Our blogs are written by NRS instructors and guests to offer you the reader insight into engaging in the great outdoors. Topics range from homesteading to huntervationism (our word) and everything in between. Whether you want to know the best app, or the best pack, we will do all we can to offer you our decades of experience to inform you.
by Craig Caudill | 19 April, 2020
Lots of great discounts here only for the NRS family! Take advantage of these when looking to buy outdoor and survival gear.
by Craig Caudill | 07 April, 2020
With the launch of the Shemanese a few months ago it quickly became apparent that people really enjoyed the "new" logo that LT Wright Handcrafted Knives put on the blade for us. We have since put it on some hats and will very soon add it to..... by Craig Caudill | 31 March, 2020
There are four poisons of the mind and each of those poisons can leave a person in a place where they can allow their thoughts to spiral out of control. We should avoid these. I will share each poison with you and some strategies that relate to COVID-19 that will help you overcome them.
by Craig Caudill | 28 March, 2020
Adapt, improvise and overcome...we should all be better at doing this, it applies to so many things in life.
I was invited to teach at the Georgia Bushcraft Spring Gathering....
by Craig Caudill | 17 March, 2020
Kick COVID 19 in the teeth with these discounts. Take that Cornhole virus!!
by Craig Caudill | 11 March, 2020
Harbinger - a person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another.
There are not too many people in rural America that do not have a family or friend that talks about the “signs”. In this writer’s opinion......
by Craig Caudill | 02 March, 2020
When you pick up an axe for hard use, you pick up a piece that is part of a long line of history going back thousands of years. Our ancestors had the habit of using both small cutting tools and large ones. There is ample evidence to prove that it was the development of the axe that helped propel us forward into the world that we live in today.
Fast forward those thousands of years, and I find...........
by Craig Caudill | 12 February, 2020
f you enjoy seeing game and non-game species of wild animals, you should, at some point, thank a gun owner for it. Gun owners, including hunters and non-hunters alike, provide....
by Craig Caudill | 20 January, 2020
Is Craig FINALLY stumped? Is Craig confused? Whats going on? Find out what he doesn’t know - and why...
by Craig Caudill | 08 January, 2020
Some are simple, others are just plain ridiculous. Whatever the root reason, there are many common mistakes made while on the trail. Join Tracy and Craig as they discuss some of the ones they have come across over the years.....
by Craig Caudill | 08 January, 2020
Have you ever heard the word BIOECONOMY? When you think of that word do you think of terrorism? If you were like me, most likely no. It should give you pause for consideration. After listening to my podcast, you may come to the same conclusion that I did. That China's use of BIOECONOMY as a weapon......
by Craig Caudill | 08 January, 2020
I originally titled my latest article for The Winchester Sun the title you see here. I also wanted to use the photo I have used here. However, I knew my local paper would not like it. For good reason, they have standards of journalism that they adhere to maintain professionalism.
by Craig Caudill | 26 December, 2019
There are...so....many....names....for....things in nature. How is a person to remember them all? The simple truth is that you cant.
by Craig Caudill | 18 December, 2019
Learning how to safely setup a shelter for camping, survival, or just a recreational hammock hang is easy to do...if you have a system to cover all the dangers. This blog piece does exactly that.
by Tracy Trimble | 17 December, 2019
46,609 people required search and rescue services within the US National Parks between 2004-2014 with 1,578 deaths and 13,957 injuries/illnesses.
by Craig Caudill | 13 December, 2019
Part 2 discussing the myth of Kentucky as "A Dark and Bloody Ground". In part 2 Craig discusses the persistence of this myth and how you can learn about native and abo skills and tools in the Red River Gorge.
by Craig Caudill | 12 December, 2019
Symbiosis - a mutually beneficial relationship between different organisms, people or groups.
Mojo - personal confidence and charisma as it relates to relationships.
by Craig Caudill | 12 December, 2019
.......there is a tremendous amount of ego floating around. Instructors who have no business teaching others, students whose own skill sets are over-inflated simply because they have a large social media presence, or something as simple as "little man's disease", false bravado, or something similar.
