Choosing firewood looks simple, but the wrong log can turn a cosy flame into a health risk, a chimney hazard or even a toxic smoke cloud. The type of wood, how it was treated and how long it has dried all change what ends up in your lungs and your flue. When I look at…
Across the United States, big cats are quietly reclaiming ground that many people assumed they had lost forever. From suburbs on the Great Lakes to cattle country in South Texas and desert valleys on the Mexican border, new sightings and scientific surveys show that cougars, jaguars, ocelots and lynx are still very much part of…
Crappie are one of the few fish that can turn a slow afternoon into a story you tell for years, but the anglers who seem to limit out every trip are not lucky. They understand how these fish behave through the seasons, how to read structure and water conditions, and how to keep a bait…
Ask a room full of experienced carriers what they trust on their belt and you will hear the same pistols again and again. These 11 concealed-carry handguns keep showing up in hard-use testing and real-world carry, giving armed citizens practical options that actually hold up to daily wear. 1. Glock 43 The Glock 43 is…
Plenty of handguns will run at the range, but far fewer make sense when your life is on the line. Here are 12 pistols many shooters skip for personal defense, especially when compared with modern 9mm carry guns that are purpose built for that role. 1. Desert Eagle .50 AE The Desert Eagle Pistol in…
When lives are on the line, people fall back on guns that have already proven themselves in chaos. From cramped hallways to open desert, the firearms below earned their place through hard numbers and hard use, not marketing copy. I walk through twelve that keep showing up when time matters most. 1. Glock 19 The…
Mountain lions once padded across nearly every corner of the Lower 48, from the Atlantic forests to the Pacific coast. Today their strongholds are scattered, and only a handful of states still hold established, breeding populations. I want to walk through those last bastions, and the fringe states where cougars are slipping back in, to…
The last breeding population of Florida panthers left on Earth pads through a surprisingly narrow slice of one U.S. state. Once spread across the Gulf Coast and deep into the Southeast, this big cat now survives in the wild only in Florida, mostly in the swamps, ranchlands, and pine flatwoods of the state’s southwest corner….
A good fire should give you heat, light, and maybe a place to cook a steak, not a lungful of poison. Some wood products kick out toxic smoke, corrosive gases, and heavy metals when they burn. Here are 10 types of wood I will never throw in a stove, fireplace, or campfire. 1. Pressure-Treated Wood…
Roger Ewing, the quietly charismatic performer who stepped into Dodge City as a young deputy on one of television’s most enduring westerns, has died at the age of 83. Best known to generations of viewers as Thad Greenwood on “Gunsmoke,” he leaves behind a modest but memorable body of work in film and television and…