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Matthew Every

New York
As seen in: MSN, MSN Canada, Yahoo Life, Wasteland, Popular Science, Thrillist, NewsBreak, Outdoor Life, Field & Stream, Bear Grease and
Covers:  Hunting, Conservation, Firearms/Shooting, Camping, Bushcraft, Fishing, Outdoors, Off-Road Driving.

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Matthew Every’s Biography

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Matthew Every is the Senior Editor of Field & Stream. He has been with Field & Stream since 2019, when he joined the team as the Associate Online Editor for both F&S and Outdoor Life. Before that, he worked as a hunting guide and wrote about his adventures in his free time.

When he isn't in New York's Catskill Mountains, Every lives part-time on the highway in a 20-foot travel trailer with his wife and two dogs. He has hunted or fished in 23 states and Mexico and has been a guest on America Ou…

Matthew Every’s Journalist Portfolio

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Can Competitive Long-Range Shooting Make You a Better Hunter?

Can Competitive Long-Range Shooting Make You a Better Hunter?

I PICKED A BAD TIME to learn how to shoot. At least, that's what I think as I pack my gear for a long-range s…

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The Con Artist: Step Inside the Workshop of Decoy Carver J.P. Hand

The Con Artist: Step Inside the Workshop of Decoy Carver J.P. Hand

J.P. HAND sits at his workbench placing a freshly painted rig of 10 brant decoys into a slot bag while we get…

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One Wild Ride: A Hunting Road Trip Across America

One Wild Ride: A Hunting Road Trip Across America

I’m too excited to sleep. I’ve spent most of the night packing, and now that that’s finished, I just lie in b…

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The Showstoppers: A Visual Tour of Some of the Most Stunning British Dangerous-Game Guns Ever Mad...

The Showstoppers: A Visual Tour of Some of the Most Stunning British Dangerous-Game Guns Ever Mad...

YOU CAN'T HAVE true romance without a little danger, and no objects embody this truth better than British dan…

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Southeast Alaska is Full of Big Fish, Float Planes, and Nonstop Adventure

Southeast Alaska is Full of Big Fish, Float Planes, and Nonstop Adventure

Captain Mike Bunker cuts the engine on our 27-foot Riddle Marine fishing boat and cranks up the music. Liz Jo…

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Spike in U.S. Gun Sales Brings $1.1 Billion in Taxes for Conservation

Spike in U.S. Gun Sales Brings $1.1 Billion in Taxes for Conservation

Unprecedented gun and ammunition sales have helped bring record tax revenue for federal conservation programs…

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Articles

The Knives That Make Field Dressing Easier—Tested by a Former Hunting Guide

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By Matthew Every
| The Field And Stream Podcast
FIELD & STREAM NEWSLETTERS ALL F&S NEWSLETTERS We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more You really want a small hunting knife to field dress a deer. What you’re doing is akin to surgery, and you wouldn’t want a surgeon to pull your appendix out with a bowie knife. That said, it helps to have a little horsepower sometimes, especially when quartering a deer for packing.
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Ep. 1059: Back 40 - What's One Thing Every Hunter Is Making Way Too Complicated?

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By Jake Hofer, Matthew Every, Jordan Sillars
| MeatEater Verified
Subscribe Before planting food plots or cutting a single tree, where should you focus your attention? Adam Keith, Aaron Warbritton, Bill Winke, and Jeff Sturgis explain how they evaluate a raw hunting property from the ground up. You'll hear how they identify the natural features that consistently produce mature bucks, avoid common mistakes, and decide where future improvements will have the biggest impact.
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Ep. 1055: Back 40 - Finding the Best Place on A Property That has Had Little to No Improvements

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By Jake Hofer, Mark Kenyon, Matthew Every
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Subscribe Where should you start when you walk onto a completely raw property? In this episode, we break down the exact process for identifying the highest-impact locations for chasing whitetails. Joined by Adam Keith, Aaron Warbritton, Bill Winke, and Jeff Sturgis, we compare how each guest approaches a brand-new property, from reading topography and understanding bedding behavior to evaluating access, food, water, and hunting pressure.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

To interview a hunter who had lost both of his arms in an ATV accident.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

No.

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Via email, or over the phone if we've worked together before.