Men of the Outdoors

This Devotion was written by Sportsmen Devotional and posted with permission Bible Study Verse: Matthew 24:32-36  32 “Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near. 33 Even so, when you see all these things, you know that it[e] is near, right at the door. 34 Truly I tell you, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened. 35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away. 36 “But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son,[f]  Thoughts: August of 2012 I was sitting some one hundred yards back from the edge of a deep canyon squalling on a varmint call hoping to attract a bear within rifle range. Now, understand, I had not been to the canyon’s edge and didn’t know if there was a bear anywhere near my stand, I was simply calling blind hoping a bruin could hear the call and would be hungry enough to come to ...

  With the start of a new year, the Men of the Outdoors would like to share with you our tentative schedule for 2025. It would be nice if we could be more definite, however we don’t always have control over circumstances and dates. Here is our tentative plan for the year: Event                               # of Days              Date Ice Fishing                               ½ Day                   Late Feb. Breakfast Chat                          2 Hours  ...

This Devotion was written by Sportsmen Devotional and posted with permission Bible Study Verse: 2 Corinthians 4:4 4  The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel that displays the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. (NIV©)  Thoughts: Hunting is different in all regions. Out west where I do most of my hunting, I mostly employ the “spot and stalk” method. This requires good optics and lots of time on high vantage points. As the name implies, I spot animals from my vantage point and then stalk one if I so desire. If you’ve done much glassing, you know that the sun is your enemy. One simply cannot look directly into the direction of the sun at sunrise or sunset. Neither can you shoot through a rifle scope with the sun in your eyes. I saw this first hand on a hunt when a friend was shooting at a deer with the sun directly behind it, along with a prickly pear cactus. My friend was doing his best to see the deer in h...

  This Devotion was written by Sportsmen Devotional and posted with permission Bible Study Verse: John 8:11  “No one, sir,” she said. “Then neither do I condemn you,” Jesus declared. “Go now and leave your life of sin.” NIV Thoughts: I recently drew for a whitetail hunt in a western wildlife refuge. At the orientation they made it clear “Do not keep any shed antlers. Do not beg your group leader to keep a shed. The answer will always be NO!”. While in the parking lot, my buddy asked me to check out a new set of binoculars. As soon as I put them up to my eyes, right in focus was an elk shed 1000 yards away shining like a diamond. While hunting I found a small piece of elk shed, photographed it for evidence that I had found one, set it down, and walked away forever.  Action Point: As I walked away from the first two elk sheds, I’ve ever found, of course, I’d love to have them sitting on a shelf at home for all to see. Instead, Jesus calls us to leave our sins at his feet ...

This Devotion was written by Sportsmen Devotional and posted with permission Bible Study Verse: Ephesians 6:10-17 10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13 Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. 14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. 16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17 Take the helmet of salvation and ...