Ask the Eagle: What Would You Do With Forrest Fenn’s Treasure?

This is Ask the Eagle, where I’ll be answering your questions about everything from hunting to butchering to marriage. This week, an Instagram follower wants to know what I’d do with the riches of Fenn’s treasure. Have a question of your own? You can write to me asktheeagle@themeateater.com.

What Would Bass Pros Fish for if Bass Didn't Exist?

As we waded down a small creek near Bristol Bay, Alaska, trying not to fall over and fill our waders, Texas bass pro Keith Combs set the hook on a cartwheeling, hellbent-for-leather rainbow trout. It vaulted out of the water, and suddenly the unseen bears that he’d obsessed about minutes earlier were less onerous. He was going to get that 25 inches of glistening salmonid to the net. “This thing fights harder than any smallmouth I’ve ever caught...

What Do MOA and Mrad Mean?

Spend enough time in the firearms blogosphere and you’ll surely be subjected to heated debates about the costs and benefits of “MOA” versus “MRad” rifle scopes. If you’ve wished the authors of those articles would take two steps back and relax a minute for goodness’ sake, you’ve come to the right place. First, the basics. What Do MOA and Mrad Mean? “MOA” is an acronym that stands for “minute of angle.” “MRad” is an abbreviation for the longer...