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IDAHO BIGHORN DRAW ODDS – NOT WHAT THEY SEEM The application deadline for Idaho Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep and California bighorn is coming up Thursday, April 30. Thousands of hunters salivate at the prospects of drawing a bighorn sheep tag in the Lower 48, realizing that a sheep hunt anywhere …

Last year I was guiding mule deer on the Arizona Strip for my son Travis and his partner David Pereda with Arizona Strip Guides. I had my client Henry on a huge non-typical muley we dubbed “Wally.” Henry had a couple shots at Wally but just couldn’t close the deal. …

Carbon fiber rifles and hunting the West are nearly synonymous. The reason is simple – save weight. As the old adage goes, “Ounces are pounds, and pounds are pain.” Christensen has been in the business of sparing you pain for 20 years now and have more than made a name …

We know most of you suffer from the same affliction that we have, we just can’t get enough of these animals! Elk fill the Rocky Mountains every fall with bugles, chirps and the occasional show down between mature bulls. Press play to watch some of our favorite footage from years …

By Trent Doan I thought of the word “Bittersweet” when I found out that a lucky hunter this past mule deer season had taken a buck I had been watching for the past three years. This hunter turns out to have been watching this buck just as long as I …

70%. Let that number sink in for a few seconds before you go on reading this. Rarely, if ever do we find majority numbers like this, and yet this number is something that our elected officials need to remember. 70% of the hunters who venture to the West hunt on …

Years ago I had the opportunity to film these bulls on my way through Jackson. Are you a fan of non-typical elk? -Mike Eastman

On a scrabble board the word regret will only yield you seven measly points, but in real life regret can come with an enormous price tag. In 1991 when my phone rang in my Indiana dorm room the voice on the other end of the line was a reporter from …

So, one of the questions I get the most is, “What bino’s and/or spotter should I get?” Well there are a lot of great choices out there and it seems that each top-end manufacturer has their benefits. This year while at the SHOT show I had the chance to take …

In part three of our series on the gutless method for field dressing big game animals find out how to break down the front shoulder. Press play to watch and see how prep for the heave packout. Want more on the gutless method? Click HERE to learn how to remove …