Ski Mountaineering ...the opportunity to take this class opened my eyes to a completely new sport during a time of year that I otherwise dread. Off Season Alternatives, Ski Mountaineering By Shelton Boggess In Alaska, there are two things to do in the winter: build a fire and hole up in your cabin or throw on a coat and get outside! In October of 2017, I was … [Read more...] about Ski Mountaineering
Following in their Footsteps
Following in their Footsteps by Shelton Boggess As I stepped out of the airport on January 25th, 2018, the coldest city in America greeted me with the coldest air I had ever felt. It was negative 26 degrees Fahrenheit. While I’ve been in Fairbanks, AK for over half a year by now, we had an extremely mild early winter. Along with that, I had just spent the last month … [Read more...] about Following in their Footsteps
Epic Tuna Adventure
Epic Tuna Adventure Don’t let your assumption of last minute travel prices foil your adventuring spirit. Epic Tuna Adventure by Shelton Boggess Whenever I heard about someone having a last-minute opportunity to go on a cool fishing or hunting trip and they jumped on a plane the next day, I really thought they must have unlimited funds. I assumed that purchasing these … [Read more...] about Epic Tuna Adventure
Glassing the West for Deer
Glassing the West for Deer by Shelton Boggess I was introduced to glassing at an early age, and grew up behind my dad’s pair of 15x56 Swarovski Binoculars. At the age of five, I remember sitting behind those powerful binos on a Northern Arizona Coues deer hunt, watching, while my dad took a shot at a mountain lion. He didn’t connect, but shortly thereafter, I witnessed my … [Read more...] about Glassing the West for Deer
Bear’n Down for Coues Deer
Bear’n Down for Coues Deer | Shelton Boggess Bear’n Down for Coues Deer by Shelton Boggess Wes White Podcast Version Arizona offers hunters the unique opportunity to hunt black bears during many of its whitetail hunts. Since I was 10, it has been a goal of mine to harvest a mature black bear in my home state of Arizona. After years of buying … [Read more...] about Bear’n Down for Coues Deer