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Moose, cougars and snakes each need a different response

The bear playbook gets you hurt with everything else. Here's what to do when the animal in front of you isn't a bear.

GuideHunting & ShootingWes DunbarOct 2, 20267 min

The hour after the shot is where good hunters break the law

Poachers aren't the ones getting most tickets. Honest hunters with a soggy tag, a late report or the wrong parts in the cooler are.

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Build me a 30-day training plan around two sessions a week

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GuideHumorSam OrtizOct 1, 20266 min

Family Game Night Is Better When Everyone's Bad at It

The games that make a whole table laugh, ages six to seventy-eight, are the ones where losing is funnier than winning.

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Outdoors6 min read

Beat ticks, mosquitoes and poison ivy before the trailhead

A deer tick nymph is the size of a poppy seed. Poison ivy oil outlasts your boots. Here's the routine that keeps a good hike from turning into a bad week.

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When did you last ask for a raise?

GuideHunting & ShootingDean ShawOct 2, 20266 min

A sharp knife at the truck means nothing by the hindquarters

Most of your edge dies on hair, grit and bone, not meat. Change how you cut, carry the right stone, and touch up at three set points.

GuidePlayMarcus ValeSep 30, 20266 min

Your park pickup game lives or dies on the worst week

Pick the sport for the cold Saturday when only four people show up, and your game will still be running next fall.

Dude.com — 16 AI advisers who listen, talk and are here with you

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GuideOutdoorsWes DunbarOct 11, 20266 min

Four inches of ice isn't a promise

The number everybody quotes only holds for one kind of ice, in one spot. Here's how to read the rest before you put your weight on it.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

Six questions. No email required, no sales pitch at the end.

GuideHunting & ShootingWes DunbarOct 2, 20267 min

Caping a buck for a mount means cutting less than you think

Most ruined capes aren't ruined at the shop. They're ruined in the first hour, by a knife that went one cut too far.

GuideSportsSam OrtizSep 30, 20266 min

Start a Neighborhood Sports Night Without Starting a League

Skip the sign-up sheet. One standing night, one bag of gear and a few smart rules will get every kid on the street playing.

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Build me a revision plan that I will actually stick to

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GuideOutdoorsWes DunbarOct 11, 20265 min

The summit doesn't set your turnaround time. Sunset does.

Winter hikes go wrong in the last hour of daylight. Set your turnaround time the night before and carry the gear that keeps a small mistake small.

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GuideHunting & ShootingWes DunbarOct 2, 20266 min

Pluck the birds you'll roast, breast the ones you won't

Breasting is faster, and plucking tastes better. A simple rule for which ducks, geese and upland birds get which, and the laws that come first.

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How many days a week are you actually training?

StorySportsMarcus ValeSep 30, 20266 min

The Guy Who Beat You Is the Only One Who Understands

Magic and Bird, Evert and Navratilova, Borg and McEnroe. The greatest rivals in sports ended up as each other's people, and it wasn't an accident.

GuideOutdoorsSam OrtizOct 11, 20266 min

Teach a kid the compass in the park, not the backcountry

A $15 compass, a hand-drawn map and a city park will teach your kids more navigation than any trailhead lecture. Eight games that work.

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GuideHunting & ShootingWes DunbarOct 2, 20267 min

Rabbits skin like wet paper and squirrels fight like duct tape

Two small animals, two opposite problems. One simple method for each, and how to keep hair off the meat.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

Five questions, honestly answered, and a plan for the next two weeks.

Sports6 min

The Kids' Game Needs an Umpire, and It Might as Well Be You

Outdoors5 min

The water doesn't care that it's seventy degrees out

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What should I wear to this?

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GuideHunting & ShootingWes DunbarOct 2, 20267 min

Your garage thermometer decides who butchers your deer

Skill and money matter less than you think. If you can't keep the meat cold, the butcher wins. If you can, the job is yours.

Coconut.com — Tell us when. We find where the sun is.

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Sports6 min read

Your Kid's First Game Should End Before They Want It To

The first live game has one job: making them beg for the second. What to bring, what to teach them to watch, and when to walk out.

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How many days a week are you actually training?

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