Publication/Issue: American Frontiersman

Our author tested the SIG Sauer Cross hunting deer in rough country.

Testing the SIG Sauer Cross in the Wilds of the Appalachian Mountains

There is a joke among hunters who visit West Virginia. “If you flatten West Virginia and roll it out, it ...

Best Chicken Wing Recipes for the Grill, Oven, Pan or Air Frier

Back in late May of 2021, when our country started to emerge from pandemic hibernation, there was a nationwide shortage ...

Testing the Vudu 1-6x24 FFP Grey on a lever-action rifle.

Running the Vudu 1-6x24mm FFP Grey on a Marlin 1895 SBL

Editor's Note: We recently ran a story detailing a full range session with the new Marlin 1895 SBL. For that ...

Working the lever on the Marlin 1895 SBL.

REVIEW: Putting Rounds Through the New Marlin 1895 SBL Lever-Action

It was during the year 2020 that lever-gun enthusiasts finally got the news about what was to become of the ...

The Summer 2022 issue of American Frontiersman.

American Frontiersman Summer 2022: Coming in Hot, Loaded for Bear!

How calm and cool would you be if that was you depicted on the cover of our summer 2022 edition ...

The Winchester 88, introduced in 1955, was handsomely embellished with a hand-checkered diamond pattern stock and forend. The first models were chambered in .308 Winchester, the caliber in which most Model 88s are found today.

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 ...

Fish On: Use These Simple Lessons to Catch More Fish!

My four buddies and I figured we’d stringer only the best five trout for supper. As I recall, four of ...

Jeremiah Johnson director Sydney Pollack.

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 ...

The story how Jeremiah Johnson went from page to screen.

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 Quotes: The Immortal Lines That Made a Movie Classic

In the movie Sunset Boulevard the aging movie star Norma Desmond laments, “We didn’t need voices then; we had faces.” ...

B83M2T Jeremiah Johnson Year: 1972 - USA Robert Redford Director: Sydney Pollack. Image shot 1972. Exact date unknown.

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 ...

The Case Winkler Pack Axe is a no-nonsense design that is all performance.

The Case Winkler Pack Axe is a Battle-Born and Field Proven Axe Design

If you have been following Case Knives the past few years, you have likely noticed their American Heroes Knife Series. ...

Smoky Mountain Knife Works storefront in Sevierville, TN.

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 one of the first outdoors writers and lived what he wrote.

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 2-pound survival kit fits easily into a fishing vest, hunting coat or day pack.

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. ...

The Mini Kephart Knife, from AA Forge Handmade Knives, is a diverse little knife worthy of its namesake.

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 ...

Shawn Webster has great attention to detail in his unique pieces.

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 ...

EZ Brackets are heart of frame construction

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 ...

Why the Pipe Tomahawk Is Still One of the Coolest Weapons Ever

This might come as a surprise, but the amazing pipe tomahawk in these photos isn’t from a museum collection. It ...

6 High-Quality Takedown Rifles for Easy Transport

Takedown rifles are guns that can easily be broken into two much shorter sub-assemblies that can be more easily stored ...