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.

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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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Alaskan Moose

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James Binkley with his Alaskan moose

With only five days left on both our moose and sheep tags, the elusive Dall sheep was too tempting to pass up.  With an abundance of pilots throughout Alaska, my brother Wade and I called…

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Mystery Ranch teams up with Seattle based clothing company Maiden Noir

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Mystery Ranch has agreed to team up with Seattle based fashion company Maiden Noir to build a limited run of custom backpacks. Designed off the wildly popular 3 Day Assault used by the US Special Forces, this 2000 cubic inch…

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First Ski Tracks

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Jonny Wood takes his first steps. Photo by Ryan Krueger.

The first cold front of the season parked itself directly over Bozeman for 12 hours on the last day of September. Less than an inch of snow accumulated on the cars…

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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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