A 2020 Field Report from BHA

Backcountry hunters and anglers is an organization dedicated to the stewardship of our public lands. Here, john gale of BHA offers a look at their mission, some of the year's...

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Signature Materials

Signature Materials: 
Responsibly Sourced Down

Down, the soft under-plumage that lies beneath the tougher exterior feathers of birds, provides outstanding insulation that protects them from icy weather. Goose down, in particular, has long been regarded...

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The MAPLAND ACT: Digitally Mapping to Simplify Public Land Recreation

Digital mapping and GPS technologies have become an essential part of outdoor recreation. By pinpointing on a handheld device a user’s precise location, hikers, hunters, anglers, boaters, and others can...

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The Jackie Robinson of Car Design: McKinley Thompson Jr.

McKinley Thompson Jr., a Ford designer who helped pen the first-generation Bronco, was the first African American designer hired at Ford Motor Company after graduating from ArtCenter College of Design...

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The History of the Gallatin Valley

Long before Lewis and Clark first set foot into Gallatin Valley in 1805, the area was revered by the indigenous native tribes that roamed its broad-shouldered mountain ranges. Over the...

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Beginner's Guide to Upland Hunting in Washington

Upland bird hunting is wonderful way to get some great exercise and interact with the outdoors at a high level. A common picture that comes to our minds about bird...

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One Common Goal: 
Farming & Hunting for conservation

Across the Great Plains region stretches a vast network of protected grasslands and wetlands, from the never-ending grain fields of Kansas and Nebraska to the dusty prairie pothole regions of...

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Jen Judge: Becoming an independent Outdoorswoman

For me, becoming an independent woman in the outdoors has been about mitigating fears. After all, the backcountry is full of potentially scary things. There are wild and unpredictable creatures,...

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Food & Recipes

Filson Food: Spicy Duck Wontons

One of the common misconceptions about hunting is that every time a hunter goes out into the bush or the blind, they come home with food for the table. Although...

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Ruffed Grouse Hunting Basics

The ruffed grouse is affectionately called the king of game birds by those who enjoy hunting them on crisp autumn days. As their nickname hints, the ruffed grouse is challenging...

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Rainshadow Organics

Every day, Sarahlee Lawrence and Ashanti Samuels, the owners of Rainshadow Organics, a 27-acre farm located just outside Bend, Oregon, bring their passion into their fields to raise a crop...

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Signature Materials

Filson Denim

Filson Denim is the latest chapter in a legacy that spans over a century of outfitting customers for the most demanding conditions.

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The Lifecycle of Timber

The lifecycle of logging is both simple and complex. It’s a carefully balanced relationship between man and nature that allows for the production of everything from homes to solvents and...

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The Brothers Nielsen

For as long as either David or Robert Nielsen can remember, trees have surrounded them. In their youth, they romped among the towering white oaks, western hemlocks, and grand firs...

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Signature Materials

History of Buck Knives: Made in America

Buck Knives is a historic American brand with a legacy that spans four generations. For 118 years, they’ve been dedicated to crafting quality, handmade knives, and tools designed for a...

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Food & Recipes

Filson Food: Homemade Venison Chili

In my book, there is only one type of chili and it isn’t packed with beans and a scant amount of low-quality ground meat. A real chili should have chunks...

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Food & Recipes

Filson Food: Black Bear Currywurst Sausage Recipe

Most people may not know that bear meat is not only edible but also delicious. The meat is similar to beef in appearance and makes amazing stews and sausages. Although...

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How To's

DIY: Car Jack Cider Press

Nothing says autumn like some fresh pressed apple cider in the orchard. Apple presses come in all shapes and sizes and can get very expensive and complex. Here is one...

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Something Worth Saving: Fire Lookout Restored by Logging Town Community

As you climb up the tower steps, layers of jagged peaks within Washington’s Cascade Range emerge in every direction. Below, wild river valleys carve through the sea of forests around...

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Signature Materials

A Brief Look at the Origin of Denim in North America

The history of denim in America dates back to the 1840s, when the durability of the warp-faced, twill textile was a proven choice for workwear clothing, with pants and overalls...

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How to Camouflage a Canoe for Duck Hunting

Seasoned outdoorsman T. Edward Nickens gives us his well-proven-play-by-play to camouflage a canoe and get up close with waterfowl before flushing them and taking the shot.

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Tips to Elevate Your Blind

We’ve asked a handful of successful waterfowl hunters from around the Pacific Northwest and the rest of the continent for their tips on building your blind the right way so...

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Who is Ducks Unlimited?

For more than 80 years, DU’s mission of waterfowl habitat conservation has resulted in work across the continent to restore and protect the habitats that make possible the abundance of...

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The Art of Hand Tooled Leather

Hand-tooled leather goods is an art form that combines durability and creativity, with a material that only gets better with time. Hand-worked leather has its own long history. In the...

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How To's

DIY Stock Tank Hot Tub

In this how-to, we show you how to make your very own wood-fired hot tub with simple materials you can get right at the hardware store. You’ll be up and...

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Fearsome Creatures of the Lumberwoods

At the turn of the last century, forester William T. Cox began documenting the strange stories he heard in logging camps—stories about mythical creatures like the Hodag, Gumberoo, and Agropelter....

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Horniest Tavern in the Northwest: The Lyman

Situated upon the banks of the Skagit River, next to the North Cascades Highway, the hamlet of Lyman has for over a century been the home to a varying selection...

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Sustainable Logging For Healthy Forests

Over the last five decades, the logging industry in the united states has evolved considerably, and that is a good thing. Nowadays, when you hear a chainsaw roar to life...

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Why We Must: On Diversity in the Outdoors by Eddy Harris

“It’s easy to imagine that Black Americans don’t ski, don’t fly-fish for trout, don’t camp out, don’t kayak or surf, and don’t appreciate nature – don’t do a lot of...

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Our Stewardship Imperative: The Great American Outdoors Act

OR HUNTERS, ANGLERS AND THOSE DEDICATED TO FINDING ADVENTURE IN WILD COUNTRY, OUR PUBLIC LANDS AND WATERS ARE MORE THAN BACKDROPS FOR THE OUTDOOR TRADITIONS THAT HAVE SHAPED OUR HERITAGE;...

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Food & Recipes

Filson Staff: Campfire Cocktail Recipes

A summer evening spent around the campfire is incomplete without something to take the edge off. We turned to Filson's staff for a few fresh takes on our tried-and-true tin...

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Food & Recipes

DIY Camp Chuck Box

One of the biggest challenges of any camping trip is having a proper cooking loadout. The solution is one that dates back to the 1800s Oregon Trail: the chuck box....

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What is an Estuarine Wetland?

An estuarine wetland is a brackish habitat where freshwater meets the saltwater. Estuaries contain nutrients and sediment from both the land and sea connecting the two and fueling an abundant...

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Elizabeth Losey: First Female Refuge Field Biologist in the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Biologist Elizabeth Losey knew what she wanted to do with her life. “My favorite workplace was right in the middle of a marsh, listening to the birds and finding waterfowl...

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Lost Language of American Loggers

Fill a forest with five-hundred-year-old trees, up to a few hundred feet tall. Season it with native Americans, native-born pioneers, and immigrants from every corner of the Atlantic and Pacific....

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The Tree Publisher: Erik Linton

Erik Linton has been a full-time artist for five years now, and has spent much of that time looking at the things around us that are easily overlooked. He tries...

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Maxville: The Town of Oregon’s African American Loggers

Nestled in the dense forests of Northeast Oregon stood Maxville, a former logging town that granted residence to African American loggers during the state’s exclusionary period, which saw Black people...

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Colter Wall’s New Album: Western Swing & Waltzes, and Other Punchy Songs

On his third album, Western Swing & Waltzes and Other Punchy songs, Wall’s 10-track ode to the themes and labors of western life picks up where his last album left...

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Filson Community: Campfire Ghost Stories

Cheers to everyone who wrote in with their scariest campfire ghost stories. Read on for our favorite submissions, and be sure to commit one to memory for your next night...

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Adam Edwards: What It Means to Be an Arborist

What is an arborist? Some folks call us urban lumberjacks. Some, urban forestry professionals. Others, tree care providers or tree surgeons. But what we are—at least our crew—is a group...

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Hafting an axe: DIY

Found in most any woodshed or canoe pack, or on the floorboard of most farm trucks, the axe is one of the most versatile tools available to the outdoors adventurer....

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Filson Food: Shrimp & Grits

This ranks as one of the most versatile dishes I have cooked in recent memory. It is just as delicious served for breakfast as it is served for a late-night...

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Top Natural Hot Springs in the West

The rejuvenating benefits of hot springs are well documented, for both body and mid. File these six standout natural soaking pools away in your “must-visit” places. Be sure to plan...

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The People Behind Our National Parks

We've all heard about John Muir and Teddy Roosevelt–two iconic symbols of public lands and our country's National Parks. In this article, we explore some of the lesser-known stories, behind...

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How to Shrimp in the PNW

Ask 100 shrimpers how it's done and you'll probably get 100 different answers. Personal preferences and secret tricks aside, we can all agree that there's nothing quite like pulling up...

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Rancho de la Luna Mezcal: An intoxicating new jam from rock icons

Rancho de la Luna sits on a hill surrounded by the otherworldly desert landscape. The unassuming adobe home has hosted sessions with many of the true legends of rock and...

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Filson x White’s Boots: Unfailing Quality Built on Legacy

Modeled after the boots worn by USFS hotshots, Filson and white’s boots have teamed up to build a limited-edition boot: the fire hybrid. Manufactured in Spokane by white’s using our...

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Filson Food: Roasted Beaver Tail Recipe

If you were a trapper back in the frontier days, a beaver tail was something that would have you licking your lips. Long, hard winters were filled with lean, wild...

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Food & Recipes

Filson Food: Drunken Bacon S'mores

You know what a s'more is. They've been a camping staple around the fire for as long as any of us can remember. But what we have here today is...

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Food & Recipes

Filson Food: Pork Shoulder with Foraged Asparagus & Wild Spring Onions

Spring onions are truly wild and much more abundant than asparagus. They can be found in drier climates in open clearings and among sparsely treed Douglas Fir forests. The challenge...

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How To's

How to Build a Backyard Sawmill

My family comes from a proud tradition of loggers and woodworkers. My great-grandfather left his home in Norway and emigrated to Washington to work as a logger. My grandfather followed...

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Charley’s Andean Mountain Climbers

When you first meet a llama, it can be disconcerting. Four long, lean legs merge into a barrel-like body, from which an impossibly long, lean neck protrudes, with a small...

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Food & Recipes

Filson Food: Dungeness Crab Cakes

If you have only ever eaten crab cakes at a restaurant, then you have not had amazing crab cakes. It's a bold statement, so allow me to explain. Crabmeat is...

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How To's, Food & Recipes

How to Kill, Cook, & Eat Dungeness Crab

One of the best seafood the West Coast has to offer is without a doubt Dungeness crab, and when it comes to seafood, fresh is always best. This recipe isn’t...

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How To's

DIY Yarrow Bug Repellent

Yarrow is an herb found throughout the northern hemisphere with an impressive range of uses. Also referred to as “soldier’s woundwort” and "blood wort”, yarrow’s effectiveness in first aid applications...

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Eight, Nine, Ten…He’s Out: The History of Boxing in Logging Camps

Logging camps were rough and tumble enterprises, where loggers often worked from sunup to sundown six days a week in their pursuit of timber harvesting across the forests and mountains...

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Filson Food: Fire-Baked Dutch Oven Cobbler

Backcountry fire-cooked desserts often take a back seat to more common campfire dishes, like breakfast hashes and one-pan meals. This is a mistake. It is true that most dessert recipes...

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Profiles

Matt Mendes of Spin the Handle: Chasing Reservation Chrome

Before Matt Mendes guided on the Deschutes River, he drove the Green Monster. It was 2002, and Mendes was 13 years old; the job was his first on the river....

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Filson Food: Campfire Steak & Hash

One of the challenges in the backcountry is pulling off cooking a meal without all the equipment we are used to in our home kitchens. This challenge also makes it...

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Food & Recipes

Filson Food: Cure Your Own Venison Bacon

Before you start licking your chops imagining sitting down to venison bacon and eggs in the morning, we must disclose that this is not that kind of bacon. If you...

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Town Brewery & Filson Release Exclusive Tree Planting Beer

On May 21st, 2020, Town Brewery & Filson released an exclusive IPA for Ontario, Canada residents. Every can sold plants a tree through the non-profit organisation One Tree Planted.

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How To's

How to Carve a Paddle

Carving your own wooden paddle is rewarding beyond the satisfaction that comes from making something that will last a lifetime with your own hands. "seeing a paddle emerge from a...

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For Clint Mortenson, Horsemanship is the Key to Happiness

If you’ve watched a Western film in the past two decades, chances are you’ve seen Clint Mortenson’s work. Mortenson made the saddlebags that Pierce Brosnan carried in Seraphim Falls, the...

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Bianca Shannon: A Life Built Around Horses

In New Mexico’s cowboy country, Bianca Shannon turns heads. She rides a one-eyed horse, her silver nose-ring glinting in the sunlight, multiple tattoos peeking out from beneath her Oxford shirtsleeves....

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Filson Store Health and Safety

We’re glad to announce in-store shopping has resumed in select locations. Check our Store Locator page for updates on your local store. In the interest of everyone’s health, we’re limiting...

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A Brief History of the Ford Bronco: American Outdoor Icon

When the U.S. Forest Service needed sturdy trail breakers to cover their 193 million acres of wildland, they turned to the Ford Bronco. Excellent ground clearance, superior maneuverability, slope-hugging stability,...

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Wild Souls Ranch

With a deep sense of understanding, horses sometimes seem to understand human emotions better than humans do. This gives kids the ability to experience their emotions, staying aware yet learning...

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How To's

How to Take Care of Your Catch

The ethos of the Leave No Trace philosophy has always struck a chord with fishers like me. From leaving our campsite looking as though no one was there, to gently...

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Filson Stands In Solidarity Against Racism

We stand in solidarity against racism. We don't claim to have all the answers. We know there's plenty of work to be done, and that's something we've never shied away...

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Signature Materials

Signature Materials: Rugged Twill

Filson’s 120-plus year legacy is outfitting miners, loggers, ranchers, and sportsmen with durable apparel and goods that provide unfailing protection. For more than two decades, we’ve applied more than a...

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Impact of the Rio Grande: Lifeline of the Southwest

"In 2014, I followed the 1,900-mile-long river course from source to sea by foot, kayak, and canoe. I followed a broken river caught between trying to meet 19th-century ideals with...

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Top 5 Medicinal Plants of the Southwest

John Slattery is a New Mexico based bioregional herbalist, forager, educator, and author helping people develop a deep and meaningful relationship with wild plants. His first book, Southwest Foraging, was...

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