June 4, 2012

Bivy Hunting for Elk

Bivouac: (bɪv.u.æk), (bɪv.wæk) – Noun -An encampment for the night, usually without tents or covering, with few facilities, as used by soldiers, mountaineers, etc. Bivouac style […]
April 6, 2012

Huntin’ Horns

March 17th, 2012 was one of my favorite horn hunting (antler hunting) days ever. Klay Nelson, a friend from work, and I left town shortly after […]
October 24, 2011

Hunting the Rut

I always enjoy hunt talk and my favorite topic has to be elk hunting during the rut. September is a special time for us bowhunters and […]
September 21, 2011

Meat Care in the Field

The shot was good, the blood trail was wide, and your bull is on the ground!  Now what?  The simple answer is: Get the animal/meat taken […]
August 29, 2011

Decoys for Elk

The sage crackled and released its pungent scent with each step through the low-lying shrubs. An occasional bugle drifted toward us through the blackness which taxed […]
August 23, 2011

Solo Elk Hunting

I had always dreamed of hunting elk out west. Coming from a small town in Michigan the closest I came to hearing a bugling bull growing […]
August 1, 2011

Does Gear Create Success?

First off, let me start out by getting something out in the open right away – I’m a gear junky and am surely not a fan […]
April 25, 2011

Shed Antler Tactics

Itching to Get Out? Ooh here we go! This is one of my favorite times of the year. The snow is steadily melting, the streams are […]
April 13, 2011

Shed Hunting

April 2nd, 2011, was one of my best days shed hunting for elk antlers, also probably one of the most physically demanding days I’ve ever spent […]
April 4, 2011

My Best Day of Shed Hunting

Nothing Right… After sitting for a day and a half in a stuffy hotel conference room with fellow bowhunters, my impatience was surfacing.  It wasn’t the […]
March 28, 2011

Bugle, or slip in silent?

Ready to take the plunge into the Idaho backcountry! For most of us, being an effective elk killer is no “overnight success”. Years of patience, hard […]
March 21, 2011

My Favorite Elk Hunt

Over the years there have been SO many favorite elk hunts, they all, every last one of them, stick out as favorites. All of them! There […]