A couple weeks ago, my daughters and I made the drive to southern Minnesota for a weekend of shed hunting. Usually by the third week of February, I expect most of the antlers to be on the ground in my neck of the woods, so I figured out timing was about perfect.The forecast called for cold and windy weather, but the snow cover seemed like it was going to be minimal at most. Unfortunately, a small snowstorm that must have sat over the property we were headed to rolled through the day before we arrived.Three inches of fresh powder coated…

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Armed Citizen® Today At around 6 a.m. on Feb. 16 a homeowner in New Castle, Pa., reportedly discovered an intruder in his home. The homeowner fired at the unknown person, striking them in the leg. Responding officers rendered aid and transported the suspect to the hospital. Upon release, he faces one count of criminal trespass, a third-degree felony. The homeowner will not face charges. (crimewatch.net, Pittsburgh, Pa., 2/16/25)   From the Armed Citizen® Archives – August 1983While sitting on his porch, Roe Watson of Detroit was approached by a young man asking to see his son. Watson, 70, invited the…

One of the more interesting firearms to emerge in recent years is from Dark Mountain Arms. The company’s Stowaway rifle is a bolt-action, single-shot design chambered for the 5.7×28 mm FN cartridge. Watch our American Rifleman Gun of the Week video above to learn more about this survival-style firearm. “This is a single-shot, bolt-action rifle in 5.7×28 mm, which is kind of unique,” American Rifleman Executive Editor Jay Grazio said. “There’s not a ton of bolt-action 5.7s out there. I looked around and it’s, well, it’s mostly custom stuff. There’s some semi-autos out there, but when it comes to bolt-actions,…

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 stories to share Bear Brent and coon Kebobs from an article about a coon hunt that was published one…

00:00:03 Speaker 1: Smell us now, lady, Welcome to Meet Eater Trivia the Meta podcast. Welcome to Meet Eater Radio Live. It’s eleven am Mountain Time. That’s also eleven am for our friends in Poplar, Montana, on Thursday February twenty sixth, and we’re live from Meat Eater Hqan Bozeman. I’m your host, Spencer, joined today by Randall and Seth, as well as the Poplar Middle School from Fort Peck Reservation in northeast Montana. They are here to see how a media company. You can see them live. We’re live our YouTube channel right now. You guys are really nervous. 00:00:55…

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In July of 1917 as the fires of WWI raged across Europe, the Russian city of Petrograd was facing its own special turmoil in the form of a large scale Bolshevik insurgency. Up to 500,000 protesters, agitators and provocateurs had entered the city from across the country, many of them armed. They took over large swaths of the metropolis, hijacked private vehicles and confiscated private buildings. Some soviet leaders including Vladimir Lenin called the event “premature” and did not publicly endorse it, which may have been a calculated attempt to avoid direct blowback. The official historical explanation is that the…

On February 27, 1919, the first public performance of Gustav Holst’s “The Planets.” It became the inspiration for dozens of movie soundtracks, a famous English hymn, and even modern music flash mobs. — And on February 27, 1933, Nazi Germany’s parliament building, the Reichstag, was destroyed by fire, possibly set as a false flag attack by the Nazis. The fire occurred 28 days after Hitler was sworn in. They blamed and executed Dutch communist Marinus van der Lubbe. Since then, the term “Reichstag Fire” has become synonymous with False Flag Attack. — Today, we present a guest piece by our…

Ice fishing has always made me feel nostalgic. As a guide, I spend most of my time rigging equipment and finding fish for clients. It can be hard to simply enjoy time on the water when you’re focused on giving your clients a successful fishing trip. But when I go ice fishing, all of that goes away.On the ice, I’m reminded of simpler fishing days. Back then, I didn’t use complicated electronics or fancy equipment; just me, the hole, and some sort of bait.I still keep it simple on the ice. My biggest dilemma is deciding whether to use live…