tacos.

There’s an indescribable satisfaction that comes from designing and building your own lure, taking that lure out, fishing it, and catching fish with a lure you built.

Ground venison is a lean, high protein meat. Many would argue that you need to add fat to the ground venison. Personally, I think this changes the health benefits and the taste. In order to help these burgers stay together, bread crumbs and egg are added.

Many animals, including many fish, have Tetra-chromatic color vision. This means they have four, not three, primary color cones. Tetra-chromatic color vision, having four primary color cones, requires a combination of four primary colors within an object before the object is the color white (i.e. seen as being white). In other words, four primary colors comprise the color white, not three like with humans. Any clue what the forth color is? Hint: This article is about UV vision. 

This banana bread may be the only exception for having bananas on the boat. I know, we are technically bending the no banana rule here. However, we all need a sweet treat every now and then.

It means that If Men, Women, and Children in just North America - who enjoy the sport of hunting - suddenly stopped acting like the natural predators we are, then it’s quite possible that within 10 years the Deer population would be near that of domesticated cattle (nearly 1 billion animals) and Deer (who’s population doubles every 2 years if left unchecked) would account for a significant percentage of the world’s CO2 emissions.

Either, the manufacturer pays the excise tax or you’re the one left holding the bag. We had the owner of a mid-sized...