eeded their advice? As an outdoor writer who field tests gear, I sometimes get to play with fire and write about it.
The Faithful Sportsman Posts
Training is necessary to consistently do something right. Take firearm training, for example. To safely utilize a firearm in the proper manner you need training. I am constantly training and learning to do new things in the outdoors. The new Mantis Blackbeard is an auto-reset trigger system for the AR-15…
Day 3: Planning for the Evening Hunt After transporting Aaron’s buck back to camp, he offered to film my evening hunt and it would give me the opportunity to see a tree saddle master in action. He still had a doe tag to fill and I would be lying if…
Checklists make hunting easier, right? Coffee – ✓. Breakfast – ✓. Camo and Bow – ✓. After fist bumps at the trailhead, Aaron started his mile-long jaunt and I walked to the same tree I set up near the evening before. Get settled – ✓. Wait – ✓. Wait some…
Clean air, no traffic, and big, cornfed Nebraska whitetail deer on public land. That’s what my friend and fellow Badlands OPS member, Tim Endsley was offering when he sent me a text in September inviting me to hunt. Normally, I wouldn’t dream of planning a hunt this late in the…
If this doesn’t get you fired up about hunting public land then feel free to scroll on by. After putting in the work and hunting hard, this is awesome!
From the National Forest Websites: To better provide public and firefighter safety due to the ongoing California wildfire crisis, USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region is announcing a temporary closure of all National Forests in California. This closure will be in effect from Aug. 31, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. through September…
Archery targets take a beating. Not only from the archer, but also the weather, mainly from the sun’s punishing UV rays. As someone who lives in Southern California, and who doesn’t always bring his targets indoors (if ever), I needed a target that would withstand a heavy dose of Mother…
Flashlights have improved greatly throughout my lifetime. We no longer have to carry around large lights with D-batteries in them. I like field testing new flashlights due to hunting in the backcountry, going to my treestand before dawn, coming back from the hunt in the evening, or going after critters…
I love building arrows. Specifically, Victory Archery arrows. Like shooting my bow, it’s therapeutic and mentally stimulating. There is something about measuring, cutting carbon, truing, gluing and fletching two-three foot missiles for hunting or target archery. For years, I shot Victory Armor Piercing arrows, or VAPs as they are commonly…
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