Author: Alex

Alex is a hardcore public lands hunter and fisherman. When he's not spending time scouring maps for somewhere he's never been, and no one else is likely to go, he's at home cooking up delicious wild fish and game meals for family and friends.

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Are All the Maps Broken?

If you’re reading this, you might have stumbled onto one of my many custom MapBox or Leaflet enabled web maps. Recently MapBox...

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Blog Entries, Clothing Reviews, Reviews

First Lite Uncompahgre Insulated Jacket Review

Growing up in the 80’s and 90’s I was subject to all manner of hip and not so hip jackets of the era. I had the swishy Starter...

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Colorado Turkey Hunting OTC Digital Map

Sick of trying to squint and reference the paper or PDF map for Colorado’s over the counter turkey tags? Going back and forth between...

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Blog Entries, Gear Reviews, Reviews

Alaska Guide Creations Scout Backpack Review

There are times when a frame pack is too big and unwieldy, and a fanny pack isn’t appropriate (when is it not, really?). Times when I...

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Blog Entries, Maps for Lunatics

New Colorado Gold Medal Fishing Map

A while back we released a fishing map of Pennsylvania’s Class A Trout Streams. Class A in PA means that the streams support wild...

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HS Strut Strut-Lite Hen Decoy Review

After a miss on a turkey during the first few days of my 2020 turkey season I needed something to help keep birds in range. I needed a...

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Blog Entries, Cyberscouting 101

Ground Truth: Checking Out Spots From Cyberscouting

“PLOTS!” we shouted as we were rolling through what seemed like the middle of nowhere in North Dakota. We were getting a little...

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Colorado Spring Turkey Season 2020 Wrap-up

I’ve never been much of a turkey hunter, only as a species of opportunity. With a lot more time on my hands I took turkey hunting more seriously.

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Cabela’s Carnivore 1/2 Horsepower #8 Grinder Review

In 2019 after the close of my Pennsylvania big game season I needed to pick up some more big game processing equipment. I’d filled my...

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Blog Entries, Cooking, Gear Reviews, Reviews

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Review: Weston 9″ Heavy Duty Meat and Food Slicer

It was early on in the pandemic when the shelves were bare and people were buying up all sorts of food items and supplies. There...

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