Tasting Failure.

Success is sweet and failure is bitter.  One thing most sportsmen know is the bitter-sweet taste of an outdoor adventure.
 
Many moons ago I was invited to archery elk hunt with a guy in his secret area.  I think our connection was in the fact that I had the same morals regarding the preservation of a [...]

Big cat grabs dog from Colorado home as owners slept!

- The Associated Press
Edition Date: 08/05/08
IDLEDALE, Colo. - A mountain lion crept through an open door into a house outside Denver, snatched a Labrador retriever from a bedroom where two people were sleeping and left the dog’s dead body outside, wildlife managers said Tuesday.
No one else was hurt in the home about 14 miles southwest [...]

NRA-ILA: Here today, gone tomorrow- 2nd Amendment

The Supreme Court has ruled, affirming what you, I, and the Founding Fathers already knew — the Second Amendment guarantees an individual right!
While this is great news, this ruling is only as good as a future Supreme Court allows it to be.  The work of five Supreme Court justices today can very easily be undone [...]

Part 3: Rifle Prep

Recently I was at my gunsmiths shop discussing the work he was doing for me. Like a couple pigs in mud we were rootin around the spare parts bins and grunting away about our latest exploits. The conversation turned to a discussion about a rifle leaned up against the wall that looked very much like [...]

Part 2: Bow Prep

Randy Ulmer and Chuck Adams I am not, however, I can usually hit the broad side of a barn if my target is close enough to it. Most people who bow hunt are pretty fanatical and know what they need to do and when to do it for hunting season. However, I have noticed we [...]

Equipment Prep: Part 1 of 3

Equipment: According to Webster’s equipment: 1. the equipping of a person or thing. 2. the state of being equipped. 3. the set of articles or physical resources serving to equip a person or thing: as (1) the implements used in an operation or activity, (2) skip this part- something about farm stuff, (3) mental or [...]

Hydration

Concerned about your fitness level for the big hunt? Most of us are. One thing to keep in mind while prepping to hunt, hike, etc is to be properly hydrated and maintain hydration during the activity. Water alone is not always the best as we need electrolytes. Proper nutrition will help [...]