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How to get on a softball roster when you know nobody

The free agent list, the bat stamp that gets you tossed, and the one position that gets a stranger on a team by Friday night.

GuideHunting & ShootingWes DunbarSep 23, 20265 min

How to load, clean and hunt a muzzleloader without guessing

One shot, one powder charge, one chance to get it right. What a smokepole asks of you before you ever climb into the stand.

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Westerns Ranked by How They Actually Play on Family Night

Twelve of the best, ordered by whether an eleven-year-old stays in the room, with the content concerns named up front.

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Start shooting trap and skeet without embarrassing yourself

What to say at the counter, which gun works, and the three mistakes that make a beginner miss the same target twenty-five times.

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GuideHunting & ShootingWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Black bear hunting, the bait argument and what to do with the meat

Bait is legal in some states and outlawed in others, bears don't leak blood like deer, and the only kitchen number that matters is 165.

GuideMovies & TVDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

Watching Every Clint Eastwood Western From Rawhide to Unforgiven

A viewing order, the content concerns said out loud, and why The Outlaw Josey Wales is the one to start your teenagers on.

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Most men can sing and most men never find out

Community choir and the church band will take you mid-season, without an audition, and you'll be useful by the third rehearsal.

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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

GuideHunting & ShootingWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Your first elk hunt is decided four months before opening day

The fitness, the calling and the pack out, from a guy who learned the hard way that killing the elk is the easy part.

GuideMovies & TVDean ShawSep 23, 20265 min

Where to Start With Gunsmoke's 635 Episodes

Twenty seasons, one marshal, and no finale. A watch plan that gets you to the great stuff without doing twenty years of homework.

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How to start fly fishing without wasting a whole season

One rod, four flies, two knots and a willingness to look foolish in a parking lot. That's the whole entry fee.

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What your hunting license actually pays for

The duck stamp, the excise tax on your ammo and the tag you never filled all feed one system. Worth knowing how it works before you complain about the price.

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GuideMovies & TVDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

Ten John Wayne Films to Watch With Your Son, in Order

Skip The Searchers on night one. Start where an eleven-year-old can get in, and work up to the hard stuff.

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Your first mountain is a timing problem, not a fitness test

Pick the right peak, start stupid early, and set a turnaround time you actually honor. The summit is the easy half.

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GuideHunting & ShootingWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Calling Coyotes Without Losing Your Permission

Coyotes come in fast, from the wrong side, and usually behind you. The harder part is still the guy who owns the gate.

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Happy Days Still Works and the Fonz Is the Reason Why

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Start climbing at the gym, end up on real rock

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GuideHunting & ShootingWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Pattern the gun, learn one call, then sit still

Spring gobblers are won on a paper target in March and lost by a hunter who moves at 9:40 a.m. Everything else is detail.

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Two Shows That Put God on Prime Time Without Apologizing

Michael Landon and Roma Downey ran faith on network television for fourteen combined seasons. What they got right, what they fudged, and where to start.

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