Saddle Hunting vs. Tree Stand – Review Saddle hunting has been around for decades, but just recently has begun to grow rapidly. Many hunters are intrigued but aren’t quite sure if it’s worth the investment to make the switch. Well, you certainly don’t have to make the switch. I’ve been an advocate of owning both […]
Minnesota Turkey 2018 – Calling to the Hen This hunt was really a break-through for me. Going after wild turkeys is a combination of woodsmanship and calling. Ever since I’d started to chase turkeys, my calling has always been the weaker of the two skills. Many of my birds have been taken by getting myself […]
This was the first year any of us have chased after mule deer in Colorado; however, we’d gone after elk twice before. Having a mule deer tag in the group ended up being a wise decision, as they were certainly more plentiful than the elk in the area. There were enough elk to leave sign […]
On this turkey hunt, Austin filmed Maribeth and her dad. The hunt was short and sweet. If you’re interested in how this hunt was filmed, please watch the follow up to this video, where Austin and Maribeth talk about filming the hunt, what equipment was used, and what they would have done differently. You can […]
Bow hunting with a homemade reflex deflex longbow: This is the bow I put together back in the winter/spring of 2015. I have a link to the build-a-long video below. It has a bamboo backing and ipe belly, is 68″ tip to tip, and is currently rightly about 59# at 28″ draw. I hunted with […]
Thoughts and changes regarding my homemade longbow over the year following its initial build:
Public land turkey hunting in WI during season E of 2016. By this point, the birds have received some pressure, and it took a while to find a good roost spot that was tough to access for other hunters. Eventually, through scouting I was able to find an area where turkeys had been pushed into […]
Bow hunting footage from last weekend’s metro deer hunt – This hunt takes place every year. The land is city owned, so it’s not your typical public land. In order to hunt, you need to be drawn in a preference point-based lottery, take bowhunter education, and pass a shooting proficiency test. This was my first […]
Here’s the video from our OTC Colorado elk hunt in 2015. The success rate last year in this wilderness unit was 6%. It’s big country and steep terrain, not for the out-of-shape. While I was bow hunting, the other guys in our group were using muzzleloaders. Colorado laws prohibit scopes or pelletized powder for muzzleloaders. […]
An update from the 3rd weekend of bear baiting in Minnesota’s No Quota zone, showing baits that have been hit and trail cam photos. A list of what we’ve been using to bait: -5 gallons of cracked corn -5 gallons of trail mix -2 gallons of fruit snacks -1/2 gallon each of chocolate frosting and […]