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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.

GuideOutdoorsWes DunbarOct 11, 20265 min

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

Cold water kills paddlers in the first minute, long before hypothermia. Dress for the water, wear the jacket, and practice your rescue before you need it.

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Plan a cook for eight people

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GuideSportsSam OrtizSep 30, 20266 min

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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Hunting & Shooting7 min read

In warm weather, skip the hang and get the deer on ice

Your granddad hung deer in the barn for a week. He also hunted in November. In September, the clock runs faster and the rules change.

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Where does your best time with your kids happen?

GuideOutdoorsSam OrtizOct 11, 20265 min

Every Kid Gets a Pack, and Four Things Go in It

A whistle, a snack, a warm layer and a card with your number. It weighs almost nothing and it's built for the worst twenty minutes of the day.

GuideSportsMarcus ValeSep 30, 20266 min

Hand Your Kid a Pencil and Baseball Finally Makes Sense

A box score is a whole game folded into a few inches of type. Teach your kid to write one and you'll never lose them in the fifth inning again.

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GuideHunting & ShootingWes DunbarOct 2, 20267 min

No hoist at camp? Let the hide be your cutting board

The ground method breaks a deer into clean, bagged quarters with a tarp, a sharp knife and about an hour. Nothing to hang it from required.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

GuideOutdoorsSam OrtizOct 11, 20265 min

When your kid disappears on a trail, stop before you run

The first three minutes decide how this goes. Most parents do the one thing that makes it worse: they sprint.

GuideSportsCal BrennanSep 30, 20266 min

Backyard Speed Drills Only Work on Fresh Legs

Most backyard speed sessions are conditioning in disguise. Short sprints, long rest and a tennis ball will do more for a young athlete.

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

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GuideHunting & ShootingDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

Buy the Bullet, Not the Caliber

What to feed your rifle, shotgun and carry gun, by the animal you're hunting and the room you're standing in.

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GuideOutdoorsWes DunbarOct 8, 20266 min

Pitching a Tent in the Rain Without Soaking Everything You Own

The rookie builds a swimming pool with a door. The veteran builds a roof first and is drinking coffee in twenty minutes. Be the veteran.

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When did you last ask for a raise?

StorySportsMarcus ValeSep 30, 20267 min

Nobody Owns the Stanley Cup, and That's the Whole Point

Every other champion gets a new trophy. Hockey hands back the same one, with your name hammered into it. The history explains why it still means more.