Expert Guides

When it comes to setting your ground blind, there’s a lot to consider, and I see lots of ground-blind goers foil their waterhole plans with poor placement.

There it is! An answer! The best thing an archery elk hunter could ask for. It was a reply to my location bugle, deep down in a nasty Idaho backcountry hell hole.

Easy access to space-age technology has allowed hunters in the United States to scout more effectively, stalk more precisely, and bag more legal game.

Upland game seasons are opening in August and September around the country. For those of us in the West who seek punishment and frustration, that means chukar season.

Ruger has decided to enter the light-weight, long-range hunting rifle game with their appropriately named Hawkeye Long-Range Hunter Bolt Action Rifle. This gun is designed to be accurate, lightweight, user adjustable and tough. The light profile, stainless steel barrel contributes most to this rifle’s low weight and comes chambered in the most popular 6.5 calibers.

Both target-panic-stricken bowhunters and those looking to take their in-the-field accuracy to the next level are starting to take advantage of the single-pin system.

Well-regulated trophy hunting operations have had positive population impacts on a variety of species, including rhinos, markhor, argali, bighorn sheep, and many African ungulates, according to the letter.

“We went scouting a couple of weeks ago,” Sterling Walker told WLBT. “We know where some big ones are but we ain’t going to tell nobody.”

With outdoor gear companies churning out excursion-size packs at a fevered pitch, I was anxious to get Sitka’s take on the bread and butter of a backcountry hunter’s gear.