Hunting Stories
December 23, 2021
Colorado OTC Elk 2021 Trip Notes
This year is a lot different than most. I’m in the elk woods solo, and chose to go in heavy. Each year I’ve been qualified as a...
January 30, 2021
Backpack Bird Hunting the Maah Daah Hey Trail
What do you get when you cross a backcountry bird hunt with an aggressive mountain bike trail? Bird hunting the Maah Daah Hey in North Dakota.
December 31, 2020
2020 Late Season Pronghorn Doe Hunt
Leftovers The 2020 hunting season has been difficult to say the least. I’ve dealt with weather, fires, a split season for big game,...
December 9, 2020
2020 Colorado Big Game Progress
The 2020 Colorado Big Game season has been plagued with fires, snow, and a literal plague, but it wasn’t without it’s upside.
November 30, 2020 • One Comment
Tire Chains: A Total Game Changer
I feel like I’m somehow tardy to the party. At some point in my growing up primarily in Western Pennsylvania we all hunted with four...
October 28, 2020
Elk Season 2020: You Could Say It’s Troublesome
A moved season date, impending cold weather, fire bans, and the East Troublesome fire made this the most 2020 CO elk & deer season possible.
November 11, 2019
2019 Colorado Backcountry Big Game: Snowed Out
My first big game hunt in the Colorado backcountry. Sometimes the mountain just doesn’t want you there. While we were prepared the weather pushed us out, a short and bittersweet season indeed.
Blog Entries, Hunting Stories, Wilderness Hikes
September 25, 2019 • One Comment
I Could Have Killed my First Ptarmigan With a Rock
Ptarmigan hunting and multiple use ethics collide in this hunting story. Often you don’t know it but you’re an ambassador to the sport wherever you go.
May 25, 2019 • One Comment
The Great Gobble Bobble of 2019
A Bit of History I’ve never been much of a serious turkey hunter. My father did it a little before I was too young to be in the woods...