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Be it the backcountry or the back forty, this collection of gear makes camp more comfortable for all.

Whether you have a busy day planned at work or want a delicious meal at hunting camp after a long day, this recipe is easy to make and meant to inspire.

A proper tent camp is an experience many hunters today know little about—and that’s a shame, because it can be just the ticket to recharge one’s batteries. Take advice from a graybeard who’s done it for years: A few amenities can make all the difference.

Three generations of the Gouger family have gathered every fall to hunt deer on a 128-acre farm in northwestern New Jersey since the 1950s. None of them has ever called it a “deer camp.” The place is just “the cabin.” But every hunter of the farm is aware the hunt endures today in the face of encroaching development.

Weighing in at a mere 3.8 pounds, an almost unheard-of number for a load-hauling external-frame pack—much less one with a 4,000-cubic-inch capacity—I had high expectations for the PRO LT going in. It exceeded them.

Some hunts blow you away figuratively, others attempt to do so literally. This one did a little bit of both. Read on for the story of a few big bucks, close calls, downed trees and one very wild night.

The right connections can usually overcome the worst luck even when the hunting is lousy and the fishing is worse.

You have to work hard and hunt smart to find a mature public-land mule deer buck. Here are the tools you need and the tactics you should employ in your quest.

Good hearing technology can extend the life of a party inside a duck blind for many years.