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My First Harvest – Arizona Public Land Gray Fox
After several setbacks over a week and a half chasing speed-goats and muleys through the Arizona desert, we were feeling somewhat discouraged and needed a bit of a win. So, last night, Mason and I set back out for another evening of predator calling… …
2017 Idaho Archery Elk Hunt Gear Review | Part 1 – Clothing
While my Idaho archery elk trip this September was far from a rousing success, it gave me the chance to seriously test out much of my gear. Check out Part 1 below where I talk about what I wore from top to toe …
How to Choose an Elk Hunting Pack
Your pack is one of the most important pieces of gear you can invest in for your hunt. Being such an important piece of gear, as new hunters, we want to be able to make a solid, educated decision. However, with the staggering amounts of backcountry …
Bear Spray or Bullets on Your Backcountry Hunt?
One of the first things that people invariably ask me when I tell them I’m going on a backcountry elk hunt is, “Aren’t you afraid of being eaten by bears?!”. Short answer… yes. Bears scare the crap out of me and I’m not sure exactly how I’d realistically …
Is Your Compound Bow Set to the Correct Draw Weight?
As big game hunters, it’s easy to simplify the subject and immediately say that the heaviest draw weight you can pull back on a compound bow is what you want to be using. However, that’s not always the case. There are many factors at play …
E-Scouting with Randy Newberg
One of the biggest disadvantages of being a hunter living in the middle of the city is how much more difficult it is to do in-person scouting for your hunts each year. This makes doing your prep work and e-scouting all the more important. Check out this …
Millennials and Hunting
When you so often run into what seems to be an overwhelming tide of opposition, it can be difficult to keep a positive outlook when considering the future of hunting in this country. However, as I look more closely and consider this up-and-coming …
Lake Piru Campground and Recreation Area Review
I’ll start this review by answering the first question everyone asks whenever I tell them I’m heading up to Piru: “What’s a Piru?” Well, Lake Piru is up in the Los Padres National Forest in Ventura County, about an hour north of Los Angeles …
“There are two spiritual dangers in not owning a farm. One is the danger of supposing that breakfast comes from the grocery, and the other that heat comes from the furnace.”
// Aldo Leopold