Of all the photos you’ve taken throughout your life, odds are that your pics of harvested game are among the ones you treasure and share the most. After all, they capture the best moments of your outdoor life.

But how many times have you later wished your hunting images had turned out better? Just a few minutes of prep and some additional gear can dramatically improve your photographs. Really, you have no excuse for being that guy with a “this photo makes my buck look smaller than it actually was” disclaimer.

HOW TO SHOOT KILLER PICS

1. Carry a camera in addition to your smartphone.

Smartphone cameras are great for convenient, on-the-go photography, but for really standout photos, a digital camera performs best. Today’s high-quality cameras are affordable and offer features like stabilization and automatic adjustment for low-light conditions that are uniquely important for hunting pics.

2. Use a camera tripod.

A camera tripod will keep your camera safe, ensure blur-free photographs and enable more camera angles. I like to use a Vanguard VEO tripod (above) because it is ultra lightweight, compact, super easy to set up, and affordable. Many outdoor backpacks are designed so that tripods can be easily attached so traveling with them is hassle-free when climbing in and out of a treestand.

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Fishing girl Darcizzle goes Florida largemouth fishing then it’s time for a little bowfishing.

With a little help from Capt. Byron, and Osceola Outdoor Adventures, Darcie and the rest of her Darcizzle Offshore crew hook up with some really nice Florida largemouth bass. They’re able to get some cool drone video of them bass fishing as well.

After they’re done slamming largemouth, they bring out the bows for some bowfishing. Darcie has never shot a bow, so watch the video to find out if she’s as good with a bow as she is with a rod and reel.

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Think slow motion videos are cool? Wait until you see this slow motion video of a bullet splitting on an axe blade. Bullet Theory Films specializes in slow motion footage, here are a couple mesmerizing videos that are hard to look away from to prove it.

The first video shows a slow motion shot of a gun firing at an axe blade. A really impressive shot, but it makes for some even cooler slow motion footage. It takes two attempts at it, (Come on, you couldn’t hit it on your first try?) but they finally hit the razor thin blade and the bullet splits like a knife through hot butter.

The second video shows a skull shaped bottle getting shot by a .45 ACP 230 grain bullet. We really can’t tell what it is in the bottle, but what ever it is, it explodes and goes everywhere when hit by that .45. Checkout the video below:

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Here is a photo gallery of times people were all alone, or were they? See for yourself if you can see anybody else in these hilarious photos.

In some of the photos, it’s as if these people are looking at someone standing right next to them, but there’s nobody there! What the heck is going on here?

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If you’re like us here in Michigan, you’re chomping at the bit for the start of deer season tomorrow. Here’s a new jam for all the deer hunters heading out into the woods this weekend. This is bound to be your deer hunting anthem this season. So, put this track on when you’re heading out in the morning, and it’s sure to get you excited.

Everyone has heard the original version, but this is the “deer hunter remix,” and the little twist on this classic 90’s hit is pretty catchy. It’s got hunters everywhere asking themselves, “Does my baby got rack?”

This music video is a little silly, but we can’t help but be pumped up for the start of deer season.

Don’t be surprised (or blame us) when you find yourself humming this little tune in your treestand this fall.

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The potency of Empire‘s elixir is evident in the concentrated dose offered by the opening of the show’s second-season premiere. At a “Free Lucious” concert held by the Lyon family, Cookie (Taraji P. Henson) descends from the heavens, lowered onto the stage in a cage while wearing a full-body gorilla costume as King Kong-like music blares over the crowd. (I’m not making this up.) She proceeds to rip off the mask to launch into a tirade condemning the imprisonment of Lucious, as well as the imprisonment of other black males. It’s a madcap moment, but it’s indicative of Danny Strong and Lee Daniels’ ability to make the ridiculous rhythmic.

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On the season premiere of ABC’s Emmy-nominated black-ish, which returned last night for a second season, the Johnson’s youngest son Jack (Miles Brown) is expelled from school for saying the n-word while innocently rapping Kanye West’s “Gold Digger.” There’s a zero-tolerance policy, and even though Jack doesn’t say it in a hateful way, or even call someone else the n-word, he still gets in trouble.

His dad Dre (Anthony Anderson) asks his black co-workers why they say “THE word,” to quote the episode’s title. One responds it’s a “great rhyming word,” and the other only thinks it’s fine to use because he’s a spineless suck-up; if his boss Dre finds nothing wrong with a black person using it, then he doesn’t, either. And vice versa. Dre grows more and more confused, especially after talking to the school’s strict black principal. Can anyone say it?

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The 2000 film China Strike Force, from Hong Kong director Stanley Tong (Super Cop, Rumble in the Bronx), won my heart forever before I even watched a frame. It was a two-step process.

Step one: While spelunking in the deep, deep Netflix action movies archive one night, I spotted its box cover, which features a) the title; b) a picture of Mark Dacascos, best known as one of the stars of the live-action Double Dragon movie and the host of Iron Chef America; and c) a picture of Coolio. Color me intrigued. Color me very intrigued.

Step two: I rushed to Google — like, immediately — to find out more about the movie, where I was greeted with this description (emphasis mine):

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This weekend, the 53rd New York Film Festival kicks off with the premiere of The Walk, the Robert Zemeckis-directed story of Philippe Petit’s (played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt) famous 1974 high-wire walk between the north and south towers of the World Trade Center. The festival — which spans from September 25 through October 11 – will feature many premieres, as well as notable films that premiered at other festivals, that will all factor into this year’s Oscar race. So, with that, here are five huge films we’re looking forward to at this year’s New York Film Festival.

The Walk

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As previously mentioned, The Walk is the festival’s opening night film, concluding with New York Film Festival’s opening night party, which is always a tough ticket. The Walk is only Robert Zemeckis’ second live action film since way back to his 2000 hit, Cast Away. And once again, along with Flight, Zemeckis tries to scare the living piss out of anyone who has a fear of heights — this time by telling the story of Philippe Petit’s very illegal 1974 high-wire act between the two World Trade Center towers. As a fan of Man on Wire, it will be interesting to see how Zemeckis makes this remarkable event into a full-length narrative film.

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I’m sure Michael Fassbender will be fine as Steve Jobs. He’s got the piercing eyes, and the gravitas, and a talented director in Danny Boyle guiding the performance, and really everything else you could ever want to take on the role of the visionary, mercurial Apple founder. And he looks great in a black turtleneck and glasses. He’ll be fine. He’ll be fine.

But I wouldn’t be doing my job as a pop-culture critic if I didn’t bring something to your attention here. There’s really no reason we couldn’t have let Jason Statham play Steve Jobs.

Like, that was an option. Before any of the roles were cast, when the whole movie was nothing but words on the page, someone could have sent the script to Jason Statham and offered him the role. Everything else could have stayed exactly the same. Watch this trailer and imagine all of the Sorkin-scribed words being said by Jason Statham — in his regular voice, making no attempt to do an American accent — instead of Michael Fassbender, and then try to tell me you wouldn’t watch that movie.

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We write songs, books and movies about it; the special moment when someone meets their soulmate. A soulmate is someone who you have a deep, natural affinity with. They could be your partner, or they could be a close friend who always understands you. The relationship is based on love, compatibility, trust and spirituality.

When we meet our soulmates, we start behaving differently. Our perspectives can change; we even treat other people differently. Here are 6 things that happen when you meet your soulmate.

1. You Start To See The World In A Different Way

When you meet your soulmate you will see the world in a more positive light. On a day-to-day-basis you will feel happier and more optimistic, which results in you being nicer to other people. You will become more forgiving and friendly towards the people in your life, as you want to share your positive world view with everyone around you.

2. You Smile When You Are Alone

When you meet your soulmate, you constantly experience giddy feelings of happiness – even if you’re not actually with them! You smile whenever you think about them, or whenever you receive a message or a call from them. Other people might look at you and wonder why you are smiling to yourself, but you are too happy to notice.

3. You Get Better At Problem Solving

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Public restrooms can be hit or miss. Some of them are kept incredibly clean, and other are… well… disgusting, to put it bluntly. No one wants to sit on a toilet seat while knowing that hundreds of other strange, potentially dirty rears have sat on before you.

So, what do we do? Line the toilet seat with a liner or toilet paper, of course! It’s cleaner than the seat itself, right?

Wrong.

Toilet paper and seat liners actually make the seat dirtier

That’s right. Toilet paper and seat liners actually make the seat dirtier than if you had sat directly on the seat itself. I know, I was shocked to hear this as well; how can this be?

Believe it or not, toilet seats are actually designed to stay clean. Their shape and the material they are made out of were chosen purposely for its ability to kill germs. Bacteria simply cannot survive on a toilet seat.

Seat liners and toilet paper, however, are another story. The soft, spongy material they’re made out of is a breeding ground for germs and bacteria. By sitting on them instead of the seat, you’re actually sitting on more bacteria than were on the seat itself! To put it into perspective, your dish sponge can actually hold up to 200,000 times more bacteria than a public toilet seat.

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Have you ever wondered where your fat goes when you lose weight? You may have heard it’s “burned” off, lost in sweat, or converted to muscle — as it turns out, these ideas are all wrong.

Where Does The Fat Go?

Apparently, when you lose weight, the fat is breathed out as carbon dioxide!

“It goes into thin air,” says Ruben Meerman, a physicist who became curious about this question himself after losing weight. Up to 84% of your fat content is exhaled as carbon dioxide from your lungs when you breath out. Is that weird or what?!

The other 16% turns into water, which leaves as sweat, tears, and other bodily fluids.You really are “sweating out the pounds” — sort of. You’re sweating out 16% of the weight you lose, at least.

Can You Breathe Away Your Fat?

The short answer: No. Proper breathing can help you minimize muscle fatigue during a run, and certainly has it’s benefits during any kind of exercise. However, simply breathing deeply is not going to help you lose weight; you must first exercise to turn that fat into carbon dioxide. Then your natural breathing will take it away. You don’t have to do any special breathing techniques or anything.

Remember: Fat loss occurs as a result of physical activity, avoiding overeating, and adhering to a nutritious, low-fat diet.

Featured photo credit: Curtis Mac Newton via unsplash.com

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If you already have or really want a bubble butt, take these things into account: researchers at the Harvard Medical School have discovered that the type of fat found in women’s butts, hips and thighs–subcutaneous fat–might actually protect against serious health problems like diabetes and heart disease; evolutionary theorists believe that there is a link between emotional intelligence and how much junk is in the trunk; and evolutionary psychologists have discovered that men prefer women with fuller rear-ends.

So how do you emphasize what genetics already gave you or build up your butt? With squat exercises!

1. Basic Squat Exercise

• Start by standing with your feet shoulder-width apart, body facing forward, abdominal muscles flexed.
• Inhale and bend at the knees as if you’re sitting in a chair and hold your arms out in front of your body, keeping your back straight.
• When your knees are at or slightly past an imaginary parallel line with your toes, stand back up, exhaling.

2. Body-Weight Jump Squat

• Similar to the basic squat position, but instead hold your arms up, placing your hands on the back of your head and elbows parallel with your body.
• Bend slightly at the knees, then jump up as high as you can.
• Upon landing, assume the basic squat position and immediately jump up again.

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