American Frontiersman

The quintessential frontiersmen were those imbued with the new “American Spirit” who pushed the envelope, and the frontier, from one ocean to the other as they brought to its finest form, what we call the art and science of frontiersmanship. This spirit is alive and well 200 years into our nation’s history as our master practitioners offer timely and timeless articles on wilderness, survival, the land and the techniques that have been honed through generations. From good blades and even how to make them; frontier techniques for building hasty or permanent shelter, foraging, staying fed and making a living; making and getting the most from frontier tools; wilderness and survival medicine for staying healthy or repairing broken health; even primitive archery and manly-man recipes, the American Frontiersman celebrates the land offers timeless tips for self-reliance.

ROUGH AND READY

American Frontiersman

Hayden’s Dog Charge • How one brave man and his dogs saved the day at Fort Sinquefield

BUFF BUSTERS • The life and times of famous frontier buffalo hunters

TRACKER JR. • Wenger Blades scales the legendary Tracker down to easy-carrying size

DAVE WENGER TRACKER JR.

Who is DAVE WENGER?

A Man & His HORSE • Retro renaissance man Drew Turner is back again to share his primitive passion

Backyard BLADE BUIKD • Make your own knife with just a few ordinary tools

POOR MAN'S SCABBARD • Make a waterproof sheath that goes together in a flash and lasts forever

French Voyagers • Flash back in time to get a look and feel of the consummate frontiersmen

HOMESTEAD WHITETAILS • Long driveways and expensive homes may indicate prime deer herds for the taking

HERD MANAGEMENT TIPS

COPE WITH COONS • Learn to take on these masked nuisances before they damage your home

COON CLUES

SHELTERS... NATURALLY • Learn the ABCs of making debris huts and wikiups

Deberis Shelter

Wikiup

SLEEP TIGHT, SURPLUS STYLE • How to use a mil-spec poncho and liner as a versatile shelter system

A SIMPLE MODIFICATION

MAKE YOUR OWN AR CADDY & BOW

Truck Gear Caddy

Truck Gear Caddy

Bow Sling

CHRISTENSEN RANGER .22 • For precision tune-up sessions or critter fun, this new bolt is a beauty

CHRISTENSEN ARMS RANGER 22

FRONTSTUFFER FINISHES • An easy, step-by-step method for an antique gunstock finish

A Slugster & A Patriot • Reviewing a pair of qulity, priced-right Mossberg deer guns

The Game Whisperer • Alvah Dunning, the last of the old Adirondack guides, lived a life worth telling

GAUNTLET THROW DOWN • Now in .25, Umarex’s budget-friendly PCP is ready to hunt or compete

HAMMERING WITH UMAREX READYAIR COMPRESSOR

HAWKEYE On BRUINS • Ruger’s 6.5 PRC-chambered sureshot heads to Alaska

RUGER MODEL 77 HAWKEYE HUNTER

TOMAHAWKIN’ TURKEYS • Kauger Arms silences those who think a .410 pistol can’t chop down gobblers

KAUGER ARMS TOMAHAWK .410

THE BUTTS HAVE IT • Try this recipe for the best smoked pork butt you’ll ever eat

Smoked Pork Butt

Budget-Priced T-C COMPASS II ON THE PRAIRIE • Cowboy up and head west to the Wyoming pronghorn proving grounds

THOMPSON/CENTER COMPASS II

ONE HELLUVA RANCH

Faithful Friends • If you’re not a dog lover, you will be after reading this tribute to Trapper

HUNT CAMP • Seven young men share drinks around the fire and tales of their finest hunts

GEAR BAG • New, sharp and notable stuff for camp, trail and the range

TOP 10 MOUNTAIN MAN CLASSICS

HONORABLE MENTIONS

HORACE KEPHART WRITINGS • A huge...