An Elk Addict Is Born, by Shawn Stafford
Truthfully I didn’t know what to expect but I was embarking on an adventure. Butterfly’s danced in my stomach as I pointed the truck West. It would remain pointed in that direction for the next …
High Mountain Home, By Kevin Robinson
Oh, the comfort of familiarity. Like the feeling of slipping into a favourite pair of boots, the smell of a familiar old bar or the feeling of settling into the worn out seat of an …
Flatlander to Sheep Hunter, By Chad Ingersoll
“Mom? I want to start hunting. Will you help me get a shotgun?” That is how it started. I grew up in a single parent household. It was my mom, my brother and me. My …
Sticks and Stones, by James Dorrett
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but the mountain will never beat me. 3:45 a.m. came early on that breezy, warm July morning. It was two days before the season opener and after a …
Ancient Highways, By Bryan S. Judge
Editors Note: Bryan’s submission was originally published in Sports Afield and we would like to thank Bryan and SA for giving us the opportunity to publish his excellent story online. A chill had crept into the August …
Share Bowhunting, By Cam Foss
“Bow bullet go right through?” Sanjar, my friend and guide, whispered while we watched the big sweeping horned billie stumble off his rocky throne, across the snow into the cliffs. Sanjar always referred to arrows …
A Glacier Dall Sheep Hunt, By Blake Rothschild
It was finally go time! August 22nd was here and things were lining up perfectly. I got out of work a few hours early to make the drive and Dale was already there. I was …
Balancing Big Horns, By Frans Diepstraten
November 24, 2013—I was on my fifth day of hunting a special bighorn sheep tag in Cadomin, Alberta. The weather had been terrible, with temperatures around -30C and winds of 60 mph, with gusts up …
Far From Empty Handed
When the JOMH launched in the summer of 2014 there were more than a few questions floating around online as to who exactly was behind this new publication. Specifically, many wondered what the “pedigree” of …
Outdoor Chronicles: True Tales of a Lifetime of Hunting and Fishing, By Jerry Hamza
Cottontails . . . or Beating the Winter Blues “I live in that solitude which is painful in youth, but delicious in the years of maturity.” —Albert Einstein My shotguns reflect who I am as …