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Hunter Highlight – My First Time Hunting


Cameron Blevins tells us about his first time hunting with his grandfather. My first hunting trip must’ve been nearly 20 years ago now. I could hardly ask my father to hunt with me as he was so busy with his DaisySlots online casino hobby. I couldn’t have been much older than 8 and I can remember biting at the bit…

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OTW Rifle Scope Review

Rifle Scope Review – OTW 3-12X40 From Amazon


You get what you pay for. This rifle scope review proves it. When it comes to spending money, I’ll admit, I’m cheap. That also goes for buying hunting and fishing equipment. I just can’t ever justify spending the money it takes to buy high-end quality gear. Sometimes that works very well for me and other times it bites me in…

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Chasing Legends – Brown Trout in Northern Illinois


“Mystery creates wonder and wonder is the basis of man’s desire to understand” Neil Armstrong By Justin James: In my neck of the woods, there is a myth that ranks up there with Bigfoot or the Holy Grail. I’ve always heard of someone’s uncle catching brown trout from some mythical and little-known stream in northern Illinois. So I started doing…

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A CONCISE LIST OF TIPS AND TRICKS TO LEARN HOW TO FISH


Will you agree with me if I highlight “fishing” as a rewarding sport? I assume many of you would not agree with me because you would be filled with the thought that fishing would be just sitting around in a boat or on the bank expecting a bobber to go under and so on. But that’s not all about fishing.…

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Upgrading the Yak Wagon with Barricade XD Running Boards


How many of you own a car, truck or jeep and all you think about is what can I do to upgrade it?  I know I do and no matter how long I keep a vehicle, those thoughts never stop. So over the years since I got my 2009 Ford F150, there’s been a few things that have always bothered…

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Impressions of the new Wonder Tacklebox Subscription fishing box


Subscription boxes are the hot thing these day for all activities and a subscription for fishing is probably one that may top the list. Wonder Tacklebox is a new monthly subscription box that’s right up there with the best of them. Wonder Tacklebox offers one size subscription that contains $40 worth of fishing gear for $24.99 a month plus free…

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Stanley Springtime Giveaway


Get your spring started off with everything you need to celebrate the outdoors with the Average Hunter Stanley Springtime Giveaway. This complete outdoors set from Stanley includes: 16 QT Cooler Boasting more than twice the foam insulation of a typical cooler, this one holds 21 cans of your favorite brew or soda and keeps ice frozen for a whopping 36…

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Turkey hunt with Cro-Mag Outdoors - The Deception Chamber Average Hunter Matt Staser

Turkey hunt with Cro-Mag Outdoors – The Deception Chamber


Turkey hunting is all about being able to adapt to the turkeys by their sounds and their location. That’s why it’s good to hunt turkeys with a minimalistic approach to the gear you have to carry around with you. If you’re lucky enough to have a large enough population where you can go sit in a blind for the day,…

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