“field dress”

Mike Roux shares his tips and tricks for caring for venison from field to table.

The only hunters in his family were his grandfathers, one of whom he never met and the other too old to take to the field by the time the author came of age. So the offer by a family friend to take him hunting was too good to be true for a youngster.

Gun owners who are serious about self-defense never leave home without their everyday carry tools including, at a minimum, a handgun, a reload and a knife. Hunters should think similarly when they enter the woods. Check out the basics of everyday carry for every hunter.

The 10^th Annual Women’s Antelope Hunt sponsored by the Wyoming Women’s Foundation fosters teamwork to focus on recruiting new hunters and investing in the economic self-sufficiency of women throughout the Cowboy State.

Contributor Larry Case runs through the benefits of training new hunters on squirrels.

As an experienced hunter, you are in a unique position to offer protégés a lifetime of knowledge of the field, firearms and more.

Other than a gun or bow, a knife is about the most important tool a hunter may carry. Of course it must be sharp to be useful. Here’s how to put a good edge on it.

Sooner or later all hunters “have a moment” while hunting. It’s a good bet a new hunter will experience one the first time he takes a head of game. That possibility makes now a good time to prepare him for the emotions that may come this fall.

Attend a field-to-table event and you’ll never again need to rely on a butcher or chef to render your game into table fare.