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Latest Update from Backwoodsman Magazine!

We are delighted to inform you that the Winter 2024 issue is officially released! Despite unforeseen changes with our previous printing company, prompting a shift to a new printer, we have successfully navigated through challenges to present you with the latest edition. Subscribers can expect their copies to arrive in mailboxes starting Feb. 6th, and the Winter 2024 edition will hit newsstands from Feb. 20 onwards.

We extend our sincere gratitude for your valued presence in the Backwoodsman community!

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In the September/October 2022 Issue

Making Bird into Solid Slugs, Footnotes from the Backwoods, The Trapper's Tilt, The Pawpaw Foraging Ancient Fruit, and A Muzzleloading Hunting Story

The May/June 2022 Issue

Pick up a copy of our brand new issue of BACKWOODSMAN MAGAZINE, packed with info you need to know. We're THE magazine for the 21st-century frontiersman (and woman)! Our May/June issue includes great articles about Gardening By The Phases Of The Moon, How To Make A...

Recent Articles from our Winter 2024 issue

 

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The Forage Gun

by David Langerman

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Firedrop

by Adam Nestor

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The Goshawk and the Arrow

by Lindsay Bovill

PAST FEATURED ARTICLE

Patagonia Gaucho Fishing

by Dave Holder

I was recently lucky enough to find myself working again on a TV show as a survival consultant, all the way down south in Patagonia. The beauty of this job is that for several weeks before the cast arrives I get to hang out with the locals. My mission, in most cases, is to learn about the wildlife and plants; and also find out how the local indigenous folk use their traditional skills to harvest food and build shelters. From the information I glean from my hosts, I am then in a better position to advise both the cast and production crew about the peculiarities of the location we are working in. In Patagonia, my local host on a number of outings was Juan. In his mid-sixties, this rugged outdoorsman epitomized the solid and tough, yet kind, reputation the Argentinian Gaucho (South American cowboy) is bestowed with. We spent several long periods strolling through the forest, every so often pausing over some exotic flower to admire its beauty or tasting a berry that he enthusiastically offered to me. I followed this gentle soul dressed in his simple but functional attire of locally made wool clothing, jauntily wearing his Gaucho Boinas (woolen beret), and a wide leather belt to support his pants as he walked gracefully through the bush. He moved with the grace of someone 30 years his junior and always had a smile on his face; obviously outdoor life had benefited his health.

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