Author: Gunner Quinn

Too often, homesteading articles, blogs, websites, and videos (including this one – guilty!) show only the successful side of homesteading. The abundant harvest, the completed projects, the fresh eggs and baby chicks and overflowing milk, the healthy livestock … by golly, this lifestyle must be easy-peasy, right? Yes and no. Of course things go right. And of course things go wrong. But what is seldom shown is the nitty-gritty day-to-day dirty side of homesteading, including the daily chores that must be done for the comfort and welfare of animals. For that reason, I thought I’d show you something I do…

According to Swiss lore, on November 18, 1307, William Tell of the canton of Uri was forced by Habsburg invaders to shoot an apple off his son’s head, with a crossbow. The international gun rights organization ProTell was named in his honor. — On November 18, 1865, Mark Twain published the short story “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County” in The New York Saturday Press. — On this day in 1978, Peoples Temple founder Jim Jones led hundreds of his followers in a mass murder-suicide at their agricultural commune in a remote part of the South American nation of…

Think of the piece of public hunting ground closest to your house. You know, that property 15 minutes from town that has multiple trucks in the parking lot every weekend throughout deer season. As you drive by, you probably think to yourself, “How could that property possibly be worth hunting? There’s probably a ladder stand chained to every other tree. Surely if I’m willing to drive a little further from town, I’ll find a secluded honey hole, seldom explored by other hunters.”The truth is, with the ease and convenience of GPS hunting apps, everybody else is e-scouting those honey holes…

Father and son John and Hayden Lowe were charged late last month with several counts of animal cruelty and obstruction of justice after allegedly shooting two pet dogs while hunting from treestands on private land in LaPorte, Indiana, then attempting to cover up the crime.On Saturday, October 21st, the owner of the two dogs–a beagle named Josie and a chocolate lab named Bear–noticed that the beagle’s GPS collar had stopped sending signals. She went to the collar’s last recorded location on the property next to hers and found Josie’s body. The dog had been killed by an arrow. According to…

“Huh?” “What’s that?” “Sorry, I didn’t hear what you said.” If you’ve noticed yourself using such expressions more often in recent years or you have to continually ask your spouse or co-workers to repeat questions during conversations, there’s a good chance that your hearing has become impaired. The condition is typically signaled by a cupped hand placed behind the “good ear” in what some in the firearm community have humorously termed the “shooter’s salute.” In point of fact, though, hearing loss is no laughing matter as it can result in serious issues such as diminished socialization and has even been…

00:00:05 Speaker 1: Welcome to This Country Life. I’m your host, Brent Reeves from coon hunting to trotlining and just in general country living. I want you to stay a while as I share my experiences in life lessons. This Country Life is presented by Case Knives from the store More Studio on Meat Eaters Podcast Network, bringing you the best outdoor podcast that airways have to offer. All right, friends, grab a chair or drop that tailgate. I’ve got some stores to share. Never give up, but know when to say when. Never give up great words to live…

Armed Citizen® Today An argument over drive-thru wait times at a Florida McDonald’s led to an armed employee defending himself from an attack by two disgruntled customers. Police say the situation began at 3 a.m. on October 12, when a 21-year-old McDonald’s worker told two customers in the drive-thru that he was told by his manager that he was unable to take their orders, due to the restaurant being overwhelmed by online orders. He apologized for the delay, but the two customers became angry and said they would wait until the end of his shift and would attack him. The…

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This week on the podcast, Cal covers the troubling rise of AI animals, an even more troubling case involving the killing of two pets dogs, a quick profile of the new leader of the Bureau of Land Management, and much more. Connect with Cal and MeatEater To learn more and get involved with any Cal to Action, click here. Cal on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, and Youtube Clips Subscribe to The MeatEater Podcast Network on YouTube Shop Cal’s Week in Review Merch Read the full article here

The new Mantis TitanX provides a training pistol that is compatible with both motion-based and laser-based training systems. The MantisX motion-based training system is freely available for iPhone, Android and Kindle devices. It is a sophisticated app that provides an extensive collection of drills and courses. The TitanX pistol is also compatible with the Mantis Laser Academy Kit, which cost $159 at mantisx.com at the time of this writing. As a dry-fire training aid, the TitanX does not expend ammo, can be safely used at home, and provides immediate feedback. In this way, it improves marksmanship while saving both money…