October 18th 1356: The Basel Earthquake. This was the most significant historically recorded seismological event north of the Alps. It destroyed the city of Basel, Switzerland. It was rebuilt with many of the buildings that can still be seen today. — October 18th, 1662 was the birthday of Matthew Henry (died 22 June 1714). He was a Presbyterian minister who lived primarily in Chester, England. Matthew Henry’s six-volume Exposition of the Old and New Testaments (commonly called Matthew Henry’s Commentary) (1708–1710) is a must for the bookshelf of any serious Bible scholar. — Today’s feature article is short piece by…

Last week, the U.S. Senate voted to overturn three BLM resource management plans (RMPs), paving the way for increased energy development on select public lands. The congressional resolution targeted the Miles City Field Office in eastern Montana, the Alaska Office’s Central Yukon district, and the entirety of the North Dakota Field Office.The strategic selections single out regions with particularly dense natural resources. In Montana, the primary target is coal deposits in the Powder River Basin; in North Dakota, it’s the oil-rich “Bakken formation;” and in Alaska, the mineral-laden Brooks Range, which would require construction of the 200-mile-long “Ambler Road” to…

When mid-September hits, deer feeding patterns start to shift, and you can take this as one of the few nearly-true blanket statements in the whitetail world. So, no matter where you live, fall brings change. Whether you’re hunting deer in ag country or the big woods, once acorns start dropping, the deer will find them. If you want to punch a tag, you need to do the same.The term “feed tree” gets thrown around a lot. Loosely, it refers to a specific mast-producing tree (typically acorns) that seems to attract the local deer herd like a magnet. While targeting feed…

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Armed Citizen® Today A neighbor and Good Samaritan intervened to help a threatened resident of an Elkton, Md., neighborhood when he was faced with an aggressive, threatening stranger late at night. Just after midnight on Saturday, August 9, a 23-year-old man allegedly began pounding on the door of a residence in the Upland Court complex while yelling and repeating threats to kill the resident inside. The resident called a longtime friend and neighbor and alerted him to the situation, then opened a second-floor window and looked outside to investigate. The suspect saw the resident in the window and shouted, “Come…

Tony Peterson heads to Iowa to chase whitetails bucks on public land. Tony’s no stranger to the Hawkeye State and hunting pressured bucks. But with warmer temperatures in the forecast, Tony must adapt and stay flexible with his plans. After a few trials, errors, and an executive hunch, Tony sets a decoy along a river bottom and waits for his golden opportunity. Presented by RAM Read the full article here

When it comes to defensive cartridges in today’s handgun market, the 9 mm Luger is a true standout. However, the same cannot be said of the mid-20th century when rimmed cartridges such .38 Special and .357 Magnum dominated the popularity contest, which was mostly due to the handgun design of the era. Although polymer-framed striker-fired pistols attract a lot of attention today among handgunners, the double-action wheelgun remains to be a popular choice. This is where Charter Arms comes to the table offering up a unique convertible handgun that makes use of some of the most popular .35-cal. handgun cartridges…

Have you ever wanted to squeeze just a little more velocity out of your hunting rig? You like your rifle and the cartridge it shoots, and you don’t want to make a big change. But adding 150 feet-per-second of bullet velocity would increase your effective range and make you more comfortable taking that shot across the canyon.You aren’t alone. Legendary wildcatter P.O. Ackley had a similar impulse when he pioneered the “Ackley Improved” (AI) family of wildcat cartridges. Rather than invent an entirely new cartridge, Ackley took an existing case and fired it in a rifle with an Ackley Improved…

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00:00:05 Speaker 1: Welcome to this country life. I’m your host, Brent Reeves from coon hunting to trot lighting 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 on the loose for Moose Part two. I hope y’all are as ready as I…