One of the wonderful things about barebow archery is the creativity it allows with respect to aiming. Without sight pins, your options are restricted only by your imagination. Even though many discussions on aiming systems give the impression we’re examining highly contrasting ideas, the differences are usually very subtle. For the most part, [...]
All bowhunters know that success in the field is equal parts luck and skill. Over the years, I have been a bit short on the luck part, but have kept at it, confident that the “luck pendulum” would eventually have to swing my way. And so it was that I entered last year’s [...]
How many of you butcher and process your own deer/game instead of taking it to a meat processor? I grew up on a farm in the Eastern US and one of my first memories of deer hunting was when my dad allowed me to help with butchering a deer my brother had killed. [...]
It was 38 degrees outside my tent cot. I was wearing pajamas, wader liners, a jacket, gloves, wool socks, a blanket, and my sleeping bag. Essentially I was wrapped up like steaming hotdog, and I had no intention of leaving my cot. However, some primal instincts in me to feast on wild hog [...]
Whether you are packing for an extended backcountry hunt or an afternoon looking for mushrooms or antler sheds, you should carry nutritious snacks for energy to fuel your body for the hike. Here are a few that we like to carry in our pack. Jerky Many hunters make their own jerky from venison [...]
Dixon, Calif. – KUIU, the ultralight performance hunting gear company, announced the launch of Valo, its newest hunting camouflage pattern. The launch comes after three years of research and development, countless iterations, and input from the best hunters and guides in the world. With the introduction of Valo, hunters are now completely covered [...]
It all began about twenty years ago, when I started hunting with a bow and arrow. Growing up in the heart of the Alps, I have always been in close contact with nature. I have developed hunting skills since I was a boy; a gift given to me from my grandfather, who used [...]
Blame it on Duck Dynasty if you want, or maybe on the cacophonous croaking of frogs along the canal near my home, but I have developed a taste for bull frogs. Frogging is considered a summertime pleasure for many of my southern-born friends. It is a rite of passage to muck through the [...]
Mike Mitten is due to release his latest video in May or June of 2018. This movie spans over three seasons, as he takes the viewer along on self-filmed solo hunts into three different mountain ranges of Alaska in search of moose. Here's a quick sample of this full-length movie. We'll [...]
Original artwork by Kyle Sivertsen I was cold and stiff from two hours of sitting motionless near a game trail waiting for elk. The mid-October morning was the first cold one of the fall, and I felt underdressed. Until this point, my elk season had involved warmer weather and more movement on my [...]
