GEAR
Proof Research Switch Rifle: A Banner Season of Testing
Every year, an increasing number of rifle manufacturers enter the marketplace offering their version of the ultimate hunting rifle. The rifle industry has become saturated with the “me too” rifle companies all building rifles with similar features, with just enough of...
The Great Compensators
The laser rangefinder is arguably the most significant product introduction to the hunting world since the bolt action rifle over 100 years ago. In the early 90’s Leica introduced the first generation Geovid, a binocular capable to delivering the distance to a target...
Nosler Refuses to Compromise on Mountain Carbon Rifle
Mountain hunters are a special breed. Every item they pack on a hunt has a purpose. Because gear means ounces and ounces add up to pounds. And pounds… they eventually equal pain. From cutting the handle off of toothbrushes to scraping the rubber armor off a spotting...
TACTICS
Hunting Elk with Decoys
The screams of several bulls echoed through the sparse pine ridges, and seemed to be coming from all directions. I was out in front, calling and moving in on the closest bugle. Donnie was right behind me with the video camera, and Dave was 40 yards behind us,...
Backcountry Bears and Elk Calving Areas
Hunting specific areas for bears can kill two birds with one stone Humble Beginnings I began hunting black bear in 1972 in Idaho’s Clearwater Region, primarily in the Lochsa and Kelly Creek drainages. My previous experiences with hunting black bear were more related...
30 Days & Stronger: Foundational Strength Training and Combating Inflamation
During elk season, we are chasing bulls from daylight to dark in rough western terrain. Many a mountain mile is traveled under heavy load with little rest. Coming into spring, our body has recovered from the long days and unforgiving miles, but we remember the...
INFORMATION
28 Days: Jump Start Your Health Fitness Program
Is What You’re Doing Today Getting You Closer To Where You Want To Be Tomorrow? We all want to lose weight, increase strength, or get healthier, but with that comes more mindful eating and a greater commitment to an exercise program. With busy lives, sometimes that...
Fire Photography: How To Get Quality Shots That Tell The Story
As humans, our attraction to fire is universal and elemental. When you want to gather humans, create a fire. As hunters and outdoorsmen, we use fire to warm up, cook our food, and light our hunting camps. But how do you create good campfire photographs? The answer, in...
Backcountry Equine Medical Issues – Colic
We were packed several miles into the Pecos wilderness - biologists, game wardens, and support staff gathered for a bighorn sheep trap and relocation project. Richard, the area warden, rode his big draft-cross gelding “Cisco” into camp. Cisco was an experienced...
ADVENTURE
A Long Overdue Gift
When I began putting in for a bighorn sheep tag I was 14 years younger, probably 30 pounds lighter, and a much better candidate for one of the most coveted tags the state of Idaho has to offer. As the years went by, putting in for the tag was a yearly ritual and...
Hunting Elk with Decoys
The screams of several bulls echoed through the sparse pine ridges, and seemed to be coming from all directions. I was out in front, calling and moving in on the closest bugle. Donnie was right behind me with the video camera, and Dave was 40 yards behind us,...
Blood, Sweat and Tears
The best bucks surely don’t come easy. “As I skinned the deer, my knife slipped and sunk deep into the flesh of my inner thigh…my mind was racing with every thought imaginable.” The Source of the Inspiration As much fun as it is to hunt mulies at 12,000 feet...
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