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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.

GuideBRO for HerNina Castellan23 Sept 20266 min

The household paperwork you should find in ten minutes

A binder, a fireproof box, and one index page. What goes in each, what couples get wrong, and the dry run that proves it works.

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GuidePlayMarcus Vale23 Sept 20266 min

Whittling by the fire with one knife and a block of basswood

Four cuts, one cheap Swedish knife and a bag of shavings is the whole hobby. The rest is just sitting still long enough to finish something.

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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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How often do you see your closest friends?

GuideBRO for HerNina Castellan23 Sept 20266 min

Get paid to learn a trade, and what the first year asks

Electrician, welder, plumber: how the apprenticeships actually work, what the gear costs you, and the parts nobody warns you about.

GuidePlayMarcus Vale23 Sept 20266 min

Buy the boat you can load by yourself

Aluminum jon boat, canoe, or kayak - the honest trade-offs, what to check before you hand over cash, and the mistake that keeps a first boat in the driveway.

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GuideHunting & ShootingWes Dunbar23 Sept 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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Is your money actually in order?

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

GuideMovies & TVDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

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.

GuidePlayMarcus Vale23 Sept 20265 min

Why pickleball keeps catching men over forty

The court is 44 feet long, the ball goes slow, and somehow you'll be out there four nights a week. Start right and skip the torn calf.

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Rewrite my CV so it actually gets read

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GuideHunting & ShootingWes Dunbar23 Sept 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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GuideMovies & TVDean Shaw23 Sept 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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How often do you see your closest friends?

GuidePlayMarcus Vale23 Sept 20266 min

The rod, reel and four knots that cover freshwater fishing

One spinning setup, a handful of hooks and four knots you can tie in the dark will catch you almost anything that swims in fresh water.

GuideHunting & ShootingWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Your freezer is where most venison actually gets ruined

You did everything right in the field. Then the meat sat in a bad bag at 10 degrees for eight months. Here's how to keep a season's worth eating well.