SOG Knives, which was established by Spencer Frazer in 1986, is celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2026. His affinity for axes, knives and other hand tools took hold while he was in the Boy Scouts. Between earning merit badges and ultimately launching what would become one of the industry’s foremost knife manufacturers, he graduated from UCLA, established a cutting-edge audio company and worked in a “black projects division” of the aerospace defense industry. Frazer also became active in the modern art movement, getting an informal education on color and scale from several prominent artists. Majors in science and math, a…

It was already 80 degrees before the sun peeked over the horizon. I had sweat rolling like the Mississippi between my shoulder blades, but that wasn’t even the worst of it. A cloud of mosquitoes found me, buzzing in from off the pond like a formation of B-52 bombers taking aim at their target—me.Early season deer hunting in the South is a special kind of misery. It’s hot and humid, and you sweat in places you didn’t know you could sweat. Plus, the bugs are still partying like it’s midsummer. Somewhere around the tenth mosquito bite, it’s easy to start…

The National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA) today announced SIG SAUER as an official partner of the 2026 NRA Gun Bus Battleground Tour. The 2026 NRA Gun Bus Battleground Tour is NRA-ILA’s first-ever national bus campaign. The tour is taking grassroots, legislative, and political work directly to gun owners across 13 states and more than 60 planned stops, including gun stores, manufacturing facilities, ranges, college football tailgates, and community events, through Election Day on November 3, 2026. “SIG SAUER is trusted by the U.S. military, law enforcement, competitive shooters, and millions of law-abiding citizens,” said John Commerford, Executive Director of NRA-ILA. “SIG SAUER…

00:00:14 Speaker 1: My name is Clay Newcomb, 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 Tacoba’s Boots. I’m a cowboy boot man, and I’ve been wearing Tacoba’s for years. They’re the most comfortable boot I’ve ever put on. Good boots for good times. 00:00:45 Speaker 2: Action. 00:00:47 Speaker 3: Well, welcome to the Bear Grease Podcast. My name is Josh Landbridge Spielmaker. My name is not Clay Newcomb, as you…

Though the company is best known for its AR-15 components and complete firearms, North Carolina’s Bear Creek Arsenal also makes 10/22-pattern rimfires and handguns. New for 2026, it is introducing its first AK-pattern firearm with the BC-47. Bear Creek Arsenal has been producing AK barrels for other manufacturers for years, so it only made sense that they would start producing the rest of the firearms. Bear Creek Arsenal is no stranger to the AK market, having built barrels for other AK manufacturers for years. The company’s new BC-47, unsurprisingly, is built around one of its own barrels chambered in 7.62×39…

00:00:10 Speaker 1: Welcome to Meat Eater Trivia, the only game show where conservation always wins. There is a prize. Meat Eater will donate $ 500 to the conservation organization of the winner’s choosing. I’m your host, Spencer Newarth, and today we’re joined by Brody, Randall, Seth, Reva, Alyssa, and Dane. This is a 10-round quiz show with questions from Meat Eaters 4 Verticals, which are hunting, fishing, conservation, and cooking. Meat Eater Trivia is brought to you by one of my favorite beers, Bush Light. Bush Light, head for the mountains. All right, we’re starting today’s episode of the…

Voyager Technologies announced on Sept. 8 that the GOEX plant in Camp Minden, La.—the sole black powder manufacturing facility located in the United States—has been modernized and is back in production. It’s welcome news for muzzeloading enthusiasts and a relief for a U.S. military eager to source all critical materials domestically. “Every munition that depends on black powder depends on GOEX,” said Matt Kuta, president of Voyager Technologies. “There is no other domestic source and no substitute material. Scaling this capability strengthens the foundation of the defense industrial base, ensuring the nation’s supply chain.” In late 2021, Hodgdon, which took…

Summer is an unbeatable time of year for trail cameras in the whitetail woods. Deer are calm, movement is consistent, and patterns are easy to find. Unfortunately, the easy living of summer never lasts. Every year, nose-diving camera feeds make hunters across the country question everything in the critical weeks before September openers. As sudden and confusing as the photo drought often seems, the driving forces behind it are well-explained by whitetail science.Both bucks and their environments become increasingly dynamic as August draws to a close, with nearly every key component of deer movement changing all at once. The most…

It’s been a bit more than 10 years since I pulled the trigger on a TNW Firearms Aero Survival Rifle (ASR) platform for the first time. I was impressed with the ingenuity and reliability of this uncommon caliber-convertible takedown system. Since then, the company has been steadily adding modifications, upgrades and additional caliber options to its catalog. Two of the latest features make for configuration options that are unique in the pistol-caliber carbine (PCC) marketplace: a patent-pending UB1 bolt and a new, 1911-based lower receiver. The ASR is a blowback-operated, semi-automatic carbine that incorporates designs borrowed from both classic and…

MeatEater Live: The Christmas Tour! is headed your way. Steve, Janis, Clay, Brent, and Randall are gearing up to pound the pavement this December for a 6-stop tour of the Midwest, taking our live theater show to Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, and North Dakota.We’ll bring a very merry MeatEater holiday cheer with us along with our usual takes on hunting, fishing, conservation, and wild foods while delivering the laughs (and prizes). Each stop will include special guests, giveaways, and banter. As usual, we’re not recording, so you won’t see or hear this experience anywhere else.At every live event, we’ve set…