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Animals

Slaughtering and Butchering

Bovine basics for beginners

Is that a good pig?

Mountain lions — Attacks are still rare, but just in case…

Building

Tools and hardware for the backwoods home

By James Ballou Issue #74 • March/April, 2002 A certain degree of self reliance is obtainable by those who have the knowledge and skills, resourcefulness, courage,...

Yurt Magic — Building an Enchanting Instant House

Stairs — The next level

Build a Concrete Root Cellar

Install rafters alone the easy way

Farm and Garden

Slug Zapper

By Joel Winters Issue #142 • July/August, 2013 I live in a small clearing in a big forest. This is on the rainy side of the...

Caring for your chickens in winter

Growing Microgreens

A New Use for Old Tires: A Garden Using Tires

Growing Strawberries

Americana and History

Farm baseball … with ghost runners!

By Tom Kovach Growing up on a farm in north-central Minnesota wasn’t all chores and hard work … although there was plenty of that too....

Was the first government gun confiscation attempt foiled by an unsung...

The vanishing outhouse

James Polk — A model for modern presidents

From Martha and Abigail to Dolley and Louisa, America’s earliest First...

Food and recipes

Cracklin’s — An irresistible snack that you can’t stop sneakin’

Spicy Beef

Baked Bean Soup

Huckleberries purple gold

Self-reliance

Call me plumber

Just for Kids: Visit the great prairies

Roasting coffee on a wood stove

Survival firebuilding skills

Energy

Solar-powered refrigerators

A small creek provides plenty of power for this off-grid home

Energy class: Part 1

Build your own battery charging station

Guns and Hunting

Women and guns

By Massad Ayoob Issue #121 • January/February, 2010 In a time when what used to be called "the women's liberation movement" has achieved many of its...

Teaching a 10-year-old to shoot

Building the coyote rifle

BHM hosts Appleseed marksmanship event

Bury a gun and ammo for 15 years

Science

Gee-Whiz: Presidents

By O.E. MacDougal November/December 2016, Backwoods Home I could spend all day coming up with interesting trivia about the Presidents and those who surround them —...