Category Archives: Mystery Ranch Employees

Frazier Basin

Myself on the Hollywood Headwall

Myself on the Hollywood Headwall

Last Friday, five of us met at the Daily Bread parking lot at 5:30 AM for dawn patrol.   Kyle had made it up to Frazier Basin on Wednesday, they found stable conditions and the skiing excellent. …

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Reflections on this Year’s Deer Hunting

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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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First Production run of The “Golf Mahal” to be available in February!

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So, I know a lot of you have been waiting a while to get your hands on the bag, but I have finalized the design and bags will be going into production by the beginning of January.  I thought we…

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What it Takes.

Mystery Ranch on Denali

I am lying in the tent at high camp on Denali and staring at the bright yellow nylon walls and although it looks sunny outside and feels warm in the tent, I know outside the storm is still going strong.…
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Phobias

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The poison is seeping in and there is nothing I can do about it…

But let me back up a bit.

I have phobias even though I hate to admit it.  Some people, namely my wife, gladly shares with others that I…

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Speed Goatin'

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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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City of Rocks

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Kevin Brumbach into the goods on Crack of Doom

Occasionally I have some time to leave the gentle embrace of Bozeman.  This Summer has had an unusual amount of precipitation making such departures even more mandatory.   The City Rocks in southern…

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2009 Season LIVE HUNT with Mark Seacat

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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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Five Mountain Ranges… One Bull.

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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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The Golf Mahal

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The first thing that one sees when the bag is closed is what I call the Darth Vader Mask. This is a source of much rejoicing, specifically for coastal and mountain golfers that aren’t afraid to play in the elements,…

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