CBC Outdoors

Pink Obsession: Why Pink & Hunting Go Together for the Female Hunter

2012-02-21T10:28:00.000-08:00

Having chicks in hanging around in trees wearing camo, will certainly have dudes looking around if nature happens to call.

Petersen's Hunting - I’m not the only girl hitting the woods these days with pink strings and cables on my bow, pink fletchings or even pink rage broadheads. So many guys are left wondering, what’s the deal with all this pink in hunting? Well boys it’s time to realize that women are becoming a growing part in the hunting industry and many of us like pink!

I think even more than that, the color pink is an easy way to showcase items that have been made specifically for women. Take my Hunter’s Safety System vest for example. There is a little pink and purple on it and it’s called the Lady’s Pro version, but what I really like is this vest is cut and designed for a woman’s body. It is smaller, fits better and most importantly looks good in the woods and is practical for hunting. Pink is kind of a universal color that alerts a woman’s eye to an item especially when they’re looking through hunting gear. It screams, “Hey you may be looking for camo but we’ve added these little pink accents so you know this was made specifically for you!”

There is a rule #5 for selling cheezy outdoors mouse pads?

2012-02-18T18:36:00.000-08:00

I guess people will go though anything to make a buck these days. This might be one of the most ridiculous schemes I have seen to date.

She is okay but she doesn't make me want to buy a $14 mouse pad?

C'mon Man!

You have to give them an E for going through with the effort of making a mouse pad selling video.

I wounder if this is his sister?

Create a custom mousepad for home and office! Decorate your desk with your favorite image or choose from thousands of designs that look great and protect your mouse from scratches and debris.

New Victorinox Swiss Army knife to feature a terabyte of data

2012-02-17T19:33:00.000-08:00

Every outdoorsman/women loves a good knife, and this one is one of the coolest I have seen.

Having it would make it hard to lose that dang flash drive; plus, you would have it with you if you expectantly had to carry your work home.

The Swiss Army knife has been known for years for its incredible versatility. Traditionally, it packs a a huge range of accessories, such as: a bottle opener, saw, nail file, flashlight, numerous knives, scissors and more. However, Victorinox, the company that produces the knife, has recently made a tech-savvy addition that could be a sign of things to come.
In April, Victorinox will release a knife that contains a flash drive with 1 terabyte of memory. To put this into perspective, in 1993, the entire sum of Internet traffic only accounted for 100 terabytes.
According to an article in the Vancouver Sun, one terabyte is enough memory to hold 220 million pages of text, two years of non-stop music or 330,000 photos at three megabytes each.
Computer technology and knives are somewhat of a strange mix. What do you think? Would you want a Swiss Army knife that also had a portable hardrive?

Keep Reading At The Cutting Edge

Fishing Babe

2012-02-16T16:09:00.000-08:00

Knives Save Lives: Hungry and desperate cougar

2012-02-15T09:32:00.000-08:00

Man fight off cougar attacking his kid with a knife!

Danger always seems to pop up when you least expect, like when a burglar bursts through your door late at night or when you get into a terrible car accident on the way home. While you can rarely predict when danger strikes, it doesn’t mean you shouldn’t always be prepared.

Take the Hobbs family in Texas, for example. According to the Daily News, the family was recently walking on a sidewalk between a restaurant and a lodge in the Big Bend National Park while enjoying the outdoors. Six-year-old Rivers Hobbs walked with his mom and dad, completely unaware of what was about to happen.

Creeping up on the family was a lost and very hungry cougar who waited for the perfect moment. Then, he pounced.

With little warning, the cougar lunged at the small boy and clamped down on his face. Seeing your child on the ground with a cougar mauling his face is probably unimaginatively frightening. It’s this point when the fear and shock could be too debilitating to help. Even a few seconds in the grasp of a hungry cougar is life-threatening.

But, without hesitation, Rivers’ father Jason Hobbs sprung into action, pulled out his knife and stabbed the beast in the chest. The animal immediately let go and skulked away.

The boy, who had a few gashes and puncture wounds on his face, was rushed to the hospital and stitched up. Aside from a few scars and a gnarly story, he’ll be perfectly fine.

Via The Cutting Edge

An April Vokey Moment

2012-02-15T00:18:00.000-08:00

Now that we are getting closer to getting rid of Obama, I am making it a point to get back to my true passion -- the great outdoors.

I ran across the blog piece about a super hot fishergirl for the frozen land up north that I thought you might enjoy.

April Vokey is a self-proclaimed fishing nut, who lives in BC and has a major passion for fly fishing - particularly for trout, steelhead and salmon. You see her on TV, and on her website (flygirl.ca) and you can follow her on her blog (flygal.ca/blog).She's not only a good angler, she's also cute as a button.You be the judge.

Via Bullshit

Outdoors with T.K. and Mike Deer Hunting

2011-10-05T06:17:00.000-07:00

Outdoors with T.K. and Mike redneck deer hunting with a primitive weapon. "It says here that this power is strictly for reloading." "It ain't loaded, oh...ok...well then reload it."

Catching Fall Crappie

2011-09-17T08:35:00.000-07:00

I have never fished for crappie or walleye in the fall, choosing to chase "Old Mossy Hoof" instead, but his year is going to be different. I am tired of hearing the stories (lies) about the boat loads of fish, so I am loading up my two boys, dragging out the camper and boat, and heading to woods so I see what all the fuss is about.

While I am waiting on my vacation to roll around I will be posting my fall fishing research so that maybe I can save someone else the trouble.

This guy seems like he knows what he is talking about... He even calls himself "The Crappie Guy."

Fall Crappie

If there was ever a time of the year to love crappie fishing, the Fall is the time. The lakes have started to cool, the crappie are starting to instinctively fatten up for the winter’s hard times, and the fishing gets easier as the temps fall. This is the time of the year that I think you have the best chance of catching a really big crappie. Whether you’re flipping stumps, shooting docks, fishing shallow brushpiles, shooting bridge pilings…it doesn’t really matter. You’ll find crappie in all these spots and more. This is the time of year that the novice crappie fisherman should be out gaining his confidence for the long cold months ahead. In North Texas, the crappie will generally start their migration to shallower water about the middle of October and will generally stay there until the lake ‘turns’. During this time, I have found that it makes little difference what jigs size, color, presentation, or whatever you choose…cause the crappie are hungry and willing. Some of my personal best days have been when the air temp was in the 40′s with a light mist falling and the lake in the mid 50′s. Everybody else is in the house watching TV and sipping hot toddies…and I’m on the lake killin’ em. Honestly, nothing too technical about this season, as long as you’re willing to get out in a little weather and can stand catching limits of two pounders.

Fall……hands down, my favorite.

And here is a video I found... Not as helpful as I would have liked...

Dippin' trees for summer Crappie

2011-08-09T16:41:00.001-07:00

VIDEO

Helicopter FISHING! Dude tries hand at "Heli Fishing"

2011-07-11T12:40:00.001-07:00

"For you skeptics who say the fish was dead, I assure you it wasn't dead.

That said, I still risked my E-Flite Blade 400 for some entertainment for you
(I used 3 batteries, hence the cut) as fun and challenging for me.
I doubt most others would risk their $450 heli just to hover over the water, let alone dangle a line!

This scenario shows it may be possible to use the Helicopter for fishing, however it would be expensive fishing.

It is always terribly windy here, so on this calm day, those simple waves in the water was of no concern to a sunfish!

It also helps to have lots of fish, like in our Sand Pit Pond where they bite on hooks with no bait! (actually I used fish eggs and the hook 24" from the bobber.
Hey, you never know, if you don't try!
***Caution from past experience***

If the Tail rotor hits the water even slightly, it will immediately cause a crash.
Big fish can drain batteries fast. It takes and hour to charge between flights of only 6 minutes, so this could be a long process to catch a fish.
Sunfish are not big fighters.

Fly easy and thanks for watching.
I hope you found this entertaining.

Be sure to subscribe for more unique stuff from Mr.Herbert's Science Class.
and yes, I'm going to try it again, so stay tuned"... NightFlyyer (youtube video comments)

Saugeye & Crappie -- Fishing With Joe

2011-07-11T12:37:00.001-07:00

Monster Walleye Trolling Tip

2011-06-23T07:56:00.000-07:00

Pro angler and host of Facts of Fishing Dave Mercer shows how to catch giant walleye trolling flatline vs planner boards

Humminbird Understanding the Side Imaging View

2011-05-09T12:59:00.000-07:00

The video below does more to explain Humminbird than anything I have seen. It will save you hours on the water.

Charlie's Oklahoma Youth Turkey Hunt Spring

2011-04-04T13:31:00.000-07:00

An Oklahoma youth hunter kills his first turkey during the youth season. The hunt takes place in Hydro, Oklahoma and was put together by the Oklahoma Youth Hunting and shooting Program. The hunt masters for this trip were Garrett Bowlan and Taylor Lyall. Video edited by Garrett Bowlan... by OkOutdoors

LakeMaster Presents: Bruce Samson - Slip Bobber for Walleye

2011-03-27T04:20:00.000-07:00

How to make a slip tie for a slip bobber

2011-03-27T04:18:00.000-07:00

TURKEY HUNTING: MY BEST WILD TURKEY VIDEO He gobbles at a Coyote!!!

2011-03-16T14:34:00.000-07:00

Understanding your Electronics Preview

2011-03-14T13:50:00.000-07:00

Turkey Hunting - Hot Off The Roost

2011-03-12T13:15:00.000-08:00

I feel sorry for people that have never experienced this themselves. Can you imagine being so sheltered that you have never even went turkey hunting?

We had probably 15 gobblers around us this morning and 2 along with 3 jakes decided to split from the group and check out the decoys......and watch to see what happens next.

John Woods crappie fishing on Sardis Lake (02-06-11)

2011-03-11T12:58:00.000-08:00

I'm Just A Coon Hunter

2011-03-10T17:54:00.000-08:00

by Jimmycal1234 -- This is a music video dedicated to my dad that was part of the hunting video; Dogs, Mules & Coon Hunting Fools. Song was written and produced by Robert McDonald.

Coon Hunting. Walker & Bluetick - Arkansas.

2011-03-10T17:27:00.000-08:00

Quail Hunting in Clarksville, Tennessee

2011-03-10T17:25:00.000-08:00

Bobwhite Quail Hunting Kansas

2011-03-10T17:24:00.000-08:00

Our top 10 trolling lures

2011-03-10T16:17:00.000-08:00

Crappie Fishing Lake Tawakoni Spring 2011

2011-03-09T09:03:00.000-08:00

Outdoors search for crappie

2011-03-08T18:27:00.000-08:00

Lowrance StructureScan

2011-03-08T15:30:00.000-08:00

Wolf Archery Hunt

2011-03-07T18:40:00.000-08:00

Fishnwithjoe: The Mastery Episode

2011-03-07T00:26:00.000-08:00

Joe does what no Ohio Angler has ever done. He catches 4 fish Ohio Award fish of different species to become a Master Angler on film. During the Fishn' with Joe Seminar he gives away the exact spots to the fans so they can become Master Anglers as well. Fishn' with Joe You have gotta luv it... Youtube video description

Walleye Fishing Lesson.

2011-03-06T19:09:00.000-08:00

Hookin' H hog hunt Grapevine Arkansas

2011-03-06T18:44:00.000-08:00

Crow shot at over 200 yards with a newengland 204

2011-03-05T18:44:00.000-08:00

Small Mouth Bass Fishing Wisconsin River's

2011-03-05T18:42:00.000-08:00

Spinner Walleye

2011-03-05T01:14:00.000-08:00

Strut'n Tom Outfitters - On the Road Again

2011-03-05T01:12:00.001-08:00

hog hunting

2011-03-05T01:10:00.000-08:00

Hot Casing Down BRA!!! OUCH!!! ( 44 MAG & 357 MAG! )

2011-03-03T17:16:00.000-08:00

Night Bass Fishing

2011-03-03T17:11:00.000-08:00

"Dogs Gone Wild" Texas Style

2011-03-02T17:19:00.000-08:00

Bonus Vid

A Classic Bass Fishing Show

2011-02-27T20:28:00.000-08:00

Spring Turkey Hunt - Smacking a Big Gobbler

2011-02-25T13:59:00.000-08:00

Wader Walleye Fishing

2011-02-25T13:56:00.000-08:00

Playboy Models with Automatic Weapons

2011-02-24T04:13:00.000-08:00

What is the point? Who cares?

DOGGIN HOGS - FEBRUARY 2011

2011-02-24T04:02:00.000-08:00

WARNING: EXPLICIT ANIMAL KILL SCENES!!! NOT FOR THE WEAK HEARTED!!!

This is some footage of our hog dog hunt on a Texas ranch in Southern McCulloch county where the pigs are really doing some damage to the pasture. In a few of the scenes you can see how much they've tore up the ground. It's amazing how fast the feral pig population is growing and this is just one effort to keep them under control. We would have never killed as many as we did in less than 24 hours without the use of these well trained dogs. We killed 15+ hogs and never wasted a bullet...just old school with spears and knives! -- Youtube Video Description

Lake Okeechobee Bass Fishing jan 20th 2011

2011-02-23T13:08:00.000-08:00

Rabbit hunting New Brunswick v.3 (coyote kill also)

2011-02-22T13:20:00.000-08:00

Rigging a Fin-tech Title Shot jig and Catching Largies on Facts of Fishing THE SHOW

2011-02-22T13:18:00.000-08:00

Playboy Model Heidi & Fishn' with Joe

2011-02-20T22:06:00.000-08:00

Ron's Razorback Hunt 2

2011-02-20T19:15:00.000-08:00

Fly Fishing Rainbow Trout 21-23 inches monster

2011-02-20T18:57:00.000-08:00

Predator Hunting in Alaska

2011-02-19T20:10:00.000-08:00

Advanced Sonar - Take your knowledge of Sonar even further with this detailed guide

2011-02-19T16:50:00.000-08:00

Oklahoma Turkey Hunt

2011-02-17T18:40:00.000-08:00

Part 1 Lake Erie Largemouth. Gotta luv it

2011-02-17T16:09:00.000-08:00

Real Time Fishing

2011-02-16T18:49:00.000-08:00

Coyote 14 yards

2011-02-16T18:48:00.000-08:00

Spring Walleye Fishing

2011-02-15T17:04:00.000-08:00

All-Stars of Spring XVIII (2011 Release)

2011-02-15T16:58:00.000-08:00

RealtreeOutdoors

New for 2011 from the 2010 hunting season! Realtree's All-Stars of Spring XVIII brings an exciting new twist to our turkey hunting adventures with our new "Beards or Bust" competition

Bow hunting Turkey

2011-02-14T11:26:00.000-08:00

Kentucky Lake Crappie Fishing

2011-02-14T04:25:00.000-08:00

CrappieAction

Kentucky Lake fishing guide Ken Riddick Crappie Action Guide Service...Parislanding.com Kentucky Lake Outdoor Guide

Night Vision Hog Hunt GA045

2011-02-12T10:45:00.000-08:00

Fly Fishing Report for the Smoky Mountains and East Tennessee, Early Feb, 2011

2011-02-12T10:43:00.001-08:00

Video Fly Fishing Report for early February 2011 from the Smoky Mountains and East Tennessee. It's been cold and snowy for over a month so fishing has been tough. We show stream levels and some fishing in the Smokies along with a float on the Little River : Video Description by randrflyfish

Ready For Spring Crappie

2011-02-11T13:29:00.000-08:00

I am so sick of winter, but spring is just around the corner, and with it will come the spring crappie bite. 

As for now all I can do is watch videos and wait for the weather to turn.

Turkey Hunting Tim Sylvia hunts with Mark and Terry Drury

2011-02-11T08:55:00.000-08:00

Video Description From avguy1014

This is a turkey hunt I edited for Longbeard Madness 14 where Mark and Terry Drury hosted 5-Time UFC Heavyweight Champion Tim Sylvia for an Iowa turkey hunt.

If you enjoyed this hunting video, then check out druryoutdoors.com for more info on our turkey hunting videos, as well as our whitetail series and tv shows.

Applications: Final Cut Pro, Color

Ozark Crappie Fishing

2011-02-10T21:47:00.000-08:00

winter time crappie fishing on Kentucky Lake

2011-02-10T21:36:00.000-08:00

Walleye Fishing in Arkansas

2011-02-10T14:48:00.000-08:00

Southern Walleye Fishing

2011-02-09T22:40:00.000-08:00

I love to watch them northern TV fishermen slaughtering those pre-spawn walleye. They make it look so simple. They just run up the river, find them schooled in the tail-out of some deep upriver hole, drop anchor through the middle of the hungry school, lower a jig, and start ripping lip. Then after saying something cool like “the spaught on a spaught’, they take their frostbitten fingers, reel in, and head for home – just moments before swamping their boat with too many fish. 

Here in the south it doesn’t seem to work that way. I have tried for almost twenty years -- without much luck -- to take advantage of this yearly migration. The only lip ripping I have accomplished was when I snagged my dad’s bottom lip with a crank-bait – bad luck, all around. 

I fish a deep, clear, 200 foot, highland reservoir in southeast Oklahoma, which has a good population of naturally reproducing walleye. And you would think that these transplanted Yankees would have roughly the same yearly routine as their northern brethren. Does A-Rod stop chasing tail when playing down south? But if they do make a yearly run, I have yet to catch them at it.

Broken Bow Lake
You can find them out in the main lake on points, from the first of March, up until it starts getting really hot. They start biting about an hour before dusk, and go until around midnight. They are usually in 5 to 25 ft of water, depending on the moon phase. But again, this is just for a few months.

After that, they just seem to disappear. I guess they go deep, but I am at a loss as to how deep, or where. 

I have tried to find them -- once they quit biting -- with bottom bounce and Lindy Rigs, but an occasional dink is all I can snag. Maybe I am not fishing deep enough; I don't know? But, I have used these tried and true techniques from the bank all the way out to 100 foot of water. I have even tried spurting that walleye attractant (comes in toothpaste looking tube, but smells like Rosie O’Donnell’s dirty jock strap) on my lure, but to no avail.  

In the spring they can be caught fairly easy by long line trolling crank-baits, using three way rigs with stick baits, or on jigs with minnows -- they all work equally well. My usual plan of attack is to find them trolling and then try to set up and cast, once I have a good lock on their position. But despite all my spring success, the summer fishing is different. Twenty years of getting skunked has caused me to call calf-rope on the summer walleye. 

Back to the spawn, my first year chasing walleye I naively thought that I would just wait until they made their spawning run, then I could easily get my revenge for all of my summer frustrations. Wrong, I froze my butt off, beating the water to freaking icy foam, up and down the river, from January until March without catching anything more than a cold. Then just like clockwork again, they started biting out in the main lake, around the first of March.  

They say that further north that they start making their run when the water gets to 46 degrees, or just after ice-out. But 46 degrees is as about as cold as the water gets down here. So when do they move? Like the Joy Behar show, it is just a source of frustration that will make you dumber trying to make sense of.

Some of my best memories have been out on that lake, chasing those elusive Yankee fish. With my dad and brother, with my friends, including the one I lost to cancer, and now with my sons. I hope that I can retire someday, and then maybe my grandsons and I will finally have time to figure them out.

First Post CBC Outdoors

2011-02-09T18:24:00.001-08:00

I am really excited about launching this new website. Like Conservative Blogs Central and CBC News, CBC Outdoors will be a community blog. I plan on finding the best outdoors bloggers available and then give them a place to share their knowledge. I will add their site feeds and provide a forum to post like we are doing here. 

I so look forward to getting to know America through the eyes of real American outdoorsmen. I envision great stories on deer, turkey, bass, walleye, quail, and everything other great game species this great country has to offer. Plus, unlike outdoor magazines CBC Outdoors will not be a slave to advertisers. Allowing our Bloggers to give non-biased product reviews on the latest and greatest outdoor equipment.

If you are interesting in becoming one of the first CBC Outdoors bloggers, click on the posting on this site link and let me know. 