Land managed by the Bureau of Land Management alone totals nearly 48 million acres, and much of it is open to hunting, fishing, camping and other recreational activities.

After spending years — decades really — in hunting camps, there are five must-have items all camps need in addition to the basics, you know, things like salt, pepper and other cooking needs ...

by Bradley Rice Thu, January 16th 2020 at 6:00 PM Updated Fri, January 17th 2020 at 8:30 PM 5 VIEW ALL PHOTOS ...

Deer are the main draw of today’s hunting camps. But in the late 19th century, deer were scare, a combination of bare mountainsides from logging and year-round subsistence poaching by locals.

Without a talented cook, a deer hunting camp cannot survive. You will also notice in most camps that the one person who does not get harassed, picked on or teased is the cook. Never make the cook mad.