So Many Packs to Choose from…

Posted by Brad Carter on March 27th, 2012 | Comments »
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With so many different companies creating quality hunting backpacks, choosing the perfect hunting pack should be easy. However, more options equates to more research, so over the next few months, I hope to share as much information as I can in my quest to find the perfect pack – but as an introduction, let me [...]



Practical Motivation for Today’s Hunter

Posted by Izzy Walls on March 19th, 2012 | Comments »
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Getting in shape for hunting season is very important. Contributor Izzy Walls tells a few stories of his training and results while chasing bugling bulls in Idaho!



Do it Yourself European Mount

Posted by Brad Carter on February 5th, 2012 | Leave A Comment »
DIY EURO MOUNT

You can easily spend over $100 for a good European Mount of your trophy. Why not do it yourself for under $15. The process explained in this tutorial involves simmering the head and can be finished from beginning to wall in one afternoon.



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Hunting with Spotting Scopes

Posted by Brad Carter on February 5th, 2012 | Comments »

By John Barsness — A spotting scope’s use in hunting often begins before the season actually opens. A spotting scope allows the hunter to “scout” big game animals without disturbing them. This works not just in the wide-open West but anywhere some distance can be found, whether across a Midwestern farm field or from ridge to ridge in the Appalachians.



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Wyoming’s Second Chance Antelope

Posted by Brad Carter on February 5th, 2012 | Comment »
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By Chance Thompson It’s early in the morning, you get tucked in behind your keyboard and log onto the Wyoming Game and Fish website. Today is the day you find out your draw results. You’ve waited a long time for this. You just know that you drew that premium Pronghorn Antelope tag you applied for [...]



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Why Hunt?

Posted by Brad Carter on February 5th, 2012 | Comment »

(The musings of a stage three and a halfer) By Allen Carter Aside from the obvious “to eat”, I find I want to hunt even when I’m not hungry. Notwithstanding I prefer my meat free range, low fat, antibiotic and steroid free (that’s another article), and cleanly processed in my kitchen, I still like to [...]



Take Better Field Photos

Posted by Brad Carter on February 5th, 2012 | Comment »

WITH A LITTLE PREPARATION, YOUR FIELD PHOTOS CAN BE WALL WORTHY by Brad Carter “While photos of animals in the back of your pickup, or outside your tent can be very nice, it is hard to beat a good field photo…” The above pictures are a great example. Everyone loves the old time pictures of [...]



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Public Land Elk Hunting: 5 Steps

Posted by Brad Carter on February 5th, 2012 | Comments »

By Brad Carter I watched my Dad peer through the eyepiece of his binoculars. Barely old enough to keep up, I desperately wanted to take a look. I tried to search with my eyes in the direction that the binoculars were pointed, and finally could make out small tan spots in a meadow on the [...]



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