Lifestyle

Fitness
Burn Fat With Eric McCormack’s Zone Fitness Training Guide
This Zone Training guide will teach you how heart rate zones boost fat loss, fitness, and endurance.

Lifestyle
H&B Editor’s 2026 New Year's Message
Editor’s 2026 New Year’s Message from Hook & Barrel Magazine on self-awareness, inner peace and growth.

Food & Drink
Traditional Homestead Moose Pot Roast Recipe (Tender & Savory)
A moose pot roast cooked in a cast iron Dutch oven was a staple of American settlers' diets. And it still tastes as good today.

Good Grub
Brined, Smoked Bear Loin: Wild Game Recipe
Bear meat gets a bad rap, but when you get past the myths and learn how to cook it, a bruin loin like this is absolutely delicious.

Lifestyle
The Good that Tunnel to Towers Does: 50 Homes, 50 Families, 24 States
During it's 7th Annual Season of Hope campaign, the foundation paid for or modified 50 homes of Gold Star and first responder families.

Lifestyle
Nostalgic Christmas: The Most Iconic Retro Toy Guns of the ’70s and ’80s
Take a nostalgic trip back in time with our editors' favorite toy guns from their childhood, and a few other things you don't see anymore.

Wild Grub Unplugged
Holiday Venison Roast Recipe: A Mouthwatering Red Wine Reduction Feast
If you have a venison roast in the deep freeze from last season, break it out for this recipe. It will impress more than a turkey or ham.

Destinations
Ice Bar: Tour the Top 5 Chillest Watering Holes + Drink Recipes!
Put on your parka, because these are the five best ice bar destinations in the entire world, and they're all extremely cool.

Lifestyle
Tunnel to Towers Foundation Kicks Off 7th Annual Season of Hope
The non-profit will deliver 50 mortgage-free homes to families of veterans and first responders in December.

Destinations
Big Cedar Lodge: Home for the Holidays in the Ozark Mountains
From November through February, the Big Cedar Lodge resort transforms into an Ozark Mountains winter wonderland.

Lifestyle
How Ragtag Rebels Used Guerrilla Tactics to Defeat the British Empire
Guerrilla warfare isn't a modern phenomenon, it dates back to antiquity. In fact, it played a key role in shaping the United States.

Last Laugh
Confessions of a Hallmark-Movie Leading Man
I am the dude in every single Hallmark Christmas movie. AMA.

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.

Wild Grub Unplugged
How To Make Mama's Venison Meatloaf: The Best Moist Recipe (No Added Fat)
You don't need any bacon or extra fat to keep this meatloaf moist every time.

Lifestyle
Silent Nights, Smiling Ducks: An H&B Holiday Season Message
A special message on the meaning of Christmas from Hook & Barrel Editor-in-Chief John Radzwilla.

Destinations
Ford Bronco Off-Roadeo: Getting Rugged in the Smoky Mountains
A behind-the-scenes look at the latest property added to the Ford Bronco Off-Roadeo lineup offering drivers a unique off-roading school.

Veterans Day
Tunnel to Towers Puts 25 Gold Star Families in Mortgage-Free Homes
The non-profit Tunnel to Towers Foundation has paid the mortgages of 25 Gold Star families for Veterans Day!

Lifestyle
Lesser Known Bloody Battles of the American Revolution
Everyone knows about the most famous Revolutionary conflicts, but it was a long war. These clashes were bloody, fierce, and often unique.

Destinations
Nahanni Valley Mysteries: Why Are Dead Bodies Found Headless?
For over a century, the Nahanni Valley has been plagued by horror stories of murder and mutilation. Who were the unfortunate souls and was a dream driven by gold one that cost them their lives?

Food & Drink
Recipe: Forget The Goose, Make It A Peking Duck Christmas Story
Consider a delicacy from the East for your dinner table this holiday season — recipe included!
