A strange coffee symbol popped up on the truck gauge for the hundredth time. The new model, borrowed Ford was […]
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The Meat BullA strange coffee symbol popped up on the truck gauge for the hundredth time. The new model, borrowed Ford was […]
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A Day to RememberThere’s always something special about your first time. A first kiss, first car, and first house are all deeply imprinted […]
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No Time WastedAn Arizona Late-season Elk Hunt After four years of waiting, my credit card got hit once again for a late-season […]
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The Engagement BullEvery year when planning for hunting season begins, I ask my boyfriend what hunts I should put in for that […]
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Sandwiched"The big, palmated G5 was too amazing. I didn’t see the two extras when I shot, but they looked like flames coming off the back end. He had the width, the mass, everything; everything you dream of in an elk but never dreamed you would actually shoot. I had my elk of a lifetime..."
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Fortress of the Goats"As I emerged from a patch of timber, I noticed a patch of white on a cliff face on the other side of the drainage. Through the spotter I saw that the white patch was indeed a goat; a good goat..."
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Karma Buck"The only good shooting lane was the dirt road itself, so I positioned myself on the edge next to some brush and ranged the opening I thought they would come out of. The first deer was a doe. She walked on to the road, stopped, and stared at me..."
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37 Years, 361 Days"The wind was still, and every step seemed louder than the last. As I walked, I would stop and survey the area with my binoculars before continuing on. Eventually, I caught movement in the trees ahead. “Was it him?” I thought.
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Gunn-ing for Elk"Forced to readjust we climb some more and slide over the ridgeline. Years of failed set ups have taught me that positioning yourself at the same elevation or above the target works best for successful call-ins. On the ridgeline the wind still isn’t great, but it’s better."
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Antlers and Acorns"And then it happened! As I was enjoying this beautiful fall morning on the Kaibab, I realized I was looking straight at a big buck, and he was looking straight at me. He was facing me, his body engulfed in a tall thicket of oak brush but his head was exposed as he ate acorns. He was the biggest buck I had ever had in front of me on a hunt."
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DIY Alaska Brown Bear - A River OdysseyAt the time, any chance of ever hunting for a grizzly bear was just a pipe dream; but even so, these stories were indelibly etched in our minds. One day, I thought, ‘I want to go on a hunt like this!’