Drool away folks… This trophy bull Alaska moose is an absolute monster.
Fast Action on Nebraska Antelope
“Don’t fall asleep, an antelope can come to water at any time during the day and it will happen fast” …Words of advice from my outfitter the morning on the first day of my first Nebraska Pronghorn antelope hunt.
New World Record Mountain Goat Taken in British Columbia
A 2011 British Columbia Rocky Mountain goat taken by Troy M. Sheldon of Alexandria, KY is the new World Record Mountain Goat, according to B&C.
Hunting British Columbia | Russ Meyer Archery Black Bear
Hunting Trophy British Columbia Black Bear is an awesome experience. See 8-12 bears a day on this trip. Multiple chances to shoot a nice Black Bear
South Texas Deer Hunting ROCKS!
The South Texas deer hunting Ranch (management) Hunt is a basic hunting package for a mature buck 4.5 years old or more with up to 150″ B&C.
Ibex Hunting
Bezoar Ibex are one of the most sought after big game trophies in Asia. Bezoar Ibex have the longest horns of any animal in the world relative to their body size.
Hunting Nebraska | Russ Meyer Archery Antelope & Whitetail
Is anyone looking for a great archery antelope hunt with the option of a bonus whitetail buck and doe?? Well, Hunting Nebraska is the place.
Elk Hunting in PA – New State Record Non-Typical Elk
Hunting Elk in Pennsylvania Did you know there is a big enough population of elk for a controlled hunt to take place in the state Pennsylvania? In fact there is enough elk for 18 lucky hunters to be able to have a hunt of a lifetime and chase an antlered (bull) elk in the state [...]
OI Goes South Texas Whitetail Deer Hunting… and Then Some
While a lot of us were still recovering from the holiday hustle and bussel Cory Glauner, Marc Warnke and Trevor Brittingham of Outdoors International are in South Texas on a Whitetail Deer Hunt for some fun as well as testing their Kryptek Gear in some different country. The first morning proved to be a rather [...]
Alberta Grizzly Bear Caught on Trail Cam
Wow did I just have a few incredible in the bush! Have a moose hunter up from Pennsylvania right now and boy did we get a dandy Canadian moose…. and also had a run in with an Alberta grizzly bear! Might not sound too exciting but we are not supposed to grizzlies here! While we [...]
Early Season Elk Hunt
Early Season Elk Hunt: Enjoy this Early season archery elk hunt hunt sequence where Outdoors International’s Marc Warnke works in on a bull elk in the Rocky Mountains with his bow in hand. Marc and his cameraman, Trevor Brittingham started two hours before light climbing almost two thousand feet in elevation to get to the [...]
Hunter Review: British Columbia Mountain Goat Hunt
We just received the following photos from one of our clients who went on a British Columbia Mountain Goat hunt this year. Beautiful country! ~Congratulations Don Get more info about this British Columbia mountain goat hunt
Hunting Wolves with Eagles in Mongolia
In western Mongolia, an ancient tradition of Hunting Wolves with Eagles is still alive. We know from history that Genghis Khan had 1,000 hunting birds – eagles, falcons and gyrfalcons – and so did Kubla Khan. There were protected areas in the steppe marked with stones where only the khans were allowed to hunt. The [...]
Archer Shoots His Own Hand
This photo was supposedly taken on a cell phone last week after the guy took his friend bowhunter to Bass Pro Shop to buy his first bow. The clerk was ‘assisting’ him in zeroing it in, and, after shooting several arrows, making adjustments etc., the clerk accidentally handed him an arrow that was too short. [...]
New Ohio Record Whitetail Shot by a Bow Hunter
One of our clients just sent this story of a new Ohio record whitetail to us: Right in my back door. I am telling you the next world record typical whitetail will come from Ohio in the next couple years. There is a typical 16-pointer right across my street that will be right up there [...]
Life Lessons Learned While Elk Hunting
I’ve hunted a lot of elk. I’ve guided a lot of elk hunts as well. If I’ve learned one thing it’s that elk hunting parallels life… and life isn’t fair. Be careful what you ask for, ’cause you just might get it. You’re not as good as you think you are. Once you get to [...]
Idaho Archery Elk Hunt Video | OI Team
Watch the Outdoors International Team in this Idaho archery elk hunt video. Russ and Cory pass on a few small bulls at ridiculously close range (-2 yrds) and just minutes after that Russ calls in a bull and Marc arrows him at 8 yards. It was one of those special days in the elk woods [...]
Hunting Too Hard?
I was thinking about my 2008 season and the adventures I had taken and the people I had met. I must tell you that if it were not for the outdoor experiences I would not have met these people. Living in Nevada everything involving Big Game requires a draw and I was lucky enough to [...]
Outfitter Report: Tough Conditions | Idaho Mountain Lion Hunt
One of our hunters just got back from another successful wilderness, horseback mountain lion hunt. Conditions were rough because there was no snow. They rode lots of miles on the horses, but never could cut a fresh track on the dry ground. They found a lot of kills, but they were mostly wolf kills. Wolves [...]
A Utah Easter Hog “Hunt”
Hog hunting in Utah you ask? Well, kind of… For the past few years we have gone camping with my wife’s family in Utah during Easter weekend. Our traditional Easter camping spot is about a mile or so away from a big ranch loaded with exotic game including Russian Boar and I’m intrigued every time [...]
Elk Hunting Review: The Misadventures of Rance and Dave
Three or four elk hunting seasons ago, I guided Dave Brucken and Dr. Rance Gamblin on an Idaho archery elk hunt. Dave works for the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and wrote a story about our little adventure that was later published in their Bugle Magazine. He and I have stayed in touch and he has [...]
Mountain Lion Kills Wolf
This story originally came from Camofire. If anybody has more information, be sure to let us know. Supposedly some hound hunters ran this lion near Garden Valley a few weeks ago. They heard a big fight going on and by the time they got there, the mountain lion was treed over a dead wolf. Pretty [...]
Outfitter Report: 2001 Alaska Mountain Goat Hunt Report
Our Alaska Mountain Goat Hunting Outfitter sent us his year end Alaska Mountain Goat Hunt Report: Hi All, The Alaska goat hunting season is over and was 100% success. We had hunters from Italy, Hungary, and Norway. (By way of Texas) This year was very smooth and all of the goats were scouted and patterned [...]
Outfitter Report: A Buck in Hand is Worth Several in the Cholla Patches
2010 Mexico Mule Deer Hunt by David Pereda “I think we might have messed up. I can’t get rid of these butterflies I got in my stomach thinking about that buck.” “Really? You think we should have shot him?” It was now dark on the first day of my client’s Mexico Mule Deer hunt and [...]
What To Consider When Booking a Baited Bear Hunt
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 [...]
Hunter Review: Texas Exotics
by Fiona McConchie I recently went Texas exotic hunting. Marc set me up on a great hunt at an incredible hunting lodge and I stayed and hunted for two weeks. For most of the hunt I sat in a blind, but on this day, instead of sitting in a hide my guide (Teddy) and I [...]
Client Review: A Pleasant Surprise Coues Deer Hunt
A Sonora Mexico Coues Deer Hunt by David Pereda It couldn’t possibly get any hotter. The heat seemed to radiate like an oven off of the black pile of volcanic rock we were glassing from and sweat was running nonstop into my eyes. My optics tripod even felt hot enough to light a cigarette from. [...]
Blazing Saddles
It started as just a regular Idaho black bear hunt and it became an obsession. I was guiding bear hunters in Idaho’s Sawtooth Mountains and a group of hunters from Wisconsin had sent us some trail cameras. We had six well-established baits spread over our hunting area and they were already getting hit hard even [...]
Dreaming of Africa
Every now and then I have one of those nights that I just can’t sleep because I’m dreaming of an African Hunting Safari. I really don’t know why either, next week I am going on a coues deer hunt in southern Arizona. This is a really great hunt and I should be counting coues deer [...]
What to consider when booking your first trip to 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 [...]
A Real Bad Ass!
I have gotten this email forwarded to me many times… and here is the story that comes along with it: “This may be a first… A couple from Montana were out riding on the range, he with his rifle and she (fortunately) with her camera. Their dogs always followed them, but on this occasion, a [...]
How to Score a Wild Turkey
It’s that time of year to get out in the woods for some turkey hunting. While most turkey hunters don’t really ever score their bird, there is a method if you’re interested. I found this post by Cole Daniels over at FormostHunting.com and I thought that it was good enough to repost here… so if [...]
Get Back to Basics
Sometimes as a hunter I have to wonder what a new guy must think when he decides to try to break into the hunting game. He has to wonder how successful he will be if he doesn’t have all those new gadgets on the market today. You and I started we hunted in hand me [...]
Outfitter Report: Fourth Time’s a Charm Desert Sheep Hunt
Free Range Mexico Desert Bighorn Sheep Hunt by David R. Pereda Hey, look hard to your left, I can see the one ram now and he’s staring right at us! Oh man, and he’s really, really, CLOSE! It was day 4 of the desert bighorn sheep hunt and after 3 tough days of hiking and [...]
Outfitter Report: 2010 Alaska Spring Bear Hunting Report
Here is a report just in from one of our Outfitter Partners in Alaska. They’re Spring 2010 Alaska Brown Bear Hunting season was a complete success. By the way, we still have a few brown bear spots available for Spring 2011 and a few grizzly bear spots. If you’re interested, you better hurry because these [...]
Bob Parsons of GoDaddy.com Shoots a Cull Elephant in Zimbabwe
A century ago Africa had just 6,000 elephants left. Now there are 600,000, and some say they are a pest – which is why the guns are out. CEO of webhosting giant GoDaddy released a controversial YouTube video last month of him hunting elephants in Zimbabwe, Africa. Our own Marc Warnke was interviewed by The [...]
Biological and Other Compelling Needs for Antler Restriction
by Dick Henry Many critics of antler restriction are quick to dismiss the program as a gimmick or another “flavor of the month” for deer management. However this notion ignores the basic breeding ecology of deer and the impacts that can affect a white-tailed deer herd when that ecology is compromised. Animal husbandry is in [...]
Man Eating Crocodile Shot by Hunter in Africa
A hunter shot this man eating crocodile in Africa. When they were cleaning him, they found a partially digested person inside. To crocs, we were just part of the food chain. Crocodile hunters often discover bracelets, bits of jewelry and human remains. The most deadly existing reptile, the crocodile has always been on the “Man’s [...]
Over-The-Counter Hunts in Arizona
It’s a little known fact that over the counter tags are available in Arizona for many species. You can make plans to experience Arizona’s great hunting much sooner than you think by taking advantage of the great over the counter hunts. Bowhunters can take advantage of a long season that runs from mid December through [...]
Trouble Sleeping the Night Before the Big Hunt?
by Ben Gustafson of Abnormal Outdoors I know we have all had trouble sleeping the night before a big deer hunting or turkey hunting trip. It usually plays out like this; after you have everything packed and ready to go for the morning, and you finally get to bed. Then just as your head hits [...]
Outfitter Report: Arizona Black Bear Hunting
Most hunters are well aware of the world class deer and elk hunting found in Arizona but very few hunters realize that Arizona is home to a great population of record book size black bear. Arizona black bears tend to run slightly smaller in body size than their northern counterparts but what they may lack [...]
How to Prepare for an Archery Antelope Hunt
Antelope are very intuitive animals. Anything can spark their interest and they will come and check it out. Antelope are also very territorial, probably one of the most territorial animals I know of. Antelope can see very well at long distances. Their eyes are like binoculars, but I believe they can not see that well [...]
Client Review: New Zealand Tahr Hunting Adventure
New Zealand Tahr Hunting
Well I am back home after some incredible Tahr hunting in New Zealand. Certainly Tahr hunting is one of the toughest things you will ever do, but there is something about it that draws you in, and one thing is for sure; you will go back and do it again, as I will. I chose to hunt public land (Department of Conservation or DoC) as this is a much cheaper option than a private land hunt, albeit the tougher option… [Read the rest...]
Glassing Properly is the Key to Success in Western Big Game Hunting
by David Pereda You can’t kill what you can’t see. Period. It’s not going to happen. Let’s take a look at my personal battery of hunting optics and tripods and why I choose them for Western Big Game Hunting. Swarovski hunting optics are number one on my list for binoculars for big game hunting. From [...]
New Idaho State Record California Bighorn Sheep
This huge new state record California Bighorn sheep was taken by Brad Visser this fall in Southwestern Idaho. It will shatter the current Idaho state record for California bighorn sheep. The California bighorn sheep Ovis canadensis californiana is considerably smaller than the Rocky Mountain bighorn, with rams of the same age weighing as much as [...]
UPDATED! Potential New #1 Colorado Pope and Young Bull
After a little research, we found out that this guy got this bull on a game farm in Idaho and tried to claim it as a Colorado free range kill. He supposedly did the same thing in 2009 it appears which is what set off some alarms. Regardless, it is a monster bull! The original [...]
Blown Opportunities
Even though there isn’t an awesome kill scene at the end, you should watch this video. It just might make you feel better the next time you miss. It happens to all of us eventually. In fact, it’s happened to me more times than I care to admit. Oh well, you live you learn right? [...]
Big Bear Shot in Alberta… Well, Maybe Not
This story may just be a bunch of “bull”, but nevertheless it is a HUGE bear. I received this story via email and thought it was good enough to post here. Enjoy. *See the update to this story at the bottom. “These two gents were calling elk in the Saddle Hills area of Alberta when [...]
Outfitter Report: Idaho Elk Hunt
Elk hunt report from our Idaho Wilderness Elk Outfitter: First hunter (Greg) was a bit excited and missed a mature 6×6, then on his second opportunity two days later, shot and hit a mature bull, however was not a clean hit, but my spotter confirmed that he was hit well and looked like he was [...]
Mountain Lion Caught on Trail Cam
Check out these awesome mountain lion pictures that were taken with a Cuddeback Trail Camera that was set up at a waterhole. If you have any good trail cam pictures be sure to send them in to us.
Idaho Elk, Deer, Black Bear Combo Hunt Review
Opening day of mule deer and Idaho elk combo season, October 10th 2009 outside Grangeville, Idaho was a memorable one. Earlier this year I was invited by a good friend of mine Dave Suder to join him and 12 of his employees and clients for a mule deer and elk hunt. Leaving Ketchum, Idaho on [...]
What has Brock Lesnar been doing since his loss to Cain Velasquez?
I’m a big UFC fan, and even though I’m not the biggest fan of Former UFC heavyweight champ Brock Lesnar, I do like that he is a avid hunter. I have the chance to prove that I can compete with the best MMA fighters in the world. It is an honor.” ~ Brock Lesnar I [...]
Grizzly Bear Chasing a Bison Down a Highway in Yellowstone
from Field and Stream Alex Wypyszinski, a retired professor and amateur photographer, shot this amazing series of photos of a grizzly bear chasing down an injured bison when he stopped to take photos of geysers in Yellowstone National Park in May. He works in the contract post office at Old Faithful in the park and [...]
Our Public Image As 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 [...]
What shape are you?
by Brent Martel Round mostly, thanks for asking. It never fails, we have the right intentions but lack the tenacity I suppose. I am talking about about the physical shape our bodies are in. What kind of shape do we wish to be in for hunting season….now is the time to work on it if you have [...]
Client Review: Muley Eater
On the third day of my November mule deer hunt, we were working our way to a glassing point when below us elk started to bark (alert) there was more barking below and to the right also. We sat down to see if we could glass up the elk & hopefully a bull (I had [...]
Outfitter Report: LOTS of Color Phase Black Bears!
Last spring, one of our Outfitter Partners put trail cameras on their bear baits. They had six baits out and there were cameras on all six. It was kind of like Christmas every day because they would upload the new pictures every morning. It was a lot of fun watching the different bears. We tried [...]
Client Review: High Country Velvet Mule Deer Hunting
Mule Deer Hunting
I have been chasing mulies for years, and this hunt is a phenomenal find. It is a first-rate, high-quality experience any way you look at it. I will be going back. I hunted mule deer this past August during an early-season velvet hunt and took a mule deer buck that green scored close to 200 B&C, and I saw but could not get on a buck that would have scored another 15 to 20. That buck was higher, wider and had a 14-inch sword point on one side of his rack. I lost him after an all-morning stalk in the timber. Fifteen minutes later, I spotted the buck I eventually killed. I also saw a third buck that was larger still. In total, I saw 15 bucks in a day and a half. An incredible hunt! [Read the rest...]
Shot Placement for Hogs
Hogs Aren’t Built Like Deer, But Many Hunters Don’t Realize That Many hunters take to the woods each year in pursuit of wild hogs. This is a good thing – it’s nice to stay in practice when it’s not deer season, the meat is nice in the freezer, and wild boars can be a real [...]
Largest Challenge with a Bow
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. [...]
Outfitter Report: Idaho Cougar Hunting
Just back from guiding a successful mountain lion hunt in Big Creek. Shane and I found a fresh kill on the first evening. The mountain lion had just killed a cow elk minutes before we got there and drug it down to the ice by the creek. It was snowing hard, and when we found [...]
Outfitter Report: Huge Idaho Mountain Lion
Cody R. returned from fighting for us over-seas and got this humongous mountain lion while hunting with one of our outfitter partners. They weren’t able to get the cougar to a scale as they were in the back country, but estimated him close to 200 pounds. Amazingly, he had a small head and didn’t make [...]
Arizona Hunting Unit 12A-East
Big Game species found in Arizona Hunting Unit 12 A East: Mule Deer Merriam’s Turkey Mountain Lion Arizona Unit 12A-East Mule Deer Hunting: The Kaibab Plateau, is home to some of the best trophy mule deer hunting not only in the state of Arizona but one of the best mule deer hunts anywhere. Hunters lucky [...]
A 12 Year Old, His Bow and a BIG Mountain Lion
Now check this out. I just got this email from a friend. This 12 year old kids’ got it going on! Awesome. Colton is enjoying his first few weeks of being 12 here in Idaho, after harvesting a nice whitetail buck a week ago, we got some fresh snow and took him mountain lion hunting. [...]
Alberta Dream
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 [...]
Client Review: Alaska Black Bear Hunt
We just received this Hunter Report from an Alaska vessel based black bear hunt. “We hunted coastal black bear in Alaska in September 2010 from a vessel. We each shot our bear and had a wonderful time. Our hunting guide did a great job. The scenery was worth the price of admission and it was [...]
Client Review: Alaska Archery Mountain Goat Hunt
This report just came in from an archery Alaska mountain goat hunt. In 2009 I hunted mountain goat with Otto in Alaska. They did a very nice job with organization and have an excellent staff that is very knowledgeable and work very hard for you. To be able to handle this goat hunt, gun or [...]
Client Review: Roughing it, Alaskan Style – The Hunt for Sitka Black Tail Deer
by Tony Arpaia One again I found myself in Alaska hunting with Outdoors International Approved Outfitter, Otto Kulm of PM Guide Service. Sitka Blacktail deer was the sought after main course species on this trip with an option of black bear and sea ducks available as desert. I have hunted with Otto in the past [...]
Client Review: Saskatchewan Black Bear Hunt
Saskatchewan Canada Black Bear Hunt » I just wanted to send you an e-mail thanking you for another successful Saskatchewan bear hunt. I am very pleased with the black bear I killed with you again this year. My buddy Cecil and I were extremely pleased when his bear skull measured large enough to be entered [...]
For Sale: Sworovski 15×56 SLC Binoculars
Sworovski 15×56 SLC binoculars at an unbelievable price. My good friend is selling these binos and if I didn’t already have a pair I would buy them myself. THIS IS A SMOKING DEAL! Without question Swarovski binoculars are the favorite high-end brand in North America. For years Swarovski has led the way in innovation of [...]
Idaho Quail Hunting
The hunting for California quail in Idaho is incredible… and it’s a sleeper. The locals don’t even really take advantage of it. Most of them are out chasing chukars (which I love to hunt too) and the poor little quail get neglected. I’ve only been out once so far this year, but we got into [...]
Client Review: Alaska Black Bear Hunt
Alaska Vessel Based Black Bear Hunt » “I booked a black bear hunt with my dad and had a great time. The boat was comfortable and there was plenty of wildlife to see. We saw plenty of bears and we both shot bears that squared 7′-0″! The outfitter and guides do a great job and [...]
Outfitter Report: Marco Polo Hunt in Kyrgystan
Marco Polo hunting is, to me the pinnacle of sheep hunting. This short Outfitter Report is from our Kyrgyzstan outfitter. He has had a very successful season so far for Ibex, Marco Polo sheep, and Russian Brown Bear hunts in Kamchatka. He also guides incredible fishing trips in Russia during the summer. Another one my [...]
Outfitter Reviews: Nebraska Archery Antelope Hunts
This is the first year we have offered this antelope hunt and one of our Hunting Consultants went down in late October and checked it out for us. He and his cousin had a great time and we’ve since added this new hunt to our directory as an “O.I. Approved Hunt”. Doak’s exact words were: [...]
Contender for the Toughest Buck Award – Buck with Antler in Eye
Check out this buck with antler in eye. It is obvious that there was a fight during the rut and this deer ended up with an extra antler (in its eye).
Client Review: Alaska Brown Bear Hunting
Brown Bear Hunting
Alaska brown bear hunting can be very dangerous. This hunt gets super dicey when the brown bear charges the hunter and his guide. “At 20-25 yards I could finally see the charging brown bear clearly, mouth open, teeth exposed,…. the Outfitter yelled, “Shooooootttt” and I shouldered my 7mag and pulled the trigger, “Crack” went the centerfire, I loaded again and pulled the trigger again, the 7 mag barked again and his forward progress was slowed quite a bit….” [Read the rest...]
Albino Moose Taken in Vermont
by Burlington Free Press The six-day Vermont moose hunting season, which ended Thursday, produced a rarity: an albino moose. The moose weighed in at 744 pounds. The hunters reportedly did not want to be identified. Cedric Alexander, moose project leader for the state Fish and Wildlife Department, did not see the albino moose in person, [...]
North Carolina Record Black Bear Confirmed
It took five years to do it, but the state of North Carolina finally confirmed Billy Walkowiak’s 2004 black bear as the 17th largest ever taken in the state. Billy’s North Carolina bear had an official weight of 647 pounds and was estimated to be nine years, nine months old. The record bruin was shot [...]
Saskatchewan Giant 2010 Archery Mule Deer
Notes from this archery Saskatchewan mule deer hunt: Saturday morning – saw a GIANT muley buck feeding out in field with 3 other bucks, watched him for over 1 hr in my spotting scope, got some pictures through the vortex, which are attached. I knew from the first second I saw him he was a [...]
Waiting on Taxidermists…
Well last night was the night. After over a year my Africa plains game mounts finally arrived. I was excited as a kid in a candy store. In this age of instant gratification we all want it now and my Africa Trophies were no exception. For those of you who have ever dealt with a [...]
Brocks bull gross 408 1/8 net 398 3/8 green
A 400 inch bull elk is a tough trophy to come by. They are few and far between. Some states produce a few bulls that gross over 400 inches every year, but Idaho is not usually one of those. Recently, one of my good friends sent me a text with a photo in it of [...]
Client Review: Alaska Prince of Wales Black Bear and Fishing
By Doak Worley Some of you may have noticed that I have been silent with my blog for a few months. This is the time of the year that I have to work to pay for my hunting and fishing addiction. I am a professional Chef and do cooking demonstrations during the summer months. I [...]
Nevada 195 Mule Deer
This Nevada mule deer buck is a 6X4 with eyeguards. 7 scoreable points on the right and 5 scoreable points on the left. It has tons of mass and some awesome in-lines on the right side. He is really tall and has a lot of character. He ended up scoring 195″! Jeff had found this [...]
A Lesson on Mule Deer: Close Counts
Sometimes we have experiences that teach us hard lessons, and sometimes we have lessons that try and teach us hard lessons, but just leave us confused, yet thrilled to have been in the chase. Saturday was an experience of the latter kind for me. Bowhunting for mule deer is hard. As the sun began to push [...]
The War on Rhinos Worsens
by African Indaba While legal rhino hunting does exist in some parts of Africa, poaching is still rampant in many areas. A recent flurry of blogs, webpostings and newspaper reports focused on the worsening rhino crisis in Southern Africa. On August 18th a male white rhino was killed by poachers in the iMfolozi Game Reserve [...]
Feels Good to Tag One!
I don’t have a story to go along with these wolf hunt pictures, but I figured you hunters out there would appreciate it anyway. All I know is that this wolf hunt took place in Idaho and the hunter (I won’t name names) Said “…it feels good to tag one!“. See our wolf hunts »
Dove Hunting Tips
September is right around the corner and that means dove hunting all across the country will be opening. Be sure to spend a little bit of time scouting just prior to opening day to find roosts, feeding fields and waterholes. Places that are holding doves late in August should still produce birds in early September. [...]
Outfitter Report: Wild Thing – An Arizona Elk
A Huge 400 inch B&C Arizona Elk by David Pereda This has to be the worst Arizona elk season of all time. No big bulls. No rutting. I wonder if I can get a refund on my tag? I can’t believe I just wasted my bonus points for this. What does an elk look like [...]
Judge orders wolves back on Endangered Species List, ending hunting
from IdahoStatesman.com A federal judge ruled Thursday against the Obama administration and returned wolves in the Rocky Mountains to the Endangered Species List. That means that hunting seasons in Idaho and Montana will not be allowed to continue. U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy said leaving wolves listed as endangered in Wyoming while delisting them in [...]
Colorado Eight-Point Three-Legged Elk
Every year my father, uncle, brother and I get together for a week of non-stop bowhunting in either Colorado, for elk, or North Dakota, for whitetail. This year is like no other, as everyone had a tough year financially and we decided we’ll have to wait until next year to get together. My uncle’s son, [...]
Outfitter Report: Big Game Hunting in Mexico
Very few hunting destinations can offer the quality mule deer, coues deer, and desert bighorn sheep hunting found in Old Mexico, specifically the state of Sonora. Many bucks and rams grow old and die here without ever having set eyes on a human being much less having a bullet fired at them. Opportunities for world [...]
Another Monster Nevada Bull Elk
This huge bull elk is amazing. His mass extends all the way out to the very end of his points. You can see a huge scar down his back that he had to of given to himself with his whale tails. (They are a true whale tale). This guy has been hiding out for some [...]
Baby Mountain Lion
One of our friends sent us these pictures of a baby mountain lion they caught and released last winter in Idaho. Check out our mountain lion hunts and photo hunts.
Outfitter Report: 2009 Mexico Mule Deer Report
Our Mexico Mule Deer Outfitter sent us this post season report: We did good last year and had some horrid weather. We hunted 3 full days out of 2 weeks due to the unreal wind and rain. Here are pics of my favorite buck we killed down there this year. 30″ wide and scores 182 [...]
Missouri Breaks Monster Montana Bighorn
A lucky hunter with the one coveted non-resident tag in Montana ‘s Missouri River Breaks harvested possibly the largest ram ever taken in the United States last season! The ram green scored 205 with both horns stretching to 44 1/2″ with over 16″ bases and carries the mass throughout the horn length. The ram will [...]
Possible Nebraska New State Record Whitetail
This will probably be the new state record according to the warden. It will be pictured in Nebraska Land Magazine. The guy that shot it was in his mid 20s. A guy around 60 congratulated him and told him to cherish this because he has never seen anything like it in his years of hunting [...]
Mountain Lion Hunting
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This Week’s Big Buck
On December 6, 2009 this buck was take with a muzzleoader in Wisconsin. He was hunting Outagamie County with a group of guys. It was his turn to post on this push. He was standing just inside the woods when a group of does came running by. This buck just walked by trailing the does, [...]
Another Wolf Bagged in Salmon, Idaho
An Idaho hunter shot this wolf just outside her home near Salmon, Idaho. While waiting for the pack to make their rounds and come near their home again, they looked in the woods below them and there was this wolf. He weighed 127 lbs. He was a collared wolf and by the time they checked [...]
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