Matthew Every

1 week 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.

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 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.