Coues deer make their home in the Southwest and provide a unique opportunity for serious deer hunters who are willing to spend hours behind their optics and brave vegetation that pokes, cuts, or stings, warm temperatures, and ghost-like deer habits under the semblance of fun.
Jordan Voigt
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Sitka’s Kelvin Lite Down Jacket and Three-Quarter Pants Review
Updated: August 3, 2024Most hunters who get their kicks from type two fun aren’t going to let a little weather get in their way and with the right gear, they can stay in the game longer to achieve it.
The Last Piece of the Puzzle: Glassing Tips for Hunters
Updated: August 3, 2024One of the most important skills an outdoorsman can practice and hone to a fine edge is the ability to glass a specific piece of country and pick it apart for the game species that call it home.
Quick, Fast, and In a Hurry – A Two Day Caribou Hunt
Updated: August 3, 2024Two caribou tags, three guys, and two days to do it in. No pressure.
Assembling an Alaskan Hunting Rifle: Part Two
Updated: August 3, 2024While I gathered information and advice from different people throughout the last several months, from lifelong Alaskan residents to gun writers, I tried to follow the old adage: Get the best you can afford.
Assembling an Alaskan Hunting Rifle: Part One
Updated: August 3, 2024Once I had picked up the rifle from a local sporting goods store, it was time to add a scope and the various accouterments to turn it into a legitimate all-weather hunting rifle, capable of holding its own no matter what Mother Nature throws at it.
Lesson Learned the Hard Way
Updated: August 3, 2024Hunting in the West is full of unique challenges that need to be prepared for. Here are a few lessons I had to learn the hard way.
Danner Thorofare Boot Review
Updated: August 3, 2024You wouldn’t buy a sports car then outfit it with discount tires, the same should go for your feet; footwear is literally where the rubber meets the rocks. Enter the Danner Thorofare.
Foolproof Field Positions
Updated: August 3, 2024Last year I wrote an article about finding rests in the field. This article is about what a hunter can do when these options aren’t available.
Meat Care and Transportation Tips
Updated: August 3, 2024One of the biggest reasons we take to the field every year is the opportunity to gather some of the best, organic, free-range meat available to the public. People in metropolitan areas pay big bucks for a slab of steak that qualifies as organic, but with some planning and a couple of hunting tags in their pocket, hunters like to get out there and get their own.