Entries for October 2008

Colorado Elk Hunk NAHC Life Member Hunt Doug McDougal I've long dreamed about hunting bugling elk, and my dreams came true in Colorado when I joined a group of NAHC Life Members at Winterhawk Outfitters in the Flat Tops Wilder­ness Area for the first NAHC Life Member elk bowhunt.

My First Buck Kids’ Corner NAHC Member Travis Baranski We hunted Saturday and Sunday and didn’t see anything. I was disappointed with not seeing any deer, but Dad said to have some patience “Good things happen to

I wasn’t able to hunt deer until I joined the military. The Air Force eventually sent me to North Dakota, to the area where Theodore Roosevelt apparently gained his appreciation for the West’s magnificent game animals.

After glassing a deep draw for the better part of the morning, we started following a set of elk tracks through some thick timber.

It was April, and only 3 days before on Junior Turkey Hunt Day, I bagged a 20-pound gobbler. It was my dad’s turn now, and I came along because I had a second turkey tag.

I drew my Hoyt and waited for the bull to step clear of the tree. I made some noise to get him to stop and released my arrow. I heard the arrow hit him before he ran off, and quickly cow called and watched as he stopped and looked back for a moment before walking away.

Walk uphill. Walk downhill. Shoot. Miss. Repeat. Every hunt has its ups and downs, but Jim Baichtal’s mountain goat hunt pushed his physical and mental limitations to extremes...

On a Thursday afternoon in mid November, my dad was able to go hunting for the last hour and a half of shooting time during the Virginia muzzleloader season. He asked my brother, sister and me, “Who wants to go hunting?” Of course I said I wanted to go.

I caught “Caribou Fever” in quebec last year and I don’t think I’ll ever be able to shake it—not that I want to.

How-to steps for making your own target bow.