By Michael R. Shea

Once your dog is reliably coming, going, and stopping, it’s time to move on to some more advanced training. Think of "Around the Clock" as skeet for your dog. He retrieves along different angles, shags doubles and triples, and practices blind retrieves. “With a buddy and his dog, you can do a lot of work in a short amount of time,” says Cabela’s pro staffer Jennifer Broome (quinebaugkennels.com). Here’s how to play the game:

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By Chad Love

A mountain lion season could be coming to the Cornhusker state under a proposal before the Nebraska Game and Fish Commission.

From this story on journalstar.com: 
Nebraska mountain lions -- having made a comeback over the past two decades after being gone for about a century -- now face the possibility of being hunted legally. The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission is set to vote next month on draft regulations that would allow hunters to kill three mountain lions during two open seasons in the Pine Ridge area. "The commission intends to manage mountain lions like we do other game animals like deer, elk and bighorn sheep, and that may include a limited harvest," said Sam Wilson, mountain lion expert for Game and Parks. [ Read Full Post ]

By Phil Bourjaily

Usually we deal with guns only, but every once in a while you come across a video that takes a Gun Nut approach to primitive weapons, and this is one of the best. Were bird arrow points for birds or deer? Only one way to find out...

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By David Draper

Lately, I’ve been doing some research on all the different ways to cook over a campfire, including hobo pies, foil packs, and other interesting techniques. Among the coolest I’ve discovered is this guy’s method for frying bacon and eggs in a paper bag. [ Read Full Post ]

By Dave Hurteau

Read Part I here; Read Part II here

The next morning, while Diana dreamed of nilgai steaks, our guide Clay led me still-hunting in another expanse of live oaks and mesquite thickets. This time Cabela’s Joe Arterburn tagged along, not wanting to miss the free entertainment virtually guaranteed in watching me try to shoot a nilgai with the .45-70. 

Close, and a Pig
Not a hundred yards along the first sandy path cutting between the oaks, two or three bulls bolted in odd directions. None smelled or heard us; they just freaked on principle, as they do. But suddenly the brush parted and there stood one of them, stopped and standing broadside just 60 yards away. [ Read Full Post ]

By Colin Kearns

Regular readers of the Wild Chef might recall that when it comes Scotch whisky, I’m not exactly a connoisseur. I’ve always had trouble getting past the smoke (most of the Scotches I’ve tried have been on the peaty side), and I’ve just always been a bourbon guy.

I’ve been trying to keep an open mind about Scotch, though, and I’m starting to come around. It started earlier this year, on a winter trip with friends. I had a glass of Highland Park 18, neat, and loved its spice and warmth. And just a couple of weeks ago, I got to try two whiskies from Grant’s distillery. First, I tasted a sample of their Family Reserve, the brand’s wildly popular flagship blend. Then came the Scotch surprise—a bottle of Grant’s ultra-limited Stand Fast. [ Read Full Post ]