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You’re not going to out-walk an elk herd, but eating and drinking right may help you catch them. Boiled down to the basics, there are [...]

Hunting big game in grizzly bear country can be intimidating. Hunt areas located in grizzly bear habitat can provide excellent opportunity and taking some simple precautions can help limit risk and allow for a successful hunt. Hunter Dan Pickar sits down with fellow hunters to discuss steps any hunter can take to limit the risk of a bear encounter. [...]

Bowhunter Dan Pickar shares his experience after harvesting a bull elk in grizzly bear country. Taking certain steps after a kill in bear country can help limit the chance of a bear encounter and the potential loss of your big game animal. A U.S. Forest Service ranger and the Bear Wise Coordinator for the Wyoming Game and Fish Department add their expertise to the conversation. [...]

A few simple steps can keep you from feeling like death on your next high-country elk hunt Some elk live at sea level. Most do [...]

Unless you’re Wyatt Earp with a rocket launcher, holster your .44 and deploy bear spray when charged by a bear—unless of course you’d rather not [...]

Frontcountry A meat pole at base camp has numerous advantages: the first being the massive amount of gear you can throw in the back of [...]

The best bowhunters don’t think about their shots at game: they’re automatic from start to finish. But they do think about shooting in the off-season, [...]

Chances are you won’t die on your next elk hunt. But a little prevention never hurts either. If you’ve watched the TV series “1000 Ways [...]

As hunting pressure ratchets up on readily accessible public land, it pays to think outside the topo map. Get creative, do your homework and you [...]

Randy Newberg explains hunting the pre-rut seasonal period is one of the easier times to find elk. The highest priority need is transitioning from food [...]

All western states are covered, with deadlines, result dates, point systems, quirks and intricacies, tips for each states and each species, along with strategy ideas for your hunting plans in general and by strategies for short and long-term approach to drawing more tags. [...]

Those who choose long-range marksmanship over real woodcraft forfeit the best of hunting: intimate encounters that make the heart gallop. Killing is a simple act, [...]

Every successful elk hunt manages the wind. That requires understanding thermal activity and what you can do to use those thermals to your advantage and keep that advantage as the direction of the thermals change. [...]

Randy Newberg shows how he prepares hunting camp meals at home, puts them in vacuum sealed bags and freezes them for hunting camp. When in camp, just boil a pot of water, put the bag in for ten minutes, and you will have a delicious home cooked meal [...]

The development of unconscious competence, or the ability to apply the fundamentals of marksmanship in any situation and any shooting position takes time and training. Training for less than ideal conditions at home in a controlled environment will directly translate into increased downrange accuracy- especially under pressure. [...]