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...
The Best Time to Go Predator Hunting

The Best Time to Go Predator Hunting

There is no better time for predator hunting than now!  Are you ready for the challenge? Coyote Time Overhead, southward bound February night clouds played peek-a-boo with the narrow crescent moon. Frigid north winds swirled about the comforting campfire’s flame...
If Social Media Fact-Checked Outdoorsmen

If Social Media Fact-Checked Outdoorsmen

If social media started fact-checking the posts we dedicate to exaggerating our outdoor prowess, hunters and anglers would be out of business. “There is, among hard-core fishermen, a conviction that the truth, like pure water and the fish that live in it, is a...
The Best Super Bowl Commercial Ever

The Best Super Bowl Commercial Ever

The best Super Bowl commercial ever for outdoorsmen and women aired this year as Bass Pro CEO Johnny Morris encourages Americans to get back to nature. The outdoor industry is finally bringing the sporting and outdoors lifestyle to the mainstream media during the best...
The Landmark Vine

The Landmark Vine

I believe most of us who love spending time in the outdoors have places or even landmarks that for one reason or another have become special to us through the years. I’ve written often about a 250-acre piece of outdoor paradise within a mile of my house that I’ve...