Copper vs Lead bullets… Are you poisoning your game meat?
Copper vs Lead bullets for hunting … Are you poisoning your game meat? So I decided to go down this rabbit hole hoping I could find some definitive answers to my questions: Does shooting game with lead bullets really increase your Blood lead levels? Are there ways to process game to minimize your risk? What […]Type: Blog Post

CWD – Chronic Wasting Disease How we should all be scared
This Map Spells Trouble for the Future of Deer Hunting Im Not one for posting other people’s content but when the message is important and I am not qualified to write on the subject I am more than happy to share. This article posted yesterday on the QDMA website of which I am a member […]Type: Blog Post

Once in A lifetime – AZ Archery Desert Bighorn Sheep hunt
My AZ Archery Desert Bighorn Sheep hunt “We each have a special something we can get only at a special time of our life. like a small flame. A careful, fortunate few cherish that flame, nurture it, hold it as a torch to light their way. But once that flame goes out, it’s gone forever.” […]Type: Blog Post

The Death of the Hunting Industry
The Death of the Hunting Industry -The Future of hunting I’m not sure if most of us realize that in order for hunting to continue to be part of our lifestyle and heritage our numbers must remain at a level that is impactful. We have lost 2.2 million hunters since 2011 and are losing approximately […]Type: Blog Post

New World Record Non-Typical Coues’ Deer in Arizona
New World Record Non-Typical Coues’ Deer The cat is out of the bag that Arizona keeps producing more and more World Record Coues’ Deerthan any other place you can hunt them. Yes Mexico has a lot of big bucks and more “untouched” country to hunt them but if you want to shoot a world record […]Type: Blog Post

Why Phoenix Shooting bags?
Ultra-Lightweight Shooting Bags Improve Long-Range Accuracy in the Field Phoenix Shooting Bags front and rear bags weigh just a few ounces, can be carried into the backcountry.     Created by hunters through trial and error in the field, Phoenix Shooting Bags are a one-of-a-kind lightweight and durable shooting bag designed to improve long-range rifle […]Type: Blog Post

Spot and Stalk Hunting … for the not sneaky
Spot and Stalk Ambush Hunting … Spot and Stalk Hunting … for the not sneaky Many of us use spot and stalk strategies in our hunting especially in big open areas. This style of hunting requires the hunter to be : 1) proficient at glassing 2) able to pick a route and execute it 3) […]Type: Blog Post

Hunting And Fitness : Ramping it up before the Season Opener
Hunting And Fitness : Ramping it up before the Season Opener It occurred to me more than a few years ago that nothing I was doing in the gym really got me to where I needed to be come hunting season. Each year I would bust my butt to get “In Shape” for my hunts […]Type: Blog Post

Spot and Stalk Archery Antelope Hunting
Spot and Stalk Archery Antelope Hunting How to be more effective at Spot and Stalk Archery Antelope Hunting This is a basic transcription from my podcast I did recently with Finding Backcountry  on Spot and Stalk Archery Antelope Hunting. These are some of the questions I was asked about Spot and Stalk Archery Antelope Hunting and the short […]Type: Blog Post

Hunting Backpack Review Announcement 2018
Hunting Backpack Review Announcement 2018 I am super excited to announce that we will be conducting a hunting backpack review over the next couple of months. I have been unable to contractually review backpacks for a few years and its time to find the next best pack to suit my needs, so I figured you […]Type: Blog Post

Mathews – Mission Sub-1 Crossbow Review 2018
Mission Sub-1 Crossbow Review 2018 My father in law recently had shoulder surgery and unfortunately he is not able to draw back a bow anymore and ever really without a lot of work on his part so I started doing research on crossbows to try to find him then best bang for the buck. Of […]Type: Blog Post

How to save battery using OnX Maps on your mobile
This is a re-post of an article put out by OnX maps to help conserve your battery life while in the field. I have been doing this for awhile even before mobile base GPS to conserve battery life so I thought is was common knowledge. Anyhow I figured those who didn’t know would benefit from […]Type: Blog Post

How to save battery using onX on your mobile
This is a re-post of an article put out by onX to help conserve your battery life while in the field. I have been doing this for awhile even before mobile base GPS to conserve battery life so I thought is was common knowledge. Anyhow I figured those who didn’t know would benefit from this […]Type: Blog Post

Traveling with a Bow or Firearm
Traveling with a Bow or Firearm on a plane I travel 6-10x a year on planes to hunt in different destinations and if you don’t do it a lot it can be daunting. Each carrier has their own set of guidelines as well as those implemented for traveling with firearms and bow by the TSA […]Type: Blog Post

Hunting Backpack Review winter 2018
Hunting Backpack Review 2018 Well the results are in: My team and I ran these bags through the ringer on all different types of hunts just to name a few Blacktail in California in July, Early Muleys in AZ in Aug, Oregon Roosies in Sept, High country muleys in UT in Sept ,  Coues deer […]Type: Blog Post

Hunting Specials
Guided Javelina and deer hunts Arizona Javelina Special: $1200 3 day guided only 1×1 or 2×1 $1,100 each Left-over tags are going fast but there are still tags in our favorite units to hunt must book by Dec 10th What you can expect on a hunt with us Javelina hunting video       Combo Javelina and […]Type: Blog Post

Mathews Vertix 2019
MATHEWS® INTRODUCES THE NEXT REVOLUTION IN CAM TECHNOLOGY WITH THE 2019 VERTIX™ Mathews Vertix specs: With even less noise and 20% less vibration than the award – winning TRIAX® , a completely redesigned grip interface, and our all – new, patent pending SwitchWeight™ Technology, the 2019 VERTIX delivers an unmatched shooting experience. The VERTIX operates off of a 30” axle to axle platform with a […]Type: Blog Post

How to cook Javelina
How to cook Javelina Javelina Stew, Yucatan Style Each January Many of us journey to the deserts of Arizona, New Mexico and Old Mexico to hunt javelina, one of the most fun creatures in the desert to hunt. They occupy rough terrain, are difficult to spot and offer a western experience that you just don’t […]Type: Blog Post

How the New Mexico Big Game Draw Works
How New Mexico’s Draw Works New Mexico has a lot of great places to hunt and excellent trophy quality plus game species like Ibex, Barbary Sheep and Ornyx that you cannot hunt anywhere else in the US ( well at least not free range) However they are not really friendly to out of staters their […]Type: Blog Post

Elk Hunting Tips
Elk Hunting Tips: Here are a couple of my favorite elk hunting tips, I feel like most hunters are so wrapped up in trying to find elk or trying to call them in that they lose sight of preparing themselves to close the deal when they are presented with a shot. I have been a […]Type: Blog Post

Wild turkey recipe
A lot of guys ask me each spring if I know any good wild turkey recipes and one of my favorites is Turkey and vegetable lasagna. Now I have done this a number of different ways and since I am trying to watch my girlish figure I am going to share with you my KETO […]Type: Blog Post

How to clean a skull for Euro Mount
How to do a Euro mount on your deer, hog, sheep whatever! If you have ever tried to do a euro mount yourself you know it can take hour and hours if you don’t know how to do it properly. I sat down with Ryan Olsen of White Bone Creations to give us the run […]Type: Blog Post

Arizona Deer Hunting
Hunting in AZ can be a frustrating affair if you have never hunted the desert before this article will give you some of the tools you will need to be successful the attached podcast episode will give you the details, tip, tactics and secrets of guys that have been successful in AZ year in year […]Type: Blog Post

Headlamp Review 2019
So 6 months I set out on a “journey” to find the best Headlamp for hunting, so I contacted the tops brands in the industry to perform a headlamp review. My Guides and I tested each of these Headlamps in different conditions and different applications on the following test parameters: Test parameters:  Weight  Ease of […]Type: Blog Post

AZ Deer Draw 2019
Well it’s about that time again the new 2019-2020 Arizona Fall Regs are out and the deadline to apply is June 11th! The first step to building you a hunt you will remember for years to come is getting you a Tag. We only take a small amount of hunters per season and limit the […]Type: Blog Post