Ultimate Upland

1 min read 2021-11-29 18:32:47

Canine Field Medicine

The dogs work hard. And it seems like no matter how much we try to protect them, injuries happen. Most of the time they’re easy to fix right at

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Getting ready for road trips is always a process for me. Lists lead to piles. Piles turn into containers filled with unorganized gear. Then I spend

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Water. It’s proven to be one of the biggest challenges of our Way Upland trips. I’ve tested multiple solutions, but I’ve been most impressed

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I own lots of tents for lots of different backcountry scenarios. I’ll be replacing every tent stake I have with Big Agnes 10” Dirt Dagger UL

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There is a lot of crossover between fly fishing and upland hunting which got me thinking about gear in the same way. Even though the original intent

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I’m a sock snob. And the worst part is I don’t really know what makes a good sock until I put it on — too thick, too thin, too scratchy, too

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“What?! Did you ask if I got my COVID booster? No? OH! Rooster!” You never know what you might hear out in the field this year. But, with a pair

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Garmin took the most popular, most used features from their other tracking and training collars and boiled them down into the smallest, most battery

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A super-heavy pen and a super-light knife, like peanut butter and chocolate. I could tell you to JUST get the Gerber Zilch because it’s a joy to

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During the early season, I broke out my backpacking tent and lightweight sleeping pad for a few nights camping in the backcountry. It had been a hot

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Maybe you didn’t have the best luck last weekend and birds were tough to come by. Don’t throw that one pheasant you harvested in the freezer.

1 min read 2021-09-10 07:02:41

I don’t know much about Mountain Goats. I’m sure there is plenty of published information that could get me past the learning curve. But, I

1 min read 2021-08-20 05:12:45

I’m at camp making a final assessment of gear and doing one last pack as final preparation to embark on an overland bike bird hunt. These National

1 min read 2021-07-27 19:17:16

A recent visit to Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GSMNP) revealed a truth in conservation for me. There were crowds of people clamoring for

1 min read 2021-07-21 00:22:29

Summer is where the bulk of planning and preparation for the big adventures of fall start to take shape. In the Midwest that means the peaches are