The Power Of Success. Hunting and Fishing With Kids


If you have taken a child hunting or fishing, you know how quickly they will get bored.  Heck, that’s the case with any activity and kids.  But when we are trying to instill the passion for the outdoors with our children, the easiest way to have a successful outing. For this Father’s Day, I had something happen that was very rare…

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Outdoors Products Canyon Weather Defense Backpack Review

Outdoor Products Canyon Weather Defense Backpack Review


Going out for a long hunt or a 10 mile hike, the one thing we always need to a reliable and comfortable pack to carry our supplies in.  Outdoor Products offers a wide variety of packs for everyone’s needs.  I wanted something that could hold a lot of gear, be comfortable all day and also keep everything dry, so Outdoor…

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Off Season Training. Where To Start?


As hunters, we all realize that it takes training and preparation to make a successful hunt.  The same goes for pretty much all the outdoors.  So where do we start and how far do we take it? I will never tell anyone what they should and shouldn’t do.  As every “average hunter” out there lives a different life and has different…

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Poison Ivy Treatment in the Field


Tis the season we love being out in the woods with the weather still not too hot, some hunting going on or just going out for a hike or run.  But this is also the season for all kinds of itchy weeds that are laying low just waiting for us to walk by. Poison Ivy is probably the most common…

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Helicoptering Parents in the Outdoors


If you’re a parent then you have probably heard the term “Helicoptering Parent” or “Hovering Parent” before.  For the ones that haven’t heard of that before, it basically describes parents that are extremely over protective of their children.  It could be that they don’t let their kids ride their bike around the block or as far as not letting their…

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Average Hunter Is Back!!


So, if you have followed me over the years, you’re probably asking yourself, “What’s going on here with bringing back the old site?”.  Well, not much really.  I just decided that I missed writing and I wasn’t getting much or any of that done at Average Outdoorsman.  All the free time I had been spent just keeping Average Outdoorsman running,…

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Flambeau Outdoors Heated Gloves and Hot Feet Insoles Review


Cold hands and cold feet has to be the biggest issue all outdoorsmen have when venturing into the outdoors during the winter months.  Flambeau Outdoors has come out with some battery operated gear that will solve the problems we have with the cold.  Flambeau Outdoors introduces the Heated Gloves Kit and the Hot Feet Heated Insoles. I am a lifelong sufferer…

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boy shooting crossbow

Whats the real complaints with crossbows?


What’s the big deal with Crossbows? Do they allow a hunter to take a 200 yard shot? Can you shoot a bolt (crossbow arrow) into a mountain side like in the movies? Can they really do any of that stuff we have all come know from watching all the 007 movies? I am no expert, but from what I understand,…

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