Give Elk Hunting a Try by Rodney Evans As I settled the pin on the target, my mind wandered. It was 98-degrees in Georgia in the middle of July, but none of that mattered. Continuing to aim, I focused my mind on getting prepared for my September 1st date in Colorado to go after my first bull elk. Every shot counts—I fired the release—bulls-eye! Now I was ready. This was … [Read more...] about Give Elk Hunting a Try
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Freezer Full of Meat and a Thousand Elk Lessons Learned
Freezer Full of Meat and a Thousand Elk Lessons Learned by Chad de Alva Opening morning found me rallying down a dirt road to meet up with a friend, Colton Choate, who had graciously offered to guide my rookie self. Within minutes of linking up with Colton, we were stalking through the woods chasing a bugle. Across a small break in the timber, we could see the muddy body of … [Read more...] about Freezer Full of Meat and a Thousand Elk Lessons Learned
Archery Coues Challenge
Archery Coues Challenge by Steven Satran Archery is never easy; it takes focus, patience, skill, and practice to succeed. Hunting is the same way; you need to have the motivation to get through limited sleep, hours of driving on roads that vary from wide open interstates to narrow two tracks pin-striping your truck as you go. Combining the two adds up to a tremendous … [Read more...] about Archery Coues Challenge
Hunting Draw Odds, the Truth
Hunting Draw Odds If you are one of the many Western Hunters that applies to hunt several states each year, then you understand the importance of having the best hunting draw odds data at your disposal. To draw Western hunts, the Western Hunter needs more than the simple calculation of tags available divided by the number of applicants. To be successful, we need access to the … [Read more...] about Hunting Draw Odds, the Truth
A Coues Quest
A Coues Quest A Whitetail hunt gone Western! by Darren Choate, Editor In Chief After glassing a group of deer well over a mile away, but knowing there was a good buck in the group, I made the long journey their way. The route took me across the desert floor, followed by an ascent of 1,000 feet in elevation. As I topped out, I saw several deer a couple of hundred yards … [Read more...] about A Coues Quest
Mountain Lion Adventure
Mountain Lion Adventure by Bryan Campos Central Nevada offers an array of wildlife ranging from deer, elk, antelope, bighorn sheep, bear, coyote, bobcats, and mountain lion. It’s rare to come across felines such as bobcats and mountain lions out in the wild. Most people will go their whole lifetime without seeing a cat in broad day light, unless they’ve hunted them or have … [Read more...] about Mountain Lion Adventure
Last Minute Muley
Last Minute Muley by Thomas Grill Due to work obligations, I was allotted very little down time this past hunting season. It was already the middle of Wyoming’s deer rifle season, and I was chomping at the bit to get a chance to go hunting. With a few open days in my schedule, near the end of the season, I packed my truck and headed into the mountains. It was roughly a … [Read more...] about Last Minute Muley
World’s Record Non-Typical Coues Deer
The Pope And Young Club Announces A Potential New World’s Record Non-Typical Coues Deer Chatfield, MN – In December of 2015, Terry Edwards of San Carlos, Arizona took an incredible Coues deer that may be the new Pope and Young Club Non-Typical World’s Record. “My heart was racing and I could hear it beating loud in my ears. My hunting partner Trevor Chapman shared many words … [Read more...] about World’s Record Non-Typical Coues Deer
Rainy, Reindeer Adventure
Rainy, Reindeer Adventure by Tim Neal When I told my wife that I had booked a hunt through Jim Shockey Hunting Adventures at the SCI show, “You booked a hunt where and for what?” was her response. I said that I was going to the Aleutian Islands to archery hunt reindeer. “Why?” she asked. To me, it made perfect sense; we have all seen the Jim Shockey TV show and the great … [Read more...] about Rainy, Reindeer Adventure
To Top It Off
To Top It Off With a rifle Coues tag in my pocket, and a custom rifle in my hands, I was in need of a riflescope to top it off. by Darren Choate Hunting Coues deer, and more precisely, shooting at Coues deer is a complicated and challenging feat. First, the target is small, we're talking about a 100-pound animal with a body that isn't much more than 12-inches, top to … [Read more...] about To Top It Off