Tom Venesky
Freelance Writer
Tom Venesky is an Outdoors Writer for Hook & Barrel, covering hunting, fishing, farming and wild game cooking. He also writes for Outdoor News and is a staff reporter for Lancaster Farming. His work has appeared in more than 60 publications nationwide.
A former newspaper sports and outdoors writer, Tom spent years with the Times Leader, where he wrote the "Outdoors with Tom Venesky" column. He hunts and fishes and lives with his wife and children on their family farm in northeastern Pennsylvania.
Food & Drink
StarWalker Organic Farms Raises All-American Meat from the Ground Up
At StarWalker Organic Farms, Jason and Kristina Walker are building better meat from healthier soil, raising organic beef, pork and chicken outdoors and keeping control from pasture to package.
Food & Drink
Inside Jack Daniel’s: How America’s Oldest Distillery Is Celebrating America 250
As America marks its 250th birthday, few brands are as synonymous with the USA as Old No. 7 as we take a look at what makes JD so iconic.
Food & Drink
StarWalker Farms: Hunting and Regenerative Organic Farming in Northern California
When Jason Walker's not raising Regenerative Organic Certified beef and pork, he's hunting blacktail in the Marble Mountains.
Food & Drink
Why Wyoming Whiskey Belongs on Every Outdoorsman’s Top Shelf
Wyoming Whiskey is about more than just bourbon. It embodies everything about Wyoming's great outdoors—just ask former NY lawyer David DeFazio.
Food & Drink
Aliceson Bales' Wild Game Recipes: Sandhill Crane, Duck & Wild Turkey
Aliceson Bales wrote the Bales Farms Cookbook after Dolly Parton told her to go for it. Here's three of her recipes.
Food & Drink
The "Chemist's" Deer Camp Drink and 6 Other Cocktails to Warm Your Hunting Cabin
A good hunting camp cocktail has to taste great, but just as important, there needs to be a good story behind the concoction.
Music
Aaron Lewis: How the Staind Rocker Found Country
Straight talk from the Staind legend who hasn't come close to forgetting his roots despite the chaos and attention that life under the lights brings.
Food & Drink
Behind The Yuengling Lager Legacy
Take A Virtual Tour through America’s Oldest Brewery
Music
Craig Morgan’s All-American Soundtrack
Explore the life of Craig Morgan, the country star who trades the stage for an Alaskan cabin each winter before touring.
Music
Beyoncé Hasn’t Paid Her Country Dues
Country music is a welcoming genre for all artists, but you have to pay your dues.
Entertainment
In Camouflage Cowboy, Drew Parker Doesn’t Hide Who He Is
Discover the debut album Camouflage Cowboy by singer and hit songwriter Drew Parker, featuring his chart-topping hits!
Food & Drink
'Tagged Out Kitchen' Teaches The Art of Cooking Wild Game
Chef Lance Lewis of 'Tagged Out Kitchen' uses a classic culinary education to elevate and educate others about wild game.
Entertainment
Larry Fleet Ain't Afraid To Do The Work
Larry Fleet’s blue-collar background produces songs that are relatable to everyone.
Hunting
'Python Cowboy' Takes Aim To Control Florida's Invasive Iguanas
Invasive iguanas cause problems in the Floridian ecosystem. Mike Kimmel — the Python Cowboy — works to take them off the landscape.
Entertainment
From Dove Guide to Yellowstone: Lainey Wilson’s Real Country Roots
You might know Lainey Wilson as a fast-rising country star. But she was a down-home country girl prior to living life in the spotlight.
Entertainment
Whiskey Myers Frontman Cody Cannon Launches Toad Thumper Fishing Lure Company
Whiskey Myers' frontman Cody Cannon built his fishing lure company Toad Thumpers out of a love for the outdoors that started with a frog.
Entertainment
Boxing, Ice Baths, and No Beer: Inside Warren Zeiders’ Extreme Pre-Show Routine
When Warren Zeiders walks off the stage after one of his signature high-energy performances, things get pretty tame. Usually, the 24-year-old has a water and heads off to bed.
Entertainment
Drake White, The Optimystic
Drake White -the optimist- proves that second chances are sometimes the best kind. When he was 12 years old, Drake White was faced with a choice: Hit the Coosa River with his grandfather for the crappie bite or join his buddies for a birthday party and video games.
Entertainment
Nick Hoffman's Wild Ride
There was a time when Nick Hoffman seemingly reached the apex as a musician, spending 12 years as Kenny Chesney’s fiddle player playing in sold-out stadiums before tens of thousands of fans. It was a wild ride.
Food & Drink
Outdoors Allie Cooks Venison
