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- Reading the water: A fresh take on lining a jumped creek for steelheadA single splash upstream changes everything. One moment you're threading a rod through a snag, the next you're locked onto broken water where something flashed…
- a Bogged Truck on Soft River MudRiver scouting in Australia means crossing country that flips from firm sand to soft mud in metres, whether chasing barra in the Top End, hunting sambar in…
- ing a Hunting Knife to a Razor Edge with a WhetstoneA sharp blade is the quiet companion of every Australian hunter who has ever quartered a sambar stag in the Victorian high country, cleaned a boar along a…
- Bead Blasting Your Fish Cleaning Board for a Safer GripA wet fillet board is a liability waiting to happen. Whether you're breaking down a big barra up at the Cape or cleaning a feed of bream at the ramp, fish…
- Choosing a point of impact zero for an offset scope mountAn offset scope mount changes the relationship between the sight line and the rifle bore. That difference may be small on paper, but it can produce a…
- Fishing a topwater frog pattern for morning hollow in weedy areasThe first hour after sunrise can make a weed-choked flat look deceptively quiet. Beneath the glare, bass, barramundi and other ambush predators may be sitting…
- Cleaning a carbon monoxide alarm for heated ice shelter safetyA carbon monoxide alarm is a small piece of equipment with a serious job. In a heated ice shelter, tent, cabin, or enclosed camp space, it provides an early…
- Stress testing materials for a DIY bow string jigBuilding a bow string on a homemade jig gives Australian archers full control over strand count, loop size and serving tension, but only if the chosen fibre is…
- Reading a Duck Hen Assembly Decoy Setup for Tight Landing ZonesA compact hen assembly can turn an ordinary hide into a convincing landing pocket, particularly when ducks have limited water, strong wind, or several…
- How to Adjust a Bolt-Action Rifle Trigger Safely at HomeA clean, predictable trigger can make a bolt-action rifle easier to shoot accurately, particularly from a rest or while practising at the range. Adjustment,…
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