Finding Your Own Micro-Wilderness
The Path Less Traveled Hunters, hikers, backpackers, and fishermen face increased pressure on public lands. With the advent of ATVs and UTVs, more people are finding their way deeper into the outdoors. I feel...
Monthly Archive: July 2017
The Evolution of my Camp Bed
In the Beginning When I was a kid, nobody in my family had any concept of a camp sleeping pad being placed under a sleeping bag. I thought that small rocks, hardened cow manure,...
Mule Deer Scouting – Backpacking with a Purpose!
Backpacking…summer weekends run out way too fast! What happened to June, and why does July have only one weekend left in it? My list of weekend backpacking and other activities hasn’t grown much shorter,...
Know Your Shot! – Maximum Point Blank Range
The Problem The modern hunting rifle chambered in a flat-shooting cartridge is a highly effective tool for hunting big game. We can launch hunting bullets from most big-game cartridges at about 3,000 feet per...
Simple and Effective Workout Hack
We all dread spending time on the treadmill, stationary bike, and stair-climber…I get it! However, there is a way to teach yourself to look forward to those sessions. This is so simple, I can’t...
No Sugar, No Starch: Duke University Medical Center’s Answer
So, What’s the Problem? Since the ’90s I have been interested in the benefits of reducing carbohydrate intake in my diet. I read an early book that was written in the same era the...
Record Book Pronghorn- Part 2
So my wife had taken a beautiful pronghorn in 2015 (see Part 1 of this article) and we decided this area would be our new family “go-to” choice for antelope tags. Lucky boy that...
Record Book Pronghorn – Part 1
I was elated! My wife had drawn a pronghorn tag in what I expected to be a trophy area. I had been watching the data on this area for a few years, knowing that...
Bottom Fishing – Fishing Adventure Vacation on the Cheap!
It all started with a phone call from my Dad’s old cowboy friend, who now lives in central Washington. Somewhere along the line, Delbert had found the joys of bottom fishing. For me, bottom-fishing...
Selecting Your First Hunting Bow
Most hunting archers start out first as hunters with rifles, then graduate to archery as their curiosity and interest points them that direction. Increasingly I’m noticing people who are interested first in archery and...
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