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Fall As an avid bowhunter, the anticipation of Fall is enough to drive someone mad.  It seems like last Fall came and went faster than ever.  Unlike the time of year coming and going, the experiences I had are still fresh as rain.  So fresh, that I find myself thinking about them daily.  It feels […]

“Never say never.”  We’ve all heard that a time or two.  I remember especially hearing this phrase as a kid.  Maybe it would come up during a rough football game on T.V.  Our team would be losing with very little time left and I would hear my Dad say, “never say never.”  Most times the […]

While out and about the other day, I had a small conversation in passing with a young woman.  She told me, quite impatiently, that all she wanted was to be married with children and have a house already.  I couldn’t help but be struck by this, because of how young she was.  Don’t get me […]

“Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day.  Teach a man to fish and you feed him for life.”  This quote encompasses the very gift that comes from the struggle one may experience when learning how to hunt.  It mentions fish, but I think this translates quite nicely into hunting, as […]

I am sure we have all heard about the threats facing our beloved public lands.  These are the places you and I have been making precious memories for years.  That first time you heard a bull bugling during the month of September and how it sent shivers down your spine.  How you watched a black […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]