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1 week ago | 
fieldandstream.com | Dave Hurteau |Ryan Chelius |Colin Kearns |Matthew Every
We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more ›Three years ago, in the name of research (and fun), a crew of Field & Stream editors assembled for the most rigorous fly rod test we’ve ever done. Since then, the limited release of new rods and scheduling conflicts prevented us from doing another fly rod shootout.
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1 week ago | 
themeateater.com | Mark Kenyon |Matthew Every |Adam Moore |Christopher Bancroft
Subscribe In this episode This week on the show I’m joined by big game hunter, outdoor adventurer, and film maker Donnie Vincent, to explore his personal journey to embrace a more old school approach to hunting and what the rest of us us might be able to learn and enjoy by embracing something similar.
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1 week ago | 
themeateater.com | Tony Peterson |Spencer Neuharth |Matthew Every
Subscribe In this episode On this week's show, Tony explains how most of us hunt off of memories while hoping for success, instead of working toward our deer goals all summer long. Connect with Tony Peterson and MeatEaterTony Peterson on Instagram and FacebookMeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, and Youtube Clips Presented By New On Sale
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2 weeks ago | 
fieldandstream.com | Scott Bestul |Matthew Every
We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn moreThere has never been a better time to buy a cellular trail camera. Today's hunters have more models than ever to choose from; the cameras themselves boast more features and better technology; connectivity between smartphones and trail cameras gets more reliable and seamless by the day; and maybe best of all, prices have actually dropped, in some cases to below $100.
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1 month ago | 
themeateater.com | Matthew Every
I missed the first buck I ever shot at. It was a nice 10-point dogging a doe at 50 yards. I had my dad’s 308, and I was trembling beyond control. When I finally touched off the trigger, the shot sailed over the buck’s back. The two deer ran, and it took me two years before I got a chance at another buck. Buck fever isn’t the only reason hunters miss. Hitting a wild animal in just the right spot when you have only seconds to make it happen isn’t easy.
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1 month ago | 
fieldandstream.com | Matthew Every
We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn moreYou’re not really supposed to give a knife as a gift. According to folklore (and an ex-girlfriend), a knife brings the gift giver and gift receiver bad luck as it symbolically cuts the relationship. In the case of my ex and I, she may have been right. We broke up soon after I gave her a scary-sharp Benchmade folder. But there are two fixes for this in case you believe in such nonsense.
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1 month ago | 
themeateater.com | Matthew Every
Recently, I was hunting in Alabama for the tail end of their turkey season. To my surprise, a cold front had blown in, leaving us with 32-degree mornings that barely got above 60 degrees during the hottest part of the day. Aside from freezing our asses off in hot-weather turkey gear, several people in my hunting party still punched their tags. The birds were quiet, hung up, and hard to locate, but the gobblers were still there and still looking for hens.
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1 month ago | 
themeateater.com | Matthew Every
Spring is here, and you might have a fired-up gobbler or a fat rainbow trout on your mind. But there’s another reason to get outside with a gun in hand. Several US states have spring squirrel seasons, which means you can hit the woods like it’s September or October and fire up the crock pot when you get home. We all know the best thing about squirrel hunting is that it’s cheap, requires little gear or commitment, and can give you just as good a time in the wilderness as any other hunt.
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2 months ago | 
fieldandstream.com | Phil Bourjaily |Will Brantley |Travis Hall |Matthew Every
A turkey hunter's life, to paraphrase what they say about a soldier’s, is 99 percent boredom, 1 percent sheer excitement (instead of terror). You make plans, scout, walk for miles, and wait for hours, days even, in hopes of a momentary thrill. But those few minutes can change your whole season, even your entire spring. Like many Americans, I am blessed, and slightly cursed, to live a comfortable, unexciting life.
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Mar 13, 2025 | 
fieldandstream.com | Matthew Every
We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn moreYou really want a small hunting knife to field dress a deer. What you’re doing is akin to surgery, and you wouldn’t want a surgeon to pull your appendix out with a bowie knife. That said, it helps to have a little horsepower sometimes, especially when quartering a deer for packing. The following blades, big and small, will have you covered from whitetails to mule deer.
