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If you’ve spent any great deal of time looking into new gear for your backpack hunting endeavors, I’d be hard pressed if you didn’t cringe a little bit every now and again at the prices of some of these items.  I know I used to do it a ton, when I was first looking into […]

Now, sure, some folks might think that all hunting gives us is big antlers, tanned hides, and the opportunity to kill, but we all know that is hogwash.  We all know that this lifestyle is so much more than blood and bone.  If it weren’t, I wouldn’t be sitting here writing this.  If it weren’t, […]

Last September I decided to do something that I had been dreaming about for years, but never had the nerve to pull the trigger on.  I went on my first out of state hunt for elk in the backcountry of Colorado.  That might not seem like a big deal to a lot of you, but […]

I have many fond memories of sitting around a campfire and sharing hunting stories with friends and family.  Sharing these stories is one of the reasons I created the site you are on right now.  Every time I would get back from a hunt, people that were close to me wanted to hear how everything […]

Alright, so it’s been awhile since we’ve chatted about one of my favorite kinds of media to consume and that’s podcasts.  I thought I’d put together a list of what I am looking forward to listening to in 2017.  These aren’t in any particular order, so if a podcast is at the bottom of the […]

Another year behind us.  I know this sounds a bit contrived, but it all seemed to fly by so quickly.  A great portion of my year was spent obsessing over a spring bear hunt here in Arizona.  When I get into that state of mind, it seems the only way that I end up paying […]

Even though I was set up to stay out for 3 days solo, I told my wife, the night before I left, that I would be home tomorrow night, and that I was gonna fill my tag in the morning.  I’m not one to be cocky, but I was so determined to fill my tag […]

The air is starting to get more and more brisk with every passing day here in AZ.  Our “brisk” is probably comparable to warm fronts across the rest of the country, but it’s still nice.  This time of year, I have 2 things on my mind.  First, I can’t wait to spend another holiday season […]

With Thanksgiving now in the rear view mirror, it got me thinking.  So much has happened in the past 11 months that I have to be thankful for, both in the field and out.  With our fast paced way of life, it’s sometimes hard to realize what’s in front of us.  At least for me […]

Anytime a new endeavor is taken on that has an ultimate goal to it, it oftentimes seems hard to imagine actually achieving that goal.  At least it does for me.  Things like buying a house for the first time.  After my parents raised me and I spent so much time with them growing up, the […]