By: Tim Edwards While taking the three-hour drive to my hunting location on opening morning of rifle season, I reflected on my elk hunting adventures leading up to that point in the season. Every weekend or day off from work since early August I’d been going into the same hunting …
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Did you apply to hunt elk in the Southwest? Start praying for rain!
When you think big bull elk, you think of the premier areas in Arizona, New Mexico, Utah and of course Nevada. If you have been a subscriber with us for long then you have probably seen the great bulls from these units that have graced our covers and interior pages …
Read More »Packing Your Pack-Part 1
Are you a first time western hunter or a seasoned veteran that wants to get a comfortable ride out of their pack? If so this video is for you!
Read More »Unconventional Stoves For Backcountry Use!
Check out these great stoves from Biolite, Powerpot, and Slatworx! Want more Eastmans’ content? Subscribe to get more great hunting stories, gear reviews, tips and tactics.
Read More »Identifying and Judging Trophy Black Bears!
Have you ever wondered how to judge a black in the field? This video will have you set! Do you want more tips for hunting spring black bears? The May/June issue of Eastmans’ Bowhunting journal has two great articles to help …
Read More »Spring Fever! Bowhunting Hawaii!
Have you ever wanted to get outside and shoot your bow in the spring but the weather said no? Break that spring fever with some archery action in Hawaii! For the entire story read the May/June of Eastmans’ Bowhunting Journal. If …
Read More »H-S Precision PLR
Shooting a rifle 1,000 yards accurately isn’t supposed to be easy. When shooting a tuned-in PLR (Pro-Hunter Long Range) in 6.5×284 from H-S Precision it sure felt like it! Three of us on the Eastmans’ staff got to shoot the PLR. Admittedly, none of us are long-range experts but every …
Read More »Elk and Their Battle With Old Man Winter
If there was ever one factor that changes the outlook for a hunting unit, it is an elk’s battle with Old Man Winter. Winter kills more animals than any other factor and can have lingering effects on the population for many years to come. If there is too much snow …
Read More »A Strategic Key for Killing Mature Deer
The most important lessons I learned about hunting mature mule deer came at an early age growing up in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. A buck is very predictable throughout his lifespan. Mule deer have seasonal home ranges for summer, fall, the rut …
Read More »Will Western States Finally Manage Grizzly Bears?
The next predator battle is here and it’s not going to take long for this one to heat up. Grizzly bears have recovered in Yellowstone according the Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee and have healthy populations from Northern Idaho all the way to the Wind River Range in Wyoming. Montana is …
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