Pronghorn at sunset
The learning curve in hunting as an archer is steep. Many seasons of spot and stalk techniques have left me close but empty handed. After years of hard work and persistence, I was fortunate enough to harvest my…
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Another evening spent locating spring black bear.
I started the spring season with two goals, one: see more bears than I had ever seen in a spring season, and two: kill a spring bear with my bow. Goal one would be…
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Author, Steven Drake, arcing big GS turns down the Gardner Headwall
“We are having way more fun than they are,” said Jake. He wasn’t kidding!
On the 4th of July weekend, I found myself perusing through Yellowstone Park en-route to my family’s…
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Author with Elk Sheds at Sunset
As March came to a close, one of my favorite past times came into full swing – shed hunting! This was the year of the deer antler. Between my dad and I, we found fifteen…
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What can I say about backpack hunting that would fully describe it to the uninitiated? Nothing, it is one of those gloriously miserable experiences that requires boots on the ground and gear on the back. There is something very rewarding…
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As luck would have it, I tagged out on a beautiful bull elk on the fourth week of this year’s archery season. With eight more weeks of hunting, I had the opportunity to broaden my horizons and focus hard on…
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Steven Drake hopes to fill his crew cab on opening weekend of Antelope season.
After three weeks of countless spot and stalks on Montana speed goats my patience and motivation was wearing thin. It was my last evening of hunting before…
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Mystery Ranch and Mark Seacat have teamed up with Outdoor Life to tell the story of our very own hunting “dream season”.
It all started at the Western Hunting and Conservation Expo in Salt Lake City this past winter. Mark and…
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This essay appears with permission from the RMEF in its entirety and as originally published in the July/August 2009 issue of Bugle Magazine. Please become a member of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. Help protect the wild places where free…
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Preston Edwards. A Hunting Industry Insider’s view on the Crew Cab