Elk

On Sunday evening social media blew up when Eastmans’ contributing author, Todd Orr posted a video on Facebook of the aftermath of his encounter with a sow grizzly bear and her two cubs. See the video below: For more great content SUBSCRIBE HERE! Most of you who have followed this …

Every year about this time all of us have one thing on our mind – rutting bulls and their piercing bugles in the air of September and October. To help with the side effects of your addiction, we are going to put every video we have from hunting the elk …

This year I had the pleasure of tackling a pack review for our 13th issue. Three to five day packs are the ones that I use and abuse the most because my falls are incredibly busy, and like most of you it is tough to be gone longer than that. …

Rifle hunting out West is hard enough. Between the increased amount of fellow hunters in the field and the seasons falling during a time when it’s harder to locate trophy-class animals  – you have your work cut out for you. So why compound that difficulty with a rifle that has …

Do you have a tag in your pocket and the dream of killing a big bull this fall?  Guy Eastman breaks down how to use the Boone & Crockett scoring system for measuring trophy elk after you fill your tag. Using a measuring tape, you can calculate your bull’s gross score to …

“Quiet and warm” is the mantra of the mid to late-season hunter and Kryptek answered with the new Vellus fleece system. These garments are created of windproof, waterproof, seam-sealed and highly breathable laminates sandwiched between a pile-resistant fleece. They also insulated the interstitial space with Thinsulate Platinum XTS insulation to …

This is a year of transition in the atmosphere and the result will have major implications for hunters across the West.  We’re coming off a super-El Nino event that dominated the Pacific Ocean last fall and winter – one of the strongest on record – and could be diving right …

As I prepared the last part of this year’s series on weather and antler growth for this season I didn’t feel like I would be doing you any favors unless I included information on the major fires that are burning across the West. In early July the smoke rolled into …

Archery elk season is just around the corner. My Halon is dialed in and the itch for a great elk hunt is starting to really drive me nuts. The good news is that there are a few lined up that based on conditions are shaping up very nicely. Maybe I …

If you are reading this it means that you are getting ready for hunting season, and like me, you are counting down the days until the season opens. For bowhunters in a few states, arrows have already started to fly. This year we have something really special to add to …