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Everything seemed to line up like ducks in a row. I’d spent five years attempting to draw an Iowa late-season muzzleloader tag. Plus, it landed on a year...
Hunting with an AR can raise eyebrows and start debates, but why? I am hoping by the end of this story, you understand why this usually more traditional...
The shot rang out on the range. His eyes looked up at me as if I’d stolen the last Birthday Cake Oreo. It was one of those looks a father gets when his kid...
In May of 2001, my wife and I went on our first African hunt to northwest Namibia with Okatjove Trails outfitters. We planned on hunting jackal and other...
David and I were the new kids in class. Fifth grade. We were both 10 years old. My family was in the process of building a house near that school, so I rode...
Over the last eight years, I’ve had the opportunity to hunt Wyoming for mule deer, antelope, and turkeys with great success. Out of all the states, I've...
Fall 2019 started out with a trip to Canada, chasing bugling elk and portly bears. Then it was on to Wyoming to chase those free-ranging speed demons—the...
I grew up on a small farm in Oklahoma. Access to hunting was just down the road, so traveling out of state to hunt never came about. When I got older, the...
I was fed up with the whole process. I’d done my time on the range, felt comfortable with the gun and nothing was going right. A last-ditch effort put me in...
I’m not one for bragging, but I have an incredible dad. He mentored and shaped me into the man I’ve become. Here’s a short story about how skipping one nap...
For ultimate reliability, you want a revolver, right?I'm preparing to head out West for several weeks, where I'll be among the lions and tigers and bear...
A million thoughts go through my mind as I read a message in the inbox, "What advice would I have for a first-time lady turkey hunter?” I could reply with a...
I arrived in turkey camp excited. How could I not be jacked? It’s the first real hunting I’ve had since coyote hunting a few months back. I knew something...
