Article reposted from BaseMap.com Pressure canning is a great way to preserve the tougher cuts of wild game meat such as the neck, chuck, or round or make room in the freezer for the current year’s harvest. It's a relatively simple process that just takes a little time, a few tools, and minimal ingredients. The result is shelf-stable meat that can be used in stews and stews or heated and served with rice, potatoes, noodles, or vegetables. Since meat is a low-acid food, pressu

As sportsmen and sportswomen, it is our responsibility to make sure we maintain sportsmanship. As shooting and hunting techniques evolve, we can sometimes get caught up in the whirlwind of "what the cool kids are doing." Over the last couple of years, I’ve had the opportunity to practice long-range shooting (very limited compared to many) and I’ve noticed an increase in the number of people shooting farther and farther. EVERY year there is a new rifle that’s better than the l

I don’t know about you, but the idea of going hunting on my own terrified me! I think a lot of it comes from when I was growing up, my dad, probably coming from a place of fear, told me that I was never allowed to go hunting by myself! I never even really thought about it as something I’d ever do, or even want to do. Even as I got older and was in high school, he stressed how dangerous it was. Of course, I argued because my friends did it all the time, so why couldn’t I?! He