A Trophy Ram, 9-years old, was poached in Idaho in November of 2015 according to The Spokesman-Review. The poacher was sentenced recently and has been banned from hunting for life in Idaho. The sentence may cross over to other states depending on how that state interacts with the Interstate Wildlife Violator …
Read More »Finding Your Next Honey Hole
Finding a new hunting spot is one of the best skills a public land bowhunter can possess! If you can figure out how to locate quality trophies in different terrains, you can go anywhere and be successful. You can draw any tag for any unit and for every different huntable …
Read More »RaptoRazor Gutless Field Test
Bowhunter Dan Pickar hammers an axis deer doe in Hawaii and uses the opportunity to test out the RaptoRazor knife system for the first time. This tool set is intended for quick and comfortable skinning and meat removal.
Read More »Advanced Backcountry Camping- Tips and Tactics
It’s that time of year again, scouting season. With that comes the July/August issue of EBJ or as all of you know it, The Backcountry Issue. As I am writing this the designers are putting the final touches on the issue and we will be sending it to the printer. …
Read More »A Guide’s Life: Question and Answer
By Rachel Ahtila and Dan Pickar Questions for the adventurous soul who may want to become a guide. How did you get into guiding? DAN: Growing up, the outdoor lifestyle, hunting and fishing was a way of life, I wanted to do it as much as possible. In fact, …
Read More »Quick Relief From Bites And Stings!
This family-friendly and portable treatment for bites and stings is perfect for any outdoor adventure. Brandon Mason shares his experience with Bites and Stings, the latest product from Tecnu.
Read More »The Yeti Rambler Series
YETI Rambler stainless steel drink mugs are insulated by a double-wall vacuum to keep drinks hot or cold for hours. Ike Eastman shares his personal trauma after losing his favorite rambler. It’s easy to get attached to the perfect drinking vessel.
Read More »Quick! Put That Buffalo In Your Trunk!
It has been one of the saddest and most entertaining opening months that I can remember as a Yellowstone area resident. This past month’s events had me laughing, angry and of course doubting the overall course of humanity with the lack of common sense that was put on display for …
Read More »Forecasting The Southwest: Antler Growth And Weather
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 …
Read More »Eastmans Firepit: Artificial Intelligence Stopping Poachers?
Using artificial intelligence to help stop poachers… Is this a solution to stopping poachers? Good pic of wolverine found… This wolverine was tracked from Colorado for a few years until the battery died in his tracker. He was recently shot and killed by a rancher in ND. ND Hunt app deadline …
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