Outdoors Rambler

Note: This article appeared in Whitetails Unlimited with a shorter version also in the Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star. Virginia teenager...

Daybreak fog over northern Michigan’s Manistee River was thick as Tim Riley quietly dipped his oars to maneuver our drift boat closer to...

This (2021) is the first year that Virginia hunters will be unable to bring an animal they took to an authorized station to register the...

Note: The article originally appeared in the March/April 2020 edition of Virginia Wildlife. Here is it, slightly expanded -- with many...

No matter what type of hunting adventure I go one, eating the local foods and, especially, any wild fish or game taken, is always high on...

This article appeared in the Aug. 19, 2021 Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star newspaper. In many respects, the setting for the 4-H Shooting...

Note: This article originally appeared in The Hunting Wire, a great publication and news delivery service. We were minutes from calling...

Few things cause more intense, persistent discomfort than coping with chiggers, those miniscule mites that attach to your skin and bite,...

Go Colton! Way to ride that bull. From several years ago... Check out a slightly older Colton in our "Cooking with Colton" series - found...

A 32-year-old woman from Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., was just certified as the new International Underwater Spearfishing Association (IUSA)...

Hunting African buffalo has been on list for more than four decades, ever since the author read tales by Roosevelt, Hemingway, Ruark and...

Anglers, crabbers, swimmers, oyster lovers, and just about anyone in the Chesapeake Bay region with cuts or nicks on their skin, or ...

A soft lure won Best of Show honors at last week’s ICAST (International Convention of Allied Sportfishing Trades) show in Orlando,...

Jim Mize, an award-winning South Carolina author who tends to come off as the reserved, quiet type, has a funny bone the size of a...

Post-COVID-19 Travel Hurdles, Gear Choices, Practice & Perspectives Note, much of this content in this ultimate safari preparation guide...

Arcadia, Florida -- Armed with a shovel, a ¼-inch sifting screen and optimism, we launched canoes and set out on a hunting expedition,...

The passage of 53 years had little effect on the delight betrayed by the eyes and smiles of both teacher and student. Indeed, it may have...

Note: a version of this article appeared in The Hunting Wire. Blog includes a video. Concluding any quest is often, at once, joyous and...

By Ken Perrotte Author's note: Lately, my mind is flowing back to some incredible fishing trips I've written about in the Florida Keys,...

A third Chronic Wasting Disease management area is being established by the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources after a...

Idahoan Brandon Palaniuk claimed the top prize at last weekend’s Bassmaster Northern Open on the James River, with a crowded field of...

A deadly and highly virulent disease that devastated rabbit populations in some countries is now in the United States -- mainly the West,...

Cooking with Colton! Chukar are a mainstay bird in many hunting preserves. For one, they tend to hold steady once placed allowing hunters...

Great inshore fishing on Florida's coasts - includes snook, redfish and spotted seatrout slam. St. Augustine, Charlotte Harbor, Ft Myers

Delicious rabbit and andouille sausage gumbo - prepared using wild cottontail rabbits.

Lake Washington in the Mississippi Delta a couple hours south of Memphis offers incredible action to crappie anglers. The fish in the...

“If only these walls could talk!” That is usually a figure of speech, representative of wonder about a dwelling’s stature, age, and...

Jameson the Wonder Dog has only one speed when he's trying to flush and fetch birds in a field - namely "FULL SPEED." Prepare to be...

Note: This review also appeared The Hunting Wire of March 1, 2021 There is something special about being in a duck blind during the...

Pico Lures owner Mitch Glenn Mitch delivers an excellent tutorial and demonstration of how to clean a crappie using a fillet knife. The...