Mountain Lion Hunting in Arizona by James Smith article copyright Arizona Game & Fish Department estimates the state lion population at around 2,500 lions. Lions are found throughout the entire state with the exception of the southwest corner of the state. The most popular game management units are 12A south in the Kiabab National Forest, […]
The Haystack Buck by Jon Bryan article copyright At 5:00 PM I had defied logic and was sitting behind a tree scouting for deer. What’s illogical about that? The tree that I was hiding behind was in the feed lot, not two hundred feet from the east side of my house and by dark, within […]
The Wait by Lyndon Combs article copyright The time passes slowly for some of us waiting for deer season to open. Some can afford to visit large game ranches that offer hunting almost year round, but for many like me it is a brief period of the year when we can have a chance to […]
Aldo Leopold said, “All conservation of wildness is self-defeating, for to cherish we must see and fondle, and when enough have seen and fondled, there is no wilderness left to cherish.” I thought these were pretty powerful words when I read them over and over a few times. I wondered what many consider to be […]
How to Survive a Serious Depression by Gary Benton article copyright I’m no financial expert, anyone with access to my bank statements would quickly agree, but I see rough times ahead for all Americans. With the uncertainty of the stock market, home foreclosures, and with most food, along with gasoline, prices rising, it’s time for […]
article copyright This is a project that was created out of necessity years ago when times were financially lean and prices for manufactured portable icefishing shelters were out of the question. With these same financial times affecting a large majority of our outdoor enthusiasts, I thought it would be a great time to revise an […]
article copyright The new year brings that time of season when many hardwater anglers find themselves dealing with marginal ice conditions. The anticipation of a fresh bucket of fish is often the persuasion that leads to serious problems as anglers venture further onto the ice encountering unsafe conditions. Knowing where you’re going, hazards that may […]
I think my neighbors think I’m a crazy man. I am quite certain my wife Sandy does, but I think she just lacks the ability to appreciate certain things the way I do. At the ripe old age of 41 my senses have matured, enhanced, refined if you will, much further than her 26 year […]
Failure To Fill Tags by James L. Bruner article copyright There are copius measures with which one will use as benchmarks to gauge success and failure when it comes to filling your deer hunting tag at the end of the season. Some are very subtle instances which, when tallied together, will spell inevitable failure. Others […]
Scouting for Elk by TR Michels article copyright Scouting is important for hunting any animal. Unfortunately most non-residents, and many residents, do not have the luxury or time to scout an area for elk. For those who cannot scout there are some ways to increase their success rates. The most obvious way is to use […]
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