You don’t have to be a scent-control junkie to appreciate a good pair of rubber hunting boots. They’re perfect for those late-season whitetail hunts when you need to layer extra socks, run some toe warmers, and keep your scent to a minimum. But, they’re also necessary if you spend a lot of time in warm, swampy conditions. Unlike application-specific boots, you can use a good uninsulated pair all year round.However you use them, rubber boots should keep your feet dry above all. Over the past few decades I’ve had the opportunity to hunt with and test the best rubber hunting…

Tommy Ballard refused to let his daughter’s disappearance fade away. After Crystal Rogers vanished in 2015, Ballard became the face of the search. He organized volunteers, worked with investigators, and publicly called out the man he believed was responsible.A year later, while hunting with his grandson, Ballard was shot and killed.The attack was precise. Intentional. And, to many, not a coincidence.As investigators worked to unravel both cases, one question loomed over everything: was Tommy Ballard murdered because he got too close to the truth?Got a tip about this case or know about another you think we should cover? Send us…

On May 15, 1896 a tornado — now estimated as a F5 — killed 78 people in and near Sherman, Texas.  This was part of a multi-week tornado outbreak in the South and Midwest.  Pictured above is the first-ever photograph of a tornado, taken in 1884. — May 15, 1911: The U.S. Supreme Court dissolved Standard Oil and upheld the Sherman Antitrust Act. — And on May 15th, 1942, gasoline rationing began in 17 Eastern states as an attempt to help the American war effort during World War II. The main concern behind the rationing scheme was conserving scarce imported rubber,…

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) posted proposed changes to form 4473 on May 8. If approved the modifications would make the required paperwork high-speed, low-drag compared to the current version by shaving three pages from the paperwork. It would eliminate a lot of the previous form’s confusing redundancy­, trimming questions for both the purchaser/transferee and FFL. Readers can get a look at what the draft version looks like here. Enthusiasts will not see it in use at FFLs anytime soon, however. The public comment period ends on Aug. 6, and approved changes will reflect in the…

There’s something deeply satisfying about coming home from a hunt with more than just meat in your game bag. Historically, hunters in the French countryside paired wild game with foraged mushrooms in a rustic preparation known as “Chasseur sauce,” which literally translates to “hunter’s sauce.”Today it’s typically made with chicken simmered directly in the sauce, but I prefer to treat wild turkey breast a little differently. Pan-roasting the breast gives it a beautifully browned crust while keeping the meat tender and juicy, and it leaves just enough fond in the skillet to build a quick mushroom sauce with white wine,…

I was lying on my stomach in the damp grass with a stock in my shoulder and my eye to the scope. An old college-ruled notebook was in front of me with a page full of what appeared to be the scribbles of a mad scientist, full of equations, graphs and scratched-out mistakes. There was a slight breeze coming from my left that kept speeding up and slowing down with little hope of steadying out, so I had to get my timing right. If I waited too long, all of those notes I took would mean nothing. If I were…

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On May 14, 1787, delegates met in Philadelphia to draft the Constitution of the United States. — May 14th, 1686 was the birthday of Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, who invented the thermometer. — We are running a two-week-long sale in all of our percussion revolvers at Elk Creek Company, with deep discounts. This sale will end on Monday, May 18th, 2026. Please note that there are cartridge conversion cylinders available for many of these guns — particularly the Ruger Old Army revolvers and the Pietta and Uberti brand clones of the Remington Model 1858. This provides a great opportunity to acquire un-papered…

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The COVID pandemic brought a halt to many of the reproductions of classic American firearms made in Italy. One victim of the temporary factory shutdowns was Pietta’s Starr black powder revolvers. Late last year, Pietta announced it would be re-introducing their Starr revolver in both its double-action and single-action form, and now, the guns are finally arriving stateside. Late last year, Pietta announced that it would be re-introducing its Starr black powder revolvers. The double-action version is pictured. Designed by Ebenezer Starr of the Starr Arms company, the double-action Model 1858 used a unique design where the front “trigger” cocked…