Misc

The seven most common dangers headed your way in the backcountry and how to avoid them. In the Backcountry issue of EBJ (Jul/Aug 2016) we will explore the seven most common, deadly backcountry dangers, how to avoid them and what to do if you happen to find yourself staring one …

The Elk Issue has always been one of my favorite issues of EHJ. As a teenager I was a certifiable elknut, even though I wasn’t very good at it as a teen. Believe it or not, I didn’t draw a limited quota elk hunt in Wyoming until I was 30 …

A big bull elk is one of the most iconic animals in the west. They weigh nearly 800 pounds with antlers that can stretch five feet over their heads. They travel immense amounts of country and when bumped or pressured can relocate zip codes away. Their senses are keen and …

I was recently looking back at some old episodes of Eastmans’ Hunting TV that we are looking at sharing on our YouTube channel and I was reminded of something that is still true today. Your Stories. Your Photos. Your Magazine… is a part of the show opening and will always …

  I will never forget that moment. It was then that I realized the immense power of the spirit of the hunter.  A primal force that seeps in from the center. A place untouched by many and unknown to some. It comes from a sacred place and commands the forms …

Mystery Ranch packs are some of the toughest on the market and have been tested by firefighters, military personnel, backcountry enthusiasts and backpack hunters for many years. Dana Gleason started building packs 40 years ago with the idea that packs should carry comfortably and last as long the user can …

The 2015 Prime Rival features an innovative Parallel Cam system that virtually eliminates left/right tuning problems. Watch as Eastmans’ bow experts Dan Turvey, Jr. and Dan Pickar review the Rival and give you some valuable insight on this top-shelf western hunting bow. For bowhunters that like shorter axle-to-axle bows without …

On a dark and snowy winter night last week near Bondurant, Wyoming a cruising pack of wolves mercilessly killed 19 elk in one single night. The argument that wolves only kill to eat was yet again debunked as pure myth by this wildlife atrocity. Very little was eaten from any …

Predators are just that and thinking that they are simply cute forest creatures who could step into the set of Bambi is a mistake. The world they live in is brutal and anyone who spends time with them knows exactly what that looks like. In this video Dan Pickar hunts …