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Derrek Sigler   02.25.21 Think about the things you carry every day when you leave the house. These are the things that always, without fail, find their way to your pocket and if you should find yourself without it, you just don’t feel right. For many of us, one of those everyday carry (EDC) items is a

We head in to the woods to test out 7 axes and hatchets and do some wood splitting. Then we headed to the Bushcraft Camp to cook up some food! My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taoutdoorofficial/ More Bushcraft Videos videos: Solo Overnight at the Bushcraft Camp: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7jikEUXTGc Solo Overnight under a Tree Root: BUSHCRAFT PLAYLIST: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxnadpeGdTxBqUjgb60isxg1sLCb1soDR —————————————————————————————————— CAMERA

Derrek Sigler   02.24.21 Outdoor enthusiasts such as ourselves always come prepared with a knife of some kind. Whether you’re fishing, hunting, hiking, off-roading or any other outdoor activity, you need to have a knife with you for any number of reasons. But that knife is no good to you if it is dull. Dull knives can

Derrek Sigler   02.22.21 It can happen to any of us. An emergency situation arises and we find ourselves without the basics we need for everyday life. Freak storms can knock out power grids and other utilities, leaving us without electricity, heat, water and more. The old saying goes something like, “a country boy can survive.” That’s

Here are 10 simple wilderness survival tips and bushcraft skills. You can apply these skills on wilderness camping trips or just an overnight camp down your local woodland. Ranging from splitting large logs, crafting wood items for your bushcraft camp as well as lighting fire. Swiss Army Knife in this video: UK: https://amzn.to/3boaPGO US: https://amzn.to/2NdlRXB

I head out to my second Bushcraft Camp “Badger’s Rest” with my Dad. I split some wood with my axe and knife, got the campfire going with a firesteel and some birch bark and we cooked up some pancakes on the grill. Dad also made a new addition to this camp, watch on to find

Derrek Sigler   02.13.21 Is there one perfect bait that will catch fish every time? No, of course not. And if there was, we’d never tell because then our wives would finally be able to say we don’t “need” all those tackle boxes – and why on earth would we do that? There are, however, several baits

Justin Mastine-Frost   02.18.21 Utility knives by classification are a bit boring, but not today. A utility knife is effectively a fancy box cutter—a blade that lives in your junk drawer or clipped onto your belt at work if you work in shipping in receiving. The typical answer is usually something from a no name brand or

Derrek Sigler   02.14.21 Cover Photo – Shutterstock/Danielsen Winter is here and the lakes and ponds are starting to look less like water and more like skating rinks. That means it is almost time to hit the hard water and do some ice fishing. For those of us who frequently fish the ice, we’re most likely already

Derrek Sigler   02.17.21 Back in 2014, GAMO Outdoor USA, along with Jackie Bushman from Buckmasters and Michael Waddell from Bone Collector, started a unique hunting competition, the Squirrel Master Classic. The event is traditionally a one-day squirrel hunt using Gamo air rifles and is judged similar to a bass tournament. This year, however, the GAMO Squirrel

Derrek Sigler   02.12.21 Updated Feb. 12, 2021 You don’t have to go to an archery pro shop to get a great compound bow. There are some seriously sweet compound bows available that fit any budget and can be shipped right to your door. These are some of the best compound bows available today, with easy set

Derrek Sigler   02.11.21 It’s no secret that decoys can help bring turkeys to you when you’re hunting. Decoys are getting better every year and help fool those big toms and, even more importantly, those weary old hens that are often the cause of a busted hunt. Hens have excellent vision and aren’t all caught up with

This short video shows how to use sunflower seeds to attract wild birds to your garden feeders. It is actually a very simple cost-effective method that will save you money! Graeme gives some short tips on how to collect sunflower seeds and use these seeds to attract some wild birds to your garden. ————————————————————————————————————- Click

Derrek Sigler   02.09.21 Anglers are always trying to reel in the best possible way to get on the fish. One of the techniques on the rise is fishing from a kayak. Fishing-specific kayaks are stable, silent and highly mobile. You can haul one in with ease and reach fishable waters previously unavailable to you. There is

Derrek Sigler   02.02.21 Doesn’t it always seem like you never have a knife on you when you need one? Having a pocket knife with you is one of the more handy things you can do, so you might as well carry one all the time. As long as you know what your budget is, and what

Derrek Sigler   02.04.21 Every year, the crossbow manufacturers try to outdo the competition with new bows that address the common areas of technology – speed and accuracy. The evolution of crossbow technology has taken huge leaps in recent years, with bows becoming faster, more compact and quieter every year. Whether you’re new to crossbows or a

OutdoorHub Reporters   02.02.21 When Yeti hit the scene with their roto-molded, extreme coolers, everybody wanted one. That led to a bunch of companies bringing coolers to the market. How can you tell if the cooler you’re looking at is the right one for you? Here of five of the best coolers for the great outdoors. There

We show you how we make oil from fish guts. It’s a great survival skill to know, and it makes use of what might be a waste product. Imagine you catch your fish, eat it, but then throw away the entrails? These are useful for survival. Get a fire going, boil the entrails for 30

Derrek Sigler   02.02.21 A few years ago, a buddy called me up and asked for help. He was out cruising trails in his truck when he found out that what looked like a snowy trail in front of him turned out to be a barely frozen over swamp that he was now stuck in, and by

We continue building a bushcraft viking house in the forest using hand tools only. Part 4 focuses on using the axe, auger and draw knife to build a viking bench, saw horse and spit for the stone clay fire pit ready to roast meat over the fire. Now that the cedar log foundations are in

Derrek Sigler   01.25.21 By now, we’re all steadily anticipating pulling the boats back out and dreaming of sunny days on the water. However, there’s still plenty of good days left chasing fish on the hard water. Here’s a few tips that have worked well for us over the years for late season ice fishing tactics for

OutdoorHub Editor: Keenan Crow   01.25.21 Each year, Christmas wreaths are placed at the graves of fallen heroes in the National Cemetery in Grafton, West Virginia. What happens to them at the end of the holiday season? In previous years, the wreaths would simply be thrown away, but members of the West Virginia BASS Nation fishing organization

Derrek Sigler   01.25.21 Whenever there is some kind of serious emergency, whether it’s a natural disaster, or a national crisis, basic things can be scarce. In these times, you can rest easy, because you have the life skills of a true outdoor enthusiast. It’s not a bad idea to have a simple, portable fishing kit handy

OutdoorHub Editor: Keenan Crow   01.26.21 If you asked the hard-core upland hunters which is their favorite type of shotgun to carry in the woods, I’d go out on a limb and say the majority will answer an over/under in either 20 or 28-gauge. Now some may prefer 410 bore, or a 12-gauge, while others are more

OutdoorHub Editor: Keenan Crow   01.27.21 A senator in San Francisco has introduced a bill to ban black bear hunting throughout the state of California. Setting aside a thriving bear population and numerous reports of conflicts involving run-ins with people at popular tourist spots. On Monday, state Sen. Scott Wiener (D) introduced Senate Bill 252, “The Bear

We start work on building a woodland workshop and off grid carving shack using simple hand tools. Part 1 sees us build a simple lean-to style bushcraft shelter using a basic roundwood timber frame structure. We burn the ends of the logs to make them more rot resistant as they are buried in the ground.

OutdoorHub Editor: Keenan Crow   01.26.21 A fisherman in New Zealand received a slap in the face after a shark stole a kingfish off his line and then swam off with the expensive lure he used to catch it. The video opens after the shark has already chomped the kingfish off this angler’s line. You’ll notice the

OutdoorHub Editor: Keenan Crow   01.25.21 Last summer, wildlife officials set out to capture a grizzly bear in southwestern Wyoming that had been preying on calves in the Upper Green River Basin area. The bear turned out to be well known by biologists, and has been confirmed as the oldest on record in the Yellowstone region. In

OutdoorHub Editor: Keenan Crow   01.21.21 A deer in Kansas City, Missouri was found trapped in a newly-poured basement foundation with no way of getting out. Officials with the Missouri Department of Conservation responded to help rescue the deer, but it wanted absolutely nothing to do with the two conservation officers. Cpl. Aaron Post and Cpl. Doug

Derrek Sigler   01.22.21 There are several reasons to keep your guns in a gun safe. They represent an expense and investment, as well as being something that you want to keep out of the hands of others, including kids. What kind of gun safe is best for you? What are the differences between various gun safes?