Matthew Every

2 weeks 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.

2 weeks 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.

1 month 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.

2 months ago | 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.