Hiking and the Joy of Leukotape!
My Feet As many of my 51 years as I can remember, and well before I ever heard of Leukotape, I’ve struggled with boots and my feet. I can remember so well the many...
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Last Minute Christmas List Ideas, 42Outdoors-Style
All I Want for Christmas… Every year, our family makes an internal Christmas / holiday list. It spoils some of the surprise, but it also makes for a bit less wasted money and effort....
Nevada Bull Elk
Nevada Bull Elk Setup Nevada produces big bull elk. So, from the day each of my kids were old enough to apply for big game tags, I’ve put them in for trophy hunt bonus...
Owyhee Desert Mule Deer – Controlled Archery
Owyhee Desert Mule Deer Setup In my home state of Nevada, mule deer numbers have been decreasing each year for a long time, maybe 40 years or so. Hunters seem to point fingers at...
OTC Elk: DIY Central Idaho Over The Counter Elk Hunt
My Idaho Hunting Ideas For me it all started ten or so years ago. My family has come to understand elk hunting in northern Nevada reasonably well. I love to uncover little gems of...
Recoil and Your First Hunting Rifle
Recoil Front and Center Do you remember the first time you shot a rifle? How old were you? I don’t know exactly how I knew it, but when I was seven years old, I...
6.5 Creedmoor as Elk Medicine?
To Kill an Elk There is absolutely no denying it. Elk are tough critters. They are legendary as survivors of gunshot wounds and revered as hard to knock down. I’ve heard the advice and...
Long-Range Expert…Or Poser?
To Shoot or Not to Shoot? I am a hunter. As a hunter, I’ve learned to understand when a shot is solid or ill-advised and whether to attempt it. Whether using a recurve, compound...
Long Range Hunting : One-Shot Cold Barrel Challenge!
Long Range Redux I cannot set up and take a 700 yard cross-canyon sheep, elk, or deer kill shot confidently. Simply, I haven’t taken the time to prove to myself that I can execute...
Should I be Shooting Lead Bullets?
My Lead Bullet Awakening My wife stopped to take a picture of the beautiful hawk on the falconer’s wrist, while I waited patiently. As she did, I listened to the Cliff Claven-type factoids from...
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