Hunting as a family. It isn’t about the harvest
We rushed home from their Saturday morning football games so we could squeeze an evening hunt into our overly busy schedule. As the boys...
Gun dog, meet baby
Just a generation or two ago, most families kept “Dad’s hunting dog” outside. It was assumed that house life would somehow make the dog a...
Car camping: Seeing America on the cheap
More than 40 years ago, my young bride and I car-camped our way across America for five weeks using a smelly, hot canvas tent, a lantern...
How to introduce your family to the clay games
There is something inherently fun about intercepting a flying target with a shotgun and smashing it to smithereens. Your kids and spouse...
Family destination: Badlands National Park
On August 25, 2016, the National Park Service marked its 100th anniversary. In celebration of “America’s Best Idea,” NRA Family has...
The sheer wonder of Alaska’s Denali National Park
Early Native-Americans called it “Denali:” Great One. Those Americans who came later named it Mount McKinley. Just recently, the official...
Planning for camping
Just like in any good horror movie, it was late at night, pitch black outside, and everyone in the tent was sound asleep but me. And it...
Family Destination: Great Smoky Mountains National Park
They are the oldest mountains on the continent, created before the dinosaurs. In the hills and valleys are more varieties of trees—over...
4 reasons grandparents are awesome gun safety mentors
Getting older isn’t so bad. Sure, your knees may ache more in bad weather, but there’s always one compensation: grandchildren. After all,...
A family fun trip: The Continental Divide National Scenic Trail
The Continental Divide National Scenic Trail travels the length of the Rockies from Mexico to Canada, through five states and just as...