Bowhunting Wyoming: Of Elk and Bears: Part 3
Slowly sneaking only 50 yards forward, suddenly, antlers came into view … my brain snapped into kill mode.
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Bowhunting Wyoming: Of Elk and Bears: Part 2
With a great base camp set up, I settled into a daily routine – I was searching for elk.
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The summer of 2013 found me preparing for a DIY bowhunt for elk in northwestern Wyoming near Cody.
READ MORE ›You Are Never Too Old To Elk Hunt!
A combination of: three hip replacements, one knee replacement, two shoulder surgeries, 10 broken ribs, punctured lung, broken leg 10 weeks prior to the hunt, pacemaker, and onset of rheumatoid arthritis, isn’t enough to keep these 70- and 81-year-old nimrods out of the elk woods!
READ MORE ›Hunting Western Ranches For Elk, Deer
It’s exciting to dream about western big game hunting, but setting up a hunt can be a headache and high-risk endeavor. A wilderness guide may cost you thousands of dollars. And you aren’t assured of seeing game, and you may end up hunting public land, competing with many other hunters. There’s a better way. You can hunt elk, muleys, and western whitetails all to yourself in places that have been off-limits to the public for over 100 years. You’ll even have a better shot at success than with a wilderness trip, at maybe half the cost. It’s ranch hunting.
READ MORE ›My Greatest Bowhunts: My First Crack At Elk: Part 1 Of 5
Little did I know, but when I loaded my old Ford 30-plus years ago, and headed for the high country of Colorado for the first time to bowhunt elk, I was planting seeds that would blossom into a lifelong passion. Follow along with me as I relate the details of my first bowhunt for elk in this five-part series.
READ MORE ›The Hunting Adventures Of Melissa Ray
Melissa Ray is your every day high school student. She enjoys hanging out with friends, going to the mall, and all the other things girls her age do. But Melissa, my daughter, is also different from her classmates, Melissa enjoys … Continued
READ MORE ›The Joys Of Owning Guns
As the Winkelman family wrapped up a recent hunting season, we shared a pastime that I’m sure you experience, too: gun cleaning. I don’t have to tell you how important it is to put guns away for their off-season nap in tip-top condition. They need to be thoroughly disassembled, cleaned, reassembled, oiled, and cased for corrosion-free preservation. For me, this event isn’t a chore. It’s not like cleaning dishes. It’s a privilege and it’s emotional.
READ MORE ›New Mexico Elk Hunting: 6×4=199?
Our guide suddenly drops to the ground; a group of bulls are on a collision course straight for us! I quickly set-up for a possible shot. The guide ranges one of the bulls at 43 yards and I quickly draw and focus my pin, release, and my arrow hits true!
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