Is catch&release fishing actually a morally acceptable hobby? both from humanitarian and enviromental perspective. Isn't it cruel to plunge a sharp hook into the mouth of a living creature just to play with it for a while, and then release it back into the water a few minutes later? Every minute out of the water is a huge stress for the fish and a chance to suffocate it to death, the hooks penetrate directly into the tissues, often piercing completely through the mouth. Someone might say that in a sense it is a form of torture/animal abuse and that if fish could scream, people would abhor fishing

Isn't ending their suffering and killing them on sight just better? At least morally acceptable?

Do any of you guys use smart watches for hiking nav? I'm tired of having to pull out my phone and shit. Been looking at like the Fenix 7x, enduro 3 or even Suunto Vertical / Race S. Seems like it would be easier just to look at my wrist everytime i want to check if i'm on track still or if i need to change trails. Leaning towards the Race S just because it's the cheapest of them all with decent maps it seems. Curious if you all have any experience with any watch brands.

it's over...

is there any way to put one of these on/take one off, with a rucksack underneath, in moderate wind and rain, that isn't fucking cancer?
i swear to god im missing something

I use one of those wide brim straw hats women use in summer and i'm tired of pretending they aren't good or that they are gay to use on men.

This board is so dead/shilled. what a shame.
new seasons of Alone has started airing!

https://www.history.com/shows/alone/season-12

Okay let's settle this once and for all. Which one is all around better?

Anyone else here watching those silly straight line missions? Because I sure do

Is "off-grid" living an illusion? How would you do it?