The
blog

When the month of August rolls around, I have one thing on my mind when it comes to hunting.  For those that know me, you know that the answer to that is bears.   Over the years, bears have become my favorite species to pursue here in Arizona.  This hunt that takes place at the end […]

I remember sitting on the side of a cliff with my brother, being mad at myself on the third day of our hunt.  We had just picked up a bear that morning with our glass and I chose to not try to close the distance with my bow.  Instead, I caught myself just overthinking the […]

This is going to be a different kind of post than you have become accustomed to here on Dialed in Hunter.  This is just me reaching out to you, and from the bottom of my heart, telling you thank you.  You are indeed reading my 100th blog post. The thought of that makes my head […]

As I woke up on the morning of December 29th, I told myself that today was going to be the day.  Today would be the day that I closed the distance, and filled my archery tag on a mule deer buck.  The 29th would be my 5th day of hunting mule deer here in my […]

When I was a kid, I always wanted a little brother.  I remember asking my parents for one throughout my childhood.  No matter how much I asked though, it just didn’t happen.  That was until one morning when I was 12 years old.  Just about to head out of the door to go to school, […]

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, […]

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 […]

If you’ve been following along with me for the past few years, then you know how much of a bear nut I am.  Last year I wrote a story called Canyon Bruins, which took you along the epic journey that was my 2015 season.  If you read that story then you know that is when […]

I’ve decided to do something a bit different for this post then previous ones that went over my hunts.  On this trip, I actually kept a journal while out in the field and I think it turned out pretty neat.  I might end up doing this a lot more in the future, just because of […]

2015 was a pretty exciting year for me in the field filled with new experiences and opportunities.  It wasn’t until a few weeks ago, when I stopped to think about it all.  It was almost overwhelming reflecting back on everything, which is what I intend on doing here.  Being relatively new to the hunting lifestyle(3 […]