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Jan 25, 2025 · Kyle Evans woke up Thursday morning with an important mission: to save every possible steelhead trout from southern California’s Topanga Creek. The small coastal creek, which is home to the last remaining population of wild steelhead in the Santa Monica Mountains, was completely scorched by the ...

1 day ago · Admittedly, I’ve never been one for knee-high rubber boots. During my youth, like many whitetail hunters, I reluctantly wore them to the treestand because it was the thing to do. If I was lucky, I’d make it an hour or two before the cold set in and my toes went numb. At the time, I …

Jan 24, 2025 · There’s no better place to check the pulse of the firearms industry than at the annual SHOT Show. After several banner years for gun manufacturers, consumer demand has started to soften. That’s a good thing for us hunters and shooters, points out shooting editor John B. Snow, since those periods ...

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Aug 22, 2023 · Key Features. Made in the U.S. 3.3-inch drop point blade; CRUWEAR steel; Ambidextrous AXIS Lock; 4.3 ounces; The Benchmade Mini Adamas is a shrunken and updated version of one of Benchmade’s biggest and toughest folders, the Adamas.

Jan 5, 2024 · Bushcrafters learn to rely on a number of different primitive water collection systems. One example is a simple solar distillation setup, something OL contributor Tim MacWelch has also explained in a previous article:. To build one, place a square of clear or milky plastic (5×5 or 6×6 feet) over a three-feet-deep hole with a clean container centered in the bottom.