Winchester Model 88: Rare, Valuable & Still Used in the Deer Woods
The Winchester Model 88, introduced in 1955, is (like the Winchester Model 1873) a timeless design that has yet to...
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Sydney Pollack: The Man Who Called Action on Jeremiah Johnson
When cancer cut his life short at age 73 in 2008, Sydney Pollack could look back on a life of...
How Jeremiah Johnson Turned From Pulp to Cinematic Legend
Sometimes—but not very often—the words of one author can become a movie. That happens in the event of an original...
Jeremiah Johnson Turns 50: Revisiting the Definitive Mountain Man Movie
“His name was Jeremiah Johnson, and they say he wanted to be a mountain man.” As we hear those words...
Smoky Mountain Knife Works, The Big Knife Store with Mountain Life Vibe
On a backpacking trip in Alaska, I found the broken base of a moose antler. It gathered dust until I...
Horace Kephart Is Known as One of the Founding Fathers of Bushcrafting
Horace Kephart (1862-1931), famous as the “Dean of American Camping,” began his professional life focused on scholarly pursuits. At a...
The Two-Pound Wilderness Survival Kit Contains Life Saving Essentials
Those who go into the outdoors prepared rarely need rescuing, but when they do it’s usually not a disaster story....
7-Step Field Expedient Frog Gig Pole With the AA Forge Mini Kephart Knife
Anyone with an interest in bushcrafting knows the origin of the topic. Before it was camp craft it was necessary...
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Quill Master Hand Crafts Gear The Native American Way
A lot of people think of beadwork as being the quintessential Native American decorative art, but long before Europeans brought...
Build Your Own 2-Man Buck Tower Hunting Blind
A well-built, permanent, weather-proof blind, large enough for two people, is high on many rural property owner’s lists. They find...
Best Ammo of 2020: The Ballistic’s Best Editors’ Selects Awards
The following is from the 2020 edition of Ballistic's Best Magazine. Inside, our experts rank the latest and greatest firearms...