On the Trail With Mark Kayser

I'm getting up on my soapbox again mainly because I'm too much of a hick to have a pedestal. OK, it's really an old milk crate, but I didn't steal it, honest.

Thompson/Center’s “Extreme Pursuits” with Mark Kayser highlights new tactics and new spins on old strategies for successfully hunting big game, particularly hunting trophy whitetails.

This oil spill is truly tragic. Millions of gallons of crude are spilling into the ocean affecting a rich fishery and coastal marsh region that provides a home to countless wildlife species, including many you and I enjoy to hunt each fall.

Memorial Day has come and gone, but I still want to extend a thank you to our veterans, past and present, which help me and my family enjoy the freedom this great country offers.

Drawings for premium and quota units are taking place across the country, especially in the West. Startlingly, some of these tags are left unsold after the first entry period giving you the opportunity to potentially put together a good hunt after you thought all doors had closed.

There are numerous federal resources to borrow money for college and other levels of higher learning. Believe it or not, one of them is a guide school in Wyoming operated by outfitter Tim Doud that goes by the name of Bliss Creek Outfitters Wilderness Archery Elk Guide and Packer School.

As hunters we all can be proud of our record of giving back to the resource through self-imposed taxes, hunting licenses and generous donations to conservation organizations such as Ducks Unlimited, or the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation . Give yourself a pat on the back. It's because of you that we have strong game and nongame populations across North America.

The U.S. Federal Court spoke and it didn't like Scent-Lok's claim about "odor-eliminating technology" and any other statement that even comes close to that declaration.

Why a bus? The driver was obviously inebriated and with a cloudy state of mind grabbed the first vehicle with keys in it he could find. He was a pheasant outfitter and used the bus to move hunters from field to field; a common practice in the Great Plains.

It's time to talk about puppy season. Yes, many of you are in the middle of picking out a new pup or well immersed in puppy training this spring. Regardless if your puppy is for bird hunting or a wannabe coyote chaser like my new puppy, you need to outfit yourself with the right products to keep your new friend happy.