I have always enjoyed the idea of shed season, I'm not a serious shed hunter nor do I find many. However breaking the winter cycle with some wild time in wild places excites me almost as much as hunting season! What better way to kick off the ends of winter than to go spend some... Continue Reading →
Aww the smell of new!
This year I'm going to be running a lot of new gear, almost a surprising amount really. Gear is something that can get out of hand quickly, there is always someone thinking the gear will determine the outcome of the hunt and that's not exactly the reality. Someone with a Wal-Mart camo set up, a... Continue Reading →
Throwing canon balls
Many different fads come and go throughout any hobby, archery has not had it's lack. Arrow set ups will always change person to person but it seems a shift has came in where people have moved to heavier arrows and high FOC's. For the past 10 years I've been shooting arrows in the 500 grain... Continue Reading →
Application and show season
As I type this I should be in Reno having a good time at the wild sheep foundation show, I had the time off and the go ahead from the wife. However I didn't expect for those two things to happen so I didn't budget for it. I decided to stay home and save some... Continue Reading →
Grizzly Bear Ban, Dangerous Roads Ahead
A ban half a nation away could be coming to your back yard....
Bow crazed….
My first bow led me to having a possibly unhealthy obsession with archery. I quickly saved my money up to be able to buy a new bow, I chose to spend money on the latest and greatest and planned to shoot it for many many years. A couple years later and that carbon element was... Continue Reading →
Injury report and recap
I've been spending time looking into my limitations for the USH and spent a lot of time inspecting my gear and finances but a big part falls back to previous injuries. My right leg experienced a broken tib and Fib that resulted in a titanium rod, some screws and a fair amount of staples. This... Continue Reading →
Hennesy hammock initial impression and Exped foot note
The hammock and pad showed up a while ago and I quickly spent a night setting up, adjusting and then sleeping in it. Let me highlight the fact that it was a single day thus an initial impression and not a full review. This also isn't my first hammock, I've spent a lot of leisure... Continue Reading →
A step towards mobility…
I partake in antlerless rifle elk hunts to help fill the freezer and thanks to Utah's extended archery season I also fill a tag in the lower country occasionally. For the most part however I can say that I'm exclusively a backcountry archery hunter. I began this journey a while back and I feel there... Continue Reading →
Backpack swap out
I've been running a kifaru for some time now and for what I was doing I had the perfect system I felt like. I'll do a break down on what I had and explain why I'm changing to prep for the USH. I chose to run the bikini frame for its mobility and the comfort... Continue Reading →