The Bear Slayer

The Bear Slayer

A hunter extraordinaire, Ben Lilly was regarded by his contemporaries as one of the greatest bear-slayers of his time.

Roasted Wild Boar Leg with Mustard Caper Sauce

Roasted Wild Boar Leg with Mustard Caper Sauce

This roasted wild boar recipe brings out the rich, savory flavors of the game meat with its tangy mustard caper sauce. As anyone who has eaten wild boar will testify, it doesn’t taste like domestic pork or “chicken.” Wild boar meat has a concentrated...
Everything You Need to Know About Cast Iron Cooking

Everything You Need to Know About Cast Iron Cooking

From properly seasoning and cleaning your cast iron skillet to tried-and-true recipes, this is your guide to the best cast iron cooking. “Nein! Keine seife!” Sternly blurted my grandfather. The tone of his voice surprised me so, I almost dropped the heavy, dark cast...
Competition Tips Off for Sporting Classics TV

Competition Tips Off for Sporting Classics TV

Competition Tips Off for Sporting Classics TV – Outdoor Series Selected to Waypoint TV’s Series Showdown The hit outdoor series Sporting Classics with Chris Dorsey has been selected to the second annual Waypoint TV Series Showdown, which pits the streaming channel’s...
What’s Your Favorite Hunt?

What’s Your Favorite Hunt?

It’s not what I’m hunting so much as where I’m hunting. And it’s not where I’m hunting so much as that I’m hunting. “Ron, what is your favorite hunt? What do you like to hunt most?” Readers and viewers often ask me that. It’s a legitimate question for which I’ve never...
Making Tools Out of Turkey

Making Tools Out of Turkey

By crafting knives, totes and other useful tools, you are taking an extra step as an ethical hunter by making the fullest possible use of your bird. Among turkey hunting enthusiasts, beards which dangle a foot from a turkey’s breast or have the breadth of the spine of...
Roosevelt and the Rough Riders

Roosevelt and the Rough Riders

Roosevelt’s cowboy cavalry, the Rough Riders, and their victory at the Battle of San Juan Hill made Roosevelt the most famous man in America in 1898. Back East, Theodore Roosevelt co-chaired a commission to beautify Niagara Falls and rooted out corruption from...