My daughter and I are currently vegging out with the flu on the couch together next to the Christmas tree. While I “scribble” down my thoughts here, she’s taking care of some important coloring business and watching one of her favorite shows. In the midst of all of this, my mind is blown at how quickly the end of the year has come. It feels like not long ago I was revved up for 2024, jotting down my thoughts here. And now 2024 is coming to a close.
Learning how to backpack hunt can seem like a tall order that forces you to drink from a fire hose. It can even feel overwhelming and leaves many folks right at the trailhead or setting up a truck camp instead of heading down the trail. After a decade of backcountry hunting, I’m going to try and help clear the noise for you newer or aspiring backpack hunters. Here are 4 things I wish I would have known when I started.
Throughout my years of backpack hunting, I’ve fired up a stove or two…or 10 and Jetboil has always been a top performer in this category. My first stove ever was a Jetboil. So, when I got word that they released their most ultralight stove yet, I just had to get my hands on it. The Jetboil Stash will be getting at least a few backpack rides in 2025 from me. Right off the bat, I have a few thoughts and one concern.
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As I write this, I’m sitting next to our Christmas tree admiring the many ornaments and reflecting on the memories they all hold. This time of year is naturally a time of reflection. We’re about to close the door on one chapter and move on to the next. A year in review is in order.
Filming my hunts is something that I honestly never thought I’d do when I was younger. It just seemed like too much work, and that’s true, but it is so worth it in the end. Being able to look back on hunts from the past and relive those memories is something special. And this past October I had a bear hunt that turned to a mountain lion hunt rather quickly. It was a once in a lifetime experience and I am thrilled to share my new film The Unexpected with you. This is one for the books and a hunt I’ll never forget.
I seriously cannot believe that we’re closing in on another year. 2024 was filled with lots of adventures and there was no shortage of nights spent beneath the stars paired with days hiking through the mountains. In light of all of that, I wanted to lay out some of my top 10 favorite hunting gear items I used throughout the year. This is the gear that I was most stoked on in 2024 and will for sure be bringing into the 2025 season. Let’s get into it! These are in no particular order.
Not 48 hours ago I arrived home from whitetail camp in Colorado. The hunt was snowy, cold, and offered very little in terms of deer movement. I came home with much more than a hunting story. It was a new addiction I feel coursing through my veins as I type this.
Unlike most kids that watched cartoons on Saturday mornings, mine were a little different. There was a TV involved, but instead of cartoons my Dad and I would watching hunting shows. Most of them revolved all around the whitetail deer. An animal I’ve wanted to hunt for quite some time. And now I’m going to get to do just that.
Fall bear season in Arizona is a hunt that I hold more dear than most. I cherish both the August and October seasons and 2024 was a year where I devoted more time than ever to them. 21 days were spent in the field hunting. That doesn’t include any scouting trips I made, which add up to an additional 5 days.
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