Author: Braxton Taylor

This week, Tony interviews MeatEater’s Max Barta. They discuss how Max went about getting his first real bird dog, and what it took to develop her into an asset in the duck blind. Connect with Tony, Cal, and MeatEater Cal on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, and Youtube Clips MeatEater Podcast Network on YouTube Shop Cal’s Merch Read the full article here

In this special episode of the Bear Grease Render, host Clay Newcomb, Bear Newcomb, and Josh “Landbridge” Spielmaker are joined by Andrew Maxwell and Jacob Meyers of the Alabama-based Southern Outdoorsman Podcast as they share some of the highs and lows of creating their popular hunting podcast. Clay shows off the Ben Rogers Lee box call gifted to him, and also talks about a new devious real estate scam. Read the full article here

Welcome to MeatEater At MeatEater, we believe a deeper connection to the natural world enriches all our lives. Through honest storytelling, expert advice, top-tier gear, and a commitment to conservation, we help hunters, anglers, and outdoor enthusiasts live closer to nature. Read the full article here

The opinions expressed in this op-ed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Military.com. If you would like to submit your own commentary, please send your article to [email protected] for consideration.While attention remains focused on the looming crisis of Department of Veterans Affairs employees facing termination, an even more ominous threat to veterans’ health care advances unnoticed through the halls of Congress.Three pieces of legislation are gaining momentum, each crafted to systematically dismantle VA-delivered care under the guise of sympathy for veteran suicide and mental health struggles. These bills could deliver the decisive blow…

In terms of subject matter, military pay may not be as flashy as a new piece of gear or as exciting as that long-awaited promotion, but understanding the ins and outs of your pay can make all the difference when it comes to your long-term financial well-being.So let’s take a closer look at how military pay works, the built-in advantages it offers and how you can use it to pay down debt, save for the future and build a rock-solid financial foundation.The Military Pay Structure: Simple but StrategicMilitary pay is based on two factors: rank and time in service. Every…

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth sparred with Democratic lawmakers Tuesday over the Trump administration’s deployment of thousands of National Guardsmen and hundreds of Marines to Los Angeles against state and local officials’ wishes to respond to anti-immigration enforcement protests.Amid the back-and-forth between Hegseth and Democrats at a House Appropriations Committee defense subpanel hearing, the Pentagon’s acting comptroller also told lawmakers that the LA deployments are expected to cost at least $134 million.At the hearing, Hegseth fiercely defended the unprecedented deployments as necessary to allow immigration officials to do their jobs, while Democrats maintained that there was no reason to circumvent state…

This week marks a jarring collision of the military and civilian relationship, one that has traditionally remained carefully apolitical. It’s a week bookended by two high-profile events, both steeped in Trump-era symbolism.Since Sunday, President Donald Trump has mobilized 4,000 California National Guard troops to deploy into Los Angeles amid widespread protests against his sweeping immigration raids. Clashes with federal authorities have intensified. In a move widely seen as an unprecedented escalation, the president also ordered 700 active-duty Marines from Twentynine Palms into the city, signaling a readiness to confront civilians with military force on U.S. soil.Meanwhile, the Army is set…

All Army installations that were renamed in recent years to sever ties with the Confederacy will have their original names restored, President Donald Trump announced Tuesday.”We won a lot of battles out of those forts. It’s no time to change, and I’m superstitious — we want to keep it going,” Trump told a crowd of uniformed service members during a speech at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.Nine Army posts including Fort Benning, Fort Hood and Fort Gordon shed their Confederate names in 2023 following an independent review ordered by Congress. Most were rechristened to honor American war heroes and other legendary…

“I could imagine the battle group eventually becoming completely autonomous,” said Greg Avicola, a program manager at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, outlining a vision of a Navy strike force built not around an aircraft carrier, but of a “heterogeneous” mix of robotic assets of varying size, role, and capability. “There’s gonna be a lot of experimentation” in design and operation, Avicola said Tuesday at the AWS Summit in Washington, D.C. “If I make the vehicle look like this, and I make the ship look like that, how does that pair? And how do I do the logistics? How do…

We spent last weekend on a lake that offers up pretty good largemouth and smallmouth fishing. One of my daughters asked to go catch smallies, so we did. We tossed swimbaits, topwaters, and drop-shots. We caught a pile of bronzers, including a couple that taped out past the magical 20-inch mark. She was very happy.The following morning, her twin sister asked to go largemouth fishing, which meant it was time to go toss faux Kermits in the shallows. She also mentioned that she really wanted to get good at using a bait caster, which is basically a prerequisite to successful…