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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

Utah Success at 11,000 Feet by Wade McAllister

In mid-May of 2015, my phone lit up. It was an email notification from the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources. The message, “SUCCESSFUL: Mountain Goat,” was all I needed to see to get amped up

The Long Lost Billy by Adam Smith

Fair warning, I did not notch my tag, so if you only read stories like this for the kill photos you’re in for a long hunting story without any hero shots at the end. This

The Sagamore Hill Award

  www.boone-crockett.org Some of us are dreamers, in admiration—occasionally in awe—of the doers of the world. The challenges of life, the prioritization of making ends meet and satisfying the needs of others, often trump the

Bears

Bears And Billies, By Andrew Horvath

My buddy Aaron arrived at my place the night before our departure and, just like our sheep hunt only a few weeks ago, we were like kids on Christmas Eve. I could hardly contain my

Tahr Hunt

West Coast Free Range Tahr, By Michael Gibson

New Zeland tahr hunting really gets into your veins. It is a hunt that demands you prepare for months in advance. This includes both physical fitness and careful gear preparation. It is a hunt you

The Trip To The Ogilvie Rockies – From B&C Club’s Classics “The Wilderness Of The Upper Yukon”

  www.boone-crockett.org The mountain sheep of America are among the noblest of our wild animals. Their pursuit leads the hunter into the most remote and inaccessible parts of the wilderness and calls into play his