Blog Entries
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.
Hike 5/41: A Family Hike!
Best Laid Plans This long weekend I wanted to get out, originally I wanted to visit to Gunnison where we’d enjoy ourselves but we...
Hike 4/41: Scouting Sarvis and Scuttling
Hiking with a Purpose It had been a long time coming. I drew tags this year in the leftover draw for GMU 15 for mule deer and found cow elk...
Hike 3/41: Plodding Towards Ptarmigan
I’ve become obsessed. Rather than a white whale it’s a white bird, the white tailed ptarmigan. I will not be happy until I’ve scouted and found them.
Cyber Scouting Quick Tip: Use Your Zoom!
Air Conditioned Scouting It’s August, and many hunters are out and about sweating and putting in final work for their food plots,...
Hike 2/41: Is it Even the Wilderness if You Don’t Get Lost?
Priorities Change This week I was able to slip out for another hike, promising both to test some gear and keep it brief since my little boy...
Colorado OTC Rifle Tags Map
Looking to do an Colorado OTC Rifle hunt? I found the GMU maps to be somewhat lackluster on the CPW website, and using the techniques I...
Book Review: Undaunted Courage by Stephen Ambrose
Stephen Ambrose is an author who should need no introduction. If you’re a history buff like me you’ve encountered his works...
Pennsylvania Sunday Hunting: One Step Forward Two Steps Back
Pennsylvania has long standing blue laws that prohibit Sunday Hunting in the state in favor of filling pews. With new ground gained in other areas PA will surely follow suit, right?
I Want to Go Hunting But Don’t Know Where to Start!
I was inspired this week by a post on Powderhook from a person who wanted to go hunting in my home state of Pennsylvania but didn’t...
