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Hunting Calendar | How to Juggle ALL the Hunts this Fall

Hunting Calendar | How to Juggle ALL the Hunts this Fall

So many hunts…so little time. As Fall approaches, I get more excited for hunting season every day. Fall bear kicks off in late August, then there’s the glory of September archery elk hunting, and of course the rifle deer seasons come soon after that, not to mention what has become one of my favorite little windows of opportunity…the Hail-Mary December archery deer hunt. If I didn’t have work and family responsibilities, I could easily be in the field for close to four straight months in the Fall. But of course, I don’t live that life…and odds are, neither do you.

How to Win the Husband Game | 3 Things ANYONE Can Do

How to Win the Husband Game | 3 Things ANYONE Can Do

Okay, I realize I run the risk of sounding like I think I know everything about being a husband and father. I wrote just a few weeks ago about how to be a great dad, and now I have the nerve to tell everyone how I’ve mastered the husband game too??? Well, as I said in that last article, I am FAR from having this all figured out. I probably wouldn’t have even tried to write this article, except my wife kept insisting that I should (apparently, she seems to think I’m a fairly decent husband…which means my brainwashing strategy is working perfectly). So, wherever you find yourself on the relationship spectrum, here are the three ways that I try to show love to my wife every single day…

5 Tips for Camping or Hunting with Your Kids & Family

5 Tips for Camping or Hunting with Your Kids & Family

I LOVE sharing my passion for the outdoors with my family and seeing my son have some great first-time experiences, but there are those moments where the hunt is impeded, where whining is the order of the day, and where I am just ready to start a full-fledged dad-rant! So, how do you do it? How can you create awesome memories and raise your kids with a love of the outdoors without going insane? Well, I’m certainly still figuring it out, but here are five things I’ve learned that help everyone have a much better time. There will still be periods of frustration and “teachable moments” (translation: those times when you might just leave your whining son on the side of the mountain), but these ideas can help mitigate the worst of it.