00:00:00 Speaker 1: I don’t think you can underplay the importance of fitness. And you know, just one you’re gonna be better off. You’re gonna get in the woods a little bit easier in the mornings, get out of the woods once again. My add in the middle of the day. I feel better if we’re at hunt camp to get some fitness in the middle of the day. I know, birds hammering little debbies, but. 00:00:21 Speaker 2: You know you earn chili dogs. We had chili dog. 00:00:23 Speaker 1: Doctor Andy Altham said, you do that. Yeah,…

Many articles in SurvivalBlog discuss reaching the point of a new normal after TEOTWAWKI when society starts to rebuild and little communities pull together. However, the majority of articles focus on getting through the event itself and not how you are going to live beyond the event. To be successful in the post-TEOTWAWKI economy you will need to have the means to produce. Without petroleum-powered combines, chemical fertilizers, centralized distribution systems, and confined animal feeding operations the food system will fall apart. It’s all powered by (relatively) cheap fuel and transport. Your food sources will be mostly reduced to whatever…

For more than half a century, the U.S. Army’s standard infantry rifle has undergone a remarkable transformation, from the battle rifles of the World War II era to the compact, modular carbines carried by soldiers today. This evolution reflects advances in technology, as well as hard-won lessons from jungle warfare in Vietnam, urban combat in Iraq and counterinsurgency operations in Afghanistan. Watch our “American Rifleman Television” feature segment above to hear the story of U.S. military small arms development from the 1950s until the present day. The M14: Refining a LegendBy the late 1950s, the M1 Garand, which had served…

00:00:07 Speaker 1: This podcast. 00:00:10 Speaker 2: Welcome to Meet Eater Trivia, the only game show where conservation always wins. I’m your host, Spencer Newhart, and today we’re joined by Jannis, Randall, Brody, Laura, Nate and Marge. This is a ten round quiz show with questions from meat eaters for verticals which are hunting, fishing, conservation, and cooking. And there’s a prize. Meat Eater will donate five hundred dollars to the conservation organization of the winner’s choosing. For our last set of the week, we looked at performance in the hunting category over the last year. As a reminder,…

00:00:14 Speaker 1: My name is Klay Nucomb and this is a production of the bear Grease podcast called The bear Grease Render, where we render down, dive deeper, and look behind the scenes of the actual bear Grease podcast. Brought to you by Takova’s Boots. I’m a cowboy boot man and I’ve been wearing Toakvas for years with the most comfortable boot I’ve ever put on. Good boots for good times. 00:00:44 Speaker 2: Welcome to the bear Grease Render. I’m bear Nukomb and I’m coming at you from the Takova’s hot seat. This podcast is presented by Takova’s…

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David A. Keene, a prominent conservative leader and NRA President from 2011 to 2013, died on March 8, 2026, at 80 years old, from pancreatic cancer. He is survived by his wife, Donna Wiesner Keene, his five children and their families. “David was an articulate and enthusiastic spokesperson for Second Amendment rights for years in his capacity as an NRA board member and a past President of the Association,” said Doug Hamlin, NRA Executive Vice President and CEO. “I was fortunate to work closely with David since he was chairman of the NRA Publications Policy Committee for the entire time…

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I became a shad addict on a quiet backwater creek in eastern North Carolina, just trying to find a way to kill time outdoors until turkey season kicked off. I was pitching a small red spoon from the bank when a hickory shad snatched it and launched itself from the water, twisting and flipping like a tiny tarpon as it tried to spit my lure. When that spoon came flying back at me mid-jump, I did what any self-respecting angler wasting time on a creek bank would do. I kept casting.Hickory shad are famous for their sudden sprints and aerial…

The North-South Skirmish Association (N-SSA) will hold its 153rd National Competition from May 15-17, 2026, at Fort Shenandoah, which is located near Winchester, Va. Member units throughout those days will compete in live-fire matches with original or authentic reproduction Civil War period muskets, carbines, breechloading rifles, revolvers, mortars and cannons. It is the largest Civil War event of its kind in the United States. The N-SSA is the nation’s oldest and largest Civil War shooting sports organization. It has 3,000 individuals that make up its 200 member units.  Each unit represents a specific Civil War regiment or unit and members…