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Marc Warnke - Hunting Consultant

An avid bow hunter, fly fisherman and best selling author, most of Marc's young life was spent as a “hunt and fish bum.” He's been on the covers of Eastman’s Bowhunting and Trophy Hunter. He has global experience with outfitters and understands what a memorable hunt consists of.

Moose Hunting Facts and How to Choose Where to Hunt Moose.

Self guided Alaska moose hunting

by Marc Warnke As a hunting consultant I am often in conversation with clients looking to hunt moose for the first time. Moose is a species that even most well traveled high budget hunters only do a few times in their lifetime. Not because they aren’t enjoyable, but more that they are a bucket list [...]

My Take on High Fence Hunting

Marc with a great South Africa gemsbock

As a hunting consultant I get asked all the time to discuss the issue of high fence hunting with clients who have never done it before. My opinion on this subject comes from my background and experience so let me fill you in there first. I grew up in Idaho bow hunting public land. I [...]

Saskatchewan Whitetail Hunting – High Fence

High fence whitetail deer hunt

High fence hunting on Canada’s largest, oldest, most established managed hunting ranch in Saskatchewan. Over 5000 acres on 3 properties. These 4-Day High Fence trophy whitetail deer hunts begin as early as September 20th and end after the rut in late November. Whitetail hunting for deer that average 165″ Gross. Traditionally 20-30% of hunters are [...]

Idaho Bighorn Sheep Hunting

Trophy Ram

These Idaho Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep Hunting camps are located in the heart of the rutting and wintering area. This Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep hunting area is fairly easy to draw and this Outfitter is a great choice for hunters who buy the Auction Tag. This is not just Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep hunting… it’s [...]

S4 Gear Sidewinder Evo Review | Rangefinder Tether

S4 Gear

A Little History On S4 Gear: S4Gear makes innovative outdoor stuff. S4Gear is based in Eugene, Oregon and was born in the woods. Features of the Sidewinder Evo: Built on the overwhelming success of the SideWinder, the Evo is the next generation of retractable gear deployment systems. The SideWinder EVO is the outdoor enthusiast’s solution [...]

Kryptek Gear Reveiw | Hunting Apparel

Kryptek Hunting Apparel

A Little History On Kryptek: Kryptek has introduced a technical hunting clothing line that has Military tactical apparel attributes imbedded in it. Many of these features have come to fruition from years of combat in ultra extreme conditions and environments. They saw that the hunting apparel industry was lacking a technical clothing line that was [...]

What To Consider When Booking a Baited Bear Hunt

Marc-Warnke---Hunting-Consu

I have killed multiple black bears over bait with archery equipment in Canada and in the Lower 48. I have also baited bears for myself for multiple bear hunting seasons here in my home state of Idaho. Bear hunting can be a lot of fun because of the amount of activity you will have if [...]

Goliath, the Largest Mule Deer Sheds Ever Found

goliath

Earlier this week F&S posted a story on the “Highest Scoring Muley Shed of All Time,” a massive matched set recently dropped by a now-famous Colorado Springs mule deer buck dubbed “Goliath” or “Double Beam.” A glance at the North American Shed Hunters Club record-setting rack leaves you wondering, “How do you score those things?” [...]

What to consider when booking your first trip to South Africa

Hunting South Africa

There are several things to consider when you are booking your first trip to South Africa. I’ll start with the one of the misconceptions that I come across all the time when working with clients. Ninety-nine percent of South Africa hunting is behind high-fence. For many hunters, including myself, Africa is their first high-fence hunting [...]

Our Public Image As Hunters

archery hunters

When we as hunters consider what we love to do, which is hunt, we must think about the messages we send out to the non-hunters who vote for that right. We must be conscious of the way we speak about our sport at all levels. One area that I hear spoken about often is the [...]

Largest Challenge with a Bow

Marc Warnke was on the cover of the Winter 2002 Trophy Hunter Magazine

I know some will disagree but I believe that the largest challenge available to a bow hunter is killing a trophy mule deer. So withstanding nay-sayers claims of successful harvest of fleas, flying mergansers, or whatever else you can come up with, I’ll tell you why I feel a trophy mule deer is the ONE. [...]

Alberta Dream

Marc Warnke with his huge Alberta mule deer

by Marc Warnke As seen in the July/August 2007 issue of the Mule Deer Foundation Magazine I am a committed bowhunter and during last year’s Alberta moose hunt with my good friend Mike White, I saw some gagger muleys that I just couldn’t keep out of my mind. Mike owns Legend Outfitting and I’ve been [...]

Do Wolves Keep Forests Nutrient-Rich?

Forest

A friend of mine, best selling author and fellow hunter Marc Warnke recently got into an online tussle with an anti-hunter about wolves. They sent him an article from a blog which included all of the “facts” on wolves and how they keep forests nutrient-rich. Neither Marc nor I are wolf haters, but we are [...]