Here are five things to stop doing right now on your outdoor adventures if you want to protect the ocean for future generations.

A new study is causing some buzz around how to potentially limit those irritating – and sometimes deadly – mosquito bites. Researchers at Virginia Tech’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences recently looked at how soap scents can impact mosquito attraction to humans. And the results showed that some popular soaps may amplify how attractive a person [...]

Historically, disease-carrying ticks were mostly an issue in New England, Michigan and Wisconsin. But over the last two decades, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have seen cases of Lyme disease spread by ticks pop up in nearly every state in America. Researchers continue to find ticks in the places you’d expect—the traditional tall [...]

Finding water in the mountains sounds like it should be easy, whether from streams formed by melting snow or fast-running rivers meandering through valleys.  But in reality, you might find yourself on a high mountain ridge with no obvious source of food or water. Or, at lower elevations, the terrain might be too dry to [...]

The staycation is on the rise. A recent survey indicated that nearly 70% of Americans have done – or will do — a staycation. Factoring in blustery winter temps covering much of the Northern Hemisphere — and COVID ramping back up globally — it may be best option available to explore. The combination of those [...]

To drain or not to drain. . . that is the question. Okay, it is not quite the life affirming ponderance that Hamlet had to open Act 3 of the same-named Shakespeare play. That does not mean it should be dismissed. Draining the water from the cooler has long-been a question that many ask. There [...]

A fresh delivery of fluffy powder can be as exciting as Christmas morning — it means your ski day is going to be full of that wild, weightless magic as your sticks take you cruising over cottony clouds in a way that seems to defy gravity. But if you’re new to it, deep powder can [...]

With Thanksgiving and the Holiday Season fast approaching, we are all feeling the pre-holiday scramble. Unless you can convince the family that they need another trip to the lake, you are probably looking at a much different packing and planning situation at least once in the coming months. While planning for the hassles to come [...]

During a camping trip, you’ll often be utilizing a tent and knowing some tent basics will go a long way. The first thing I wanted to cover is to find a flat area for the tent. Another thing to look for is a shaded area if possible. I like having my tent in a shaded [...]

After catching walleye, you need to be able to clean and fillet it. Some basics when it comes to filleting walleyes is to have a steel glove on your off hand to help control the fish and to prevent you from cutting your hand. Another thing to be thinking of is to have a sharp [...]