Driven
drive drīv/ an innate, biologically determined urge to attain a goal or satisfy a need. A dim glow slowly creeps over the eastern horizon as you make your way up through the soft tundra and around the jagged rocks. Ten minutes earlier you passed the last remaining trees willing to fight for enough oxygen to […]
Did You Even Read The Question?
“If you are not working to protect hunting, then you are working to destroy it.” -Fred Bear Hunting is a diverse sport in that people of all ages, ethnicities, social classes, backgrounds, and physical abilities can and do participate. Each year men, women, and children pick up a bow, rifle, or shotgun for the […]
Carpe Diem
“Life and death are balanced on the edge of a razor” -Homer, Iliad In a flash 2016 is no more and 2017 is half a month in. If the first half of January is any indication of how busy 2017 will be then sleep and relaxation will have to wait until 2018! On […]
Beyond the Cortex
“Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion” -Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel Have you ever had a song come over the radio that instantly transported your mind back in time to a moment in your life? Or maybe you have walked into a bakery and smelled something that took you back to […]
If You Could Only Pick One……..
Most hunters I know enjoy hunting a variety of game. I myself enjoy hunting elk, mule deer, hogs, predators, turkey, upland game, and anything else I can get a tag for or a chance to hunt. If I had to pick one as my all time favorite animal to hunt I would choose mule deer […]
Doing
“A hunt based only on trophies taken falls far short of what the ultimate goal should be.” -Fred Bear Merriam-Webster defines success as: the fact of getting or achieving wealth, respect, or fame the correct or desired result of an attempt What makes a hunt successful and/or makes you a successful hunter? A good […]
Remi in the Wild: 2015-2016 Upland Hunting & Training
The musical beeping of the Dogtra e-collar sounds off and Remi goes from 0 to 100 in the blink of an eye. Not that he has ever truly been at o…. The chimes of that collar are a switch that fully engages Remi into working mode and he becomes a totally different dog that […]
The Cliff Diving Hog of Texas
The built up anticipation and excitement transformed into reality as we rolled into the great state of Texas and the sun started to peak over the horizon. It was the trip to bridge the painful gap between the fall seasons and spring turkey, the trip that always creates lifelong memories (both from the hunt and […]
Why Hunting?
“Immerse yourself in the outdoor experience. It will cleanse your soul and make you a better person.”–Fred Bear “Sometimes simple questions have the deepest and most complex answers. A co-worker, friend, neighbor, or complete stranger has probably asked you some variation of this question at some point. “Why do you hunt?” Your answer could be […]
2015 Colorado Elk Quest, Round 2
From the second I pulled away from camp and left my first attempt at filling a 2015 archery elk tag in CO behind me, all I could focus on was my second and final attempt for the season and what I should do different. I had about two weeks until I would head out and […]