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GuideWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Bear Country Rules That Actually Keep You Out of Trouble

Spray on your hip, food in a certified canister, and a clear plan for the ten seconds when a bear decides to close the distance.

Your first elk hunt is decided four months before opening day

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.

GuideHunting & ShootingWes Dunbar23 Sept 20265 min

Cooking venison so your kids ask for seconds

Most "gamey" deer meat is just overcooked deer meat. Fix the temperature, fix the fat, and dinner stops being a debate.

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GuideHunting & ShootingWes Dunbar23 Sept 20265 min

Rabbit and squirrel teach you more than a deer tag ever will

Cheap ammo, long seasons, and enough repetitions to actually get good. Small game is where a hunter gets made.

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Hunting & Shooting5 min read

Wind Beats Every Bottle In Your Pack

Carbon suits, ozone boxes and cover scents all have a job, but none of them outrank knowing which way the air is moving at your tree.

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GuideHunting & ShootingWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

The harness goes on before your boots leave the ground

Almost nobody falls out of the seat. They fall on the sticks, in the dark, with a bow in one hand. Here's the system that stops it.

GuideHunting & ShootingWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Your best deer stand is the one you can reach in the dark

Scout your walk-in before you scout the sign, hang for the wind you actually get, and then do almost nothing for the first gray hour.

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

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GuideHunting & ShootingWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

How to field dress a deer without ruining the meat

The clock starts the moment the animal is down. A calm, ordered method for getting the cavity open, the heat out, and the venison home clean.

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Is your money actually in order?

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

GuideHunting & ShootingWes Dunbar22 Sept 20266 min

Cutting up your own deer without wasting half of it

What home butchering actually takes — the cold space, the tools, the legal checks, and the mistakes that cost you meat.

GuideHunting & ShootingWes Dunbar22 Sept 20266 min

Reading Sign Is a Clock, Not a Map

Most hunters can find deer sign. Far fewer can tell you when it was made, which is the only part that puts an animal in front of you.

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BRO TakeSurvival & Self-DefenseDean Shaw26 Sept 20266 min

Your Right to Bear Arms Is a Promise to Your Family

The Constitution protects your right to defend your home. It doesn't train you, store the gun, or make the plan. That part is on you.

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GuideCountry BroWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Plant fruit trees now and you'll eat from them by year five

Rootstock, spacing, deer, and the two mistakes that turn a thirty-dollar bare-root tree into a dead stick by August.

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Where does your best time with your kids happen?

GuideGarden & YardWes Dunbar23 Sept 20265 min

Keeping Deer, Rabbits and Squirrels Out Without Poison

Fence heights, mesh sizes, what a repellent actually does, and the month your garden gets hit hardest depending on your zone.

BRO TakeSurvival & Self-DefenseMarcus Vale23 Sept 20266 min

The Second Amendment Is the Right That Guards the Rest

Commentary on why the right to keep and bear arms is a duty as much as a liberty, and what carrying it seriously actually costs you.

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GuideCountry BroWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Coyotes, deer and bears don't care that you bought the place

Most wildlife trouble on an acreage is a food problem wearing a fur coat. Fix the attractants first, then fence, then reach for the rifle.

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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

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What makes a work glove last more than one winter

Be a Man5 min

The alpha wolf was a stressed animal in a zoo

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Latest news · Wildlife

Bear Country Rules That Actually Keep You Out of Trouble

When the blood runs out, the tracking job starts

Hunting Camp Stories Clean Enough to Tell at Dinner

How to load, clean and hunt a muzzleloader without guessing

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

Your first elk hunt is decided four months before opening day

What your hunting license actually pays for

Cooking venison so your kids ask for seconds

Rabbit and squirrel teach you more than a deer tag ever will

Wind Beats Every Bottle In Your Pack

The harness goes on before your boots leave the ground

Your best deer stand is the one you can reach in the dark

How to field dress a deer without ruining the meat

Cutting up your own deer without wasting half of it

Reading Sign Is a Clock, Not a Map

Your Right to Bear Arms Is a Promise to Your Family

Plant fruit trees now and you'll eat from them by year five

Keeping Deer, Rabbits and Squirrels Out Without Poison

The Second Amendment Is the Right That Guards the Rest

Coyotes, deer and bears don't care that you bought the place

What makes a work glove last more than one winter

The alpha wolf was a stressed animal in a zoo