Mountain Shooting Fundamentals, By Caylen Wojcik
If you’re a hunter and you hunt in the mountains, learning to shoot in the mountains is a valuable skill to learn in order to facilitate your success in notching your tag. In the …
JOMH Team Gear of the Year
With the 2018 hunting season nearly in the rearview and Old Man Winter knocking at our door, many of us turn our focus to reflect on the past season, and plan for the coming …
Part IV: The Physics of Arrow Penetration, By Dr. Ed Ashby
Kinetic energy, momentum, mechanical advantage and coefficient of resistance are a part of the basic terminology of physics. All are used and often misused, in attempts to predict the terminal performance of various bow, arrow …
How Warm is a Sleeping Pad? R Value vs Degree Ratings
In recent years, the trends in our industry have increasingly focused on getting hunters into the backcountry. Public land access concerns are a focal point in conservation conversations throughout North America, and hunting companies are …
An Inspired Archer, by Steve Opat
Throughout my childhood years, I was frequently infatuated by various books involving wild outdoor adventure. I would read a classic such as Robin Hood or The Last of the Mohicans and then spend the ensuing days …
Ashby’s Arrow Lethality Part III: Turning “Hits” into “Kills”, by Dr. Ed Ashby
The hit looked good. After a short wait, the blind was abandoned and the blood trail located. Drop by drop the trail was followed, but the trophy was never found.
Arrow Lethality Part II: Broadheads – The Natal Study, by Dr. Ed Ashby
This second article in the series presents a synopsis of the data from the broadhead evaluation of the Natal Study and some of the associated information that surfaced during that study. It also examines arrow …
Arrow Lethality Part I: The Need for Knowledge, By Dr. Ed. Ashby
In today’s hunting world, where politics frequently affect hunting opportunities more than game populations do, such information becomes highly important. Many would see all hunting, of all forms, banned worldwide. Logic and factual information will …
Through the Eyes of a Guide: Shooter-Spotter Relationships By Nolan Osborne
Long range hunting is a term that often elicits responses of admiration and joy, or scorn and disdain. Admittedly, for a long time, my own feelings fell largely into the latter categories. I have always …
Improving Your Situation: Getting Back to Dry By Steve Opat
It is with near certainty that your great northern adventures will introduce you to a state of being wet, cold, and miserable. As we travel down the path towards becoming savvy outdoorsmen and women, we …