I froze in place and looked right at the fiercest predator in North America and I was sure he was looking straight at me. His yellow eyes were wide and sharp and his ears were forward. I didn’t breathe.
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The Affordable Safari; Your African Dream Hunt, Part III
The bottom line is it was an amazing trip. The service, facilities, staff, food, professional hunters, animals, weather, and just the overall welcoming and accommodating attitude of everyone associated with Marupa Safaris was fantastic.
Unforgettable Elk Hunt With the SIG CROSS Rifle in .277 SIG FURY
Over the counter DIY elk hunt in Colorado with the SIG CROSS bolt action rifle in .277 SIG FURY.
Lessons Learned the Hard Way: Part II
In the middle of a hunt, it’s easy to forget to ask whether the effort is worth the reward…but forgetting comes at a price.
November Mulies? Yes, Please!
Enjoy the process of chasing plains mule deer. It’s super addictive!
Earn A Doe, Miss On A Buck: Deer Hunting Nebraska’s Platte River Unit
2:52 PM, a couple miles west of Brady, Nebraska, and I less than three hours away from a hearty serving of Tag Soup. I was on Day Five of a November 2018 deer hunt in Nebraska’s Lincoln County, and though I’d put in many hours I hadn’t seen a buck of any size—antlers or body.
The Monarch of the Mountain
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.
The Indomitable .40 S&W Goes Hog Hunting
Hunting hogs with handguns is challenging. It adds a layer of interest and skill to a pastime normally undertaken with rifles. If you holster a handgun instead of slapping a magazine into your AR-15, being close isn’t just a fun test of your talent. It’s a necessity.
Alaskan Mountain Goat Hunt: Cold, Wet and Exhausted
As all good stories begin, it all started when someone threw out a crazy Idea: “Let’s go shoot a mountain goat in Alaska.” said Ben jokingly, yet serious. I don’t think he ever expected Don to agree. From this moment on, these two men were hanging on for a ride that they were just barely prepared for mentally, physically and emotionally.
Blackbuck Antelope: Hunting a Native of India in South Texas
Many people don’t realize it, but Texas is home to tens of thousands of free-ranging aoudads, Axis deer, blackbuck antelope, fallow deer, and nilgai, among others, none of which originated on the North American Continent much less the Republic of Texas.