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When the blood runs out, the tracking job starts

Most animals lost after a hit aren't lost at the shot. They're lost forty minutes later, when somebody decides there's nothing more to find.

GuideHobbiesDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

Your First Kayak and Your First Calm Lake

Rent twice, buy used, and paddle into the wind first. What a beginner kayak setup really costs and where to find people who'll paddle with you.

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GuideMovies & TVDean ShawSep 23, 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.

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Hunting & Shooting5 min read

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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GuideHobbiesCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

How to Find the Local Club for Almost Any Hobby

The club already exists in your town. It's just terrible at advertising. These are the searches, phone calls and counter conversations that turn it up.

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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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.

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GuideHobbiesDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

Start a Coin or Stamp Collection That Isn't Just a Jar

Pick a theme, spend twenty bucks, and never clean a coin. The beginner's path into two hobbies that reward patience over money.

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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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.

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GuideHobbiesCal BrennanSep 23, 20265 min

Start a Board Game Night People Actually Show Up To

One good game, a hard start time and a host who knows the rules cold will beat a shelf full of shrink-wrapped boxes every time.

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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.

GuideHunting & ShootingWes DunbarSep 23, 20265 min

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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GuideHobbiesNina CastellanSep 23, 20266 min

Social Dancing Is the Couples Hobby That Actually Sticks

Under $100 of gear, a $15 Tuesday lesson, and about three weeks of being bad at it before something clicks.

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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

Movies & TV5 min

Happy Days Still Works and the Fonz Is the Reason Why

Hunting & Shooting6 min

Calling Coyotes Without Losing Your Permission

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GuideHobbiesDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

Your First Bow Should Be Lighter Than You Think

Two numbers, one lesson, and about $350 gets you shooting arrows this month. Most beginners buy the wrong bow before they figure any of that out.

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Movies & TV5 min read

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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