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
Texas Turkey Hunting Success
We had a great time Texas turkey hunting. He has lots of long beards, hogs and deer. My son, Myles, got his turkey within 30 minutes of the first day arriving at the lodge. This ranch was like hunting in a Mississippi river bottom. There are flowing creeks and large trees for the turkeys to [...]
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.
Fallen Tree Kills Trophy Elk & 9 Point Whitetail Buck
Fallen Tree Kills Trophy Elk & 9 Point Whitetail Buck . These two big game animals were found pinned under tress, a classic case of natures revenge.
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.
Moose Hunting Facts and How to Choose Where to Hunt Moose.
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 [...]
Our Top Whitetail Hunting Outfitters
by Cory Glauner With hundreds of thousands of deer hunters in the US and Canada today, bagging a trophy whitetail buck requires research, planning and most of all, choosing the right Outfitter. As hunting consultants, that is where we come in. Our job is to find you the type of hunt that you are looking [...]
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 [...]
My Take on High Fence Hunting
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 [...]
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 [...]
AVOID: Larry Bryant of Kamchatka Russia Fly Fishing
I’m writing this article with duty in mind to fellow hunters in telling them about which Outfitters to avoid when booking a hunt. Our story begins with a good relationship with Larry Bryant of Kamchatka Russia Fly Fishing. He was our “eyes on the ground” in Kyrgyzstan for our Ibex and Marco Polo hunts. 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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Idaho Turkey Hunting – First Outing
There is nothing like the first hard hunt of the season after the long winter months here in Idaho… the chance to get out, stretch your legs, and take in that mountain air. My opportunity came last month when co-worker, Marc Warnke, and I needed to visit one of our outfitters for some Idaho turkey [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Snake River Sturgeon Fishing
Sturgeon fishing is great in the middle portion of the free flowing Snake River in Idaho. This area has a stable population of sturgeon. Idaho is a catch and release fishery for sturgeon fishing, which is good throughout much of the spring, summer and into the late fall months. We are lucky enough to have [...]
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? [...]
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...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Fishing with Kids
We live in a great area with a ton of things to do if you’re a Sportsman. About 3 miles from our house is a great kids fishing pond that is LOADED with bluegill. Throughout the summer I took the kids fishing many times. Here’s a video of them having a blast fishing. Get your [...]
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. [...]
Your Kids First .22 Rifle
I get asked all the time what type of .22 parents should get for their kids first rifle, so I did a little research and here you go. For my kids’ first gun, we went with a cheap bb gun. Nothing fancy, just something so they could learn the mechanics of loading, cocking, aiming and [...]
Visit Us at the SCI Convention
We’re at SCI in Reno all week, drop us a line if you’d like to hook up. The easiest way to get in touch is [email protected] If you’ve never been, you should make it a point to visit the first chance you get. It’s an incredible show.
Wolf Hunting 101
As pretty much everybody knows, wolf season opened here in Idaho temporarily in 2009. I only got out wolf hunting once and didn’t have any success, but I’m going to try harder once they open it up again. Two of my friends got wolves that year and I congratulate them. They worked hard… anyway, I [...]
Do Wolves Keep Forests Nutrient-Rich?
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 [...]
Building Trail, Fishing & Wolves
Thank you to Dayne Shuda of Hunting Business Marketing for naming this post one of the Top 50 Hunting Blog Posts of 2009! My buddy Kris Keller who runs Sulphur Creek Ranch invited us on a wolf hunt / scouting trip for elk season. There was one catch though. We had to help him build [...]
Teaming Up for an Idaho Elk Hunt
I’ve been a busy guy the last few years and haven’t gotten out hunting nearly enough. To be honest, I’ve felt like the plumber who has leaky pipes. It’s been frustrating to say the least, but for the last few months I’ve been working closely with Chris Burget of BullsandBeavers.com building and managing his website [...]
Welcoming the newest addition to Outdoors International.
Hey everyone I just wanted to take a moment to introduce myself as the newest addition to Outdoors international. I recently graduated from Metro State College of Denver, majoring in Finance and Real Estate. I currently am devoting all of my time to establishing and cultivating a new outdoor networking concept called “Moving at Altitude [...]
Color Phase Black Bears
It’s almost time to start bear hunting here in Idaho. We can bait here so I always set a few up even though I prefer to spot and stalk with my bow. Here’s a little run down of our bait/trail camera experience a few years ago. In the spring of 2007, we purchased trail cameras [...]
The Heartbreak Bull – Part III
Conclusion of: The Heartbreak Bull – Part I | Part II …I sat there in my blind for about an hour. Dejected. Depressed. Beaten. I could hear the two bulls above me. Taunting me. I decided I was going after them. I had nothing to lose, it was my last chance. I can’t remember how, [...]
The Heartbreak Bull – Part II
Continued from – The Heartbreak Bull – Part I …Minutes later, we heard another bull screaming about 200 yards away and that scream sounded very familiar. Chills went up my back. Was this the same bull? We ran up to the top of a little hill and started glassing and there he was. He was [...]
The Heartbreak Bull – Part I
This story is from my 2005 Idaho archery elk season. Well, it’s the end of an eventful, fun, incredible, yet disappointing hunting season. I saw some cool stuff and learned a lot. Things started out fast and then they got interesting. I guess I’ll just start from the beginning. Finances and time were an issue [...]
Northern Idaho Spring Turkeys
Marc Warnke and I went up to Orofino to turkey hunt for the last week of the season. He had a spot that he had been hunting for years and knew it well. I was excited to turkey hunt with somebody who knew what they were doing, all of my friends and I just sort [...]
Outdoor Dads – Idaho Quail Hunt
My good friend Marc Warnke and I each have kids of similar ages. He has two sons (4 and 1) and I have two sons (7 and 4) and a little girl (2). We are both pretty committed dads, but there is always room for improvement, so we decided to make an obligation to get [...]
A Hungarian Partridge Story
I just got back from South Dakota releasing Hungarian Partridge and doing some habitat management. If you’re wondering why we need to release Hungarian Partridge in South Dakota when we have so many pheasants, I wonder that myself sometimes too. But seriously, we are just trying to make our already outstanding bird hunting even better. [...]
My Idaho Archery Bull
I was excited about elk season this year. I hunted the first few days pretty hard and passed up a few cows and small bulls, but it was pretty slow compared to last year. On the third day, we got up early and worked a few bulls. I even got a shot at a REALLY, [...]
Javelina Hunting… Harder Than Expected
While we were living in Tempe, AZ I applied for every hunt that we could. I drew an archery javelina tag and the ex drew a premium late mule deer tag on the Arizona Strip unit 13B… go figure. Like they say, life isn’t fair. The javelina hunt was in January, so I had a [...]
Clifford Casey – Custom Hunting & Fishing Portraits
I recently built a site for Clifford Casey. He’s an artist who specializes in custom hunting and fishing portraits. He does great work and he’s very affordable. If you’re having trouble finding a gift for a sporstman in your life, this might be just the ticket.
Get Your Kids Outside
Over the last twenty years childrens playtime has declined by 25 percent, unstructured outdoor activities have declined by 50 percent and family dinners have decreased by 33 percent. How can you gain back some of that lost time while increasing your childs interest in the outdoors? Call me an old (young?) sap, but as a [...]
Took the Kids Fishing
Yesterday we took our kids fishing with Marc Warnke and his family. The weather was great, the fish were biting and we had a great time. I’m trying to get Webb to give me a “high-five”, but he’s too busy mugging it up for the camera. He ended up catching the big fish of the [...]
Planting Pheasant Habitat in South Dakota
We’re in South Dakota right now helping our outfitter here plant some shelter belts around his fields to improve his already phenomenal pheasant habitat. We have 1700 trees to re-plant There are approximately 30,000 trees in all, but we are re-planting the ones that have died. The species of trees include: chokecherry; nanking cherry; cherry; [...]
Client Review: Wolfe Group… PARTY TIME!
We donated this South Dakota pheasant hunt through the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. Dan Wolfe bought the hunt at the auction and brought six of his friends. We would like to thank Dave Brucken of RMEF. We had a lot of fun and the hunting was smoking hot! Just look at that pile of birds [...]
Outfitter Report: 2007 Idaho Bighorn Sheep Hunts
Sheep Hunt #1: Idaho Bighorn Sheep hunting has been a challenge this year due to all of the smoke from forest fires. We (Cory and Jess) hunted in the smoke for seven days before finding a ram for our first hunter. He wasn’t huge, but we figured he would go about 160 or so. We [...]
Outfitter Report: First South Dakota Pheasant Hunt of 2007
Our first South Dakota pheasant hunt of the season was a success! We had eight hunters mostly from Vail, Colorado, including Chuck’s cousin and two nephews. We got our limit of birds every day. Ninety birds in three days! AWESOME! The corn is still standing, so it is bound to just get better once it [...]
Camp Raiding Black Bear
Sometime, around a campfire you’ll have to ask me to tell you the story about this bear. I just don’t think it’s the right kind of story to be told online, although I wish I could… It’s quite a tale. I don’t think most people believe me but I don’t care, and hey, I had [...]
Outfitter Report: Sean Gets His Idaho Bear
Sean R. shot this nice chocolate bear at 9:00 tonight. It was his first bear and he passed up a different chocolate bear the day before. It’s not a huge bear, but he is really pretty. See our black bear hunts
Outfitter Report: Ron’s First Black Bear
The first bear of the year met his demise tonight. I guided Master Archer Ron Elkin to this chocolate bear at around 6:00 out of a ground blind at thirteen yards This was his first bear and he was excited. More info on this hunt
New Idaho State Elk Calling Champion
We just got back from the IOGA Sportsman’s Show in Boise. On the last day of the show, George entered me (Cory) in the elk calling championship. I didn’t have any of my calls with me, so I bought one from the booth across the isle from us (Deep Timber Sounds) and went out to [...]
Idaho Spring Steelhead Fishing
We just got back from a Northern Idaho Steelhead fishing trip this spring up the East Fork of No-Tellum Creek. Cory, Bruce, Mike, Chris, Ben and Brett all went up for the weekend. We had a great time and landed a TON of fish. Most of these fish were caught on fly rods too! Ben [...]
An Archery Bear Hunt With the Family
I guided bear hunters during the Idaho spring black bear season this year. We had a lot of fun, but we worked hard. After all of the hunters had gone home, there was still one evening left of the season and I decided to hunt one of the baits. One bear bait in particular showed [...]
Outfitter Report: High Water Bear Hunt
Idaho spring black bear hunting this past spring was quite an adventure. We had above average snow pack this winter and the creeks were raging. As you can see, it ended up getting us in some trouble. If you haven’t yet, watch the video above before you read further. Close call huh? Normally this stream [...]
The LockDown uses a pliable cover for a low profile fit & ShockCord Security Straps to fasten optics... 