Homemade Longbow

Hunting with Homemade Longbow

Bow hunting with a homemade reflex deflex longbow: This is the bow I put together back in the winter/spring of 2015. I have a link to the build-a-long video below. It has a bamboo backing and ipe belly, is 68″ tip to tip, and is currently rightly about 59# at 28″ draw. I hunted with […]

LED ice fishing

How to Add LED Lights to your Ice Fishing House

This video shows how to add LED lights to your portable ice fishing sled. I first go over materials and basic skills required, then explain exactly how I wired my personal set-up. The idea is that you will be able to take the knowledge to customize your own LED lighting set-up. You can power these […]

how to film hunts

How to Film Hunts

This instructional series on how to film hunts is designed to help raw beginners as well as those with a basic understanding of video equipment and terminology. The series is broken into 10 segments: 1) How Cameras Work 2) What type of Camera? 3) Camera Lenses 4) Supports & Audio Gear 5) Camera Functions and […]

vaporized hunting scent

The Power of Vaporized Hunting Scent

A new style of using scents for hunting has emerged, and the science suggests that it might be more effective than anything hunters have used in the past. In the past, debates on hunting scent, be-it cover scent, food, urine or estrous scent, have focused on the source of the scent and its baseā€¦ oil […]

fourth arrow camera arm

Fourth Arrow Camera Arm Review

Below is my video review of the Fourth Arrow Camera arm. This is the carbon fiber model, however, they also have a “strong arm” version made of aluminum tubing, and a professional strong arm designed to hold heavier cameras. Likely the biggest advantage that this arm brings to the table is the shoulder adjustment. The […]

hunting public land

10 Tips for Hunting Public Land – with Sean’s Outdoor Adventures

I teamed up with Sean McVeigh from Sean’s Outdoor Adventures. Our goal was to bring up a list of 10 tips that we find useful for hunting public land. Five of the ten tips are in the first video below. The other five tips are in the second video. I have a link to Sean’s […]

Feather burner

DIY Feather Burner for Traditional Archery

Feather burners are the most versatile method of shaping feathers for arrow fletching. A commercial feather burner costs about $150 new, but old transformers can pull an appropriate amount of power out of the wall to make your own burner. Train transformers work great, and old models are all over the used market. I prefer […]

Ultralight Backpacking Stove – Fire Maple Hornet FMS-300t

In the world of ultralight camping, small is king. As far as canister stoves go, this is one of the smallest and lightest options available. So how well does it actually work? And is it reliable? What are the main advantages and disadvantages of the Fire Maple Hornet? After all, Fire Maple isn’t a very […]