This past April, as the first COVID lockdowns were being put in place, I took a road trip to Montana. I figured, if I’m supposed to isolate myself from others, I may as well go somewhere where not seeing any other people is a bonus. So off I went into the backcountry of the Big
“That will either be the best deal ever or a really painful lesson in buying cheap gear,” TUP Founder Karl Hylle told me as he looked over my new tent, doubt etched on his face. I’d found the ALPS Mountaineering Greycliff, a two-man, three-season tent, aggressively discounted online and planned to use it on my
Duck opener is just a few weeks away, upland season follows close behind, and in some places early goose season has already begun. It’s time to break out the shotgun and get some practice in so you can be effective when the birds start flying. But thanks to the Coronavirus pandemic, trap clubs around the
Hunting varmints like coyotes, jackrabbits, or prairie dogs doesn’t require anything special to succeed. Just about any rifle, in almost any caliber, can get the job done. But like any pastime, there’s playing and there’s excelling. CZ’s new 527 Varmint MTR—available in .223 Rem or 6.5 Grendel—elevates a shooter’s potential for dead-on accurate shots at
Teddy Roosevelt once famously said, “Speak softly and carry a big stick.” He meant that to reflect his style of foreign policy, but that wisdom applies to hunters and outdoorsmen in the field, too. Especially when it comes to entering the habitat of critters that can hunt you as well as you can hunt them, it
Turns out, body armor serves as a superb platform upon which to mount all your must-have hunting gear. When gearing up for a backcountry elk hunt, I ran into a problem: My pack’s cummerbund precluded access to my belt, where I’d normally keep a holster or knife scabbard. That left only my legs and chest
