Mackenzie Mountain Warrior, By Matt Jurad
It was a toss-up between the Northwest Territories (NWT) and the Yukon and I went with the Yukon. That was back in 2006, when I was trying to decide where I would go for my …
By JOMH Editor on June 1, 2015
Notes on the Grizzly Bear – From Boone and Crockett Club’s Classics “Camp-Fires In The Canadian Rockies”
www.historyofhunting.com In the United States, outside the Yellowstone Park and the Bitter Root Mountains, grizzly bears are now so very rare that it is almost impossible for a sportsman to go out and kill …
By JOMH Editor on June 1, 2015
High Mountain Honeymoon, By Andrew Horvath
Two summers ago, I had one hell of a pretty great time. Not only did I get married, but I also got to go on my first fly-in sheep hunt! We got married in July …
By JOMH Editor on May 1, 2015
The Wild Within, By Paul C. Fast
During every wilderness journey there is a moment when we depart one world for another, when the grasp of the cell signal slips away and we trade the reality of calendars, convenience and modernity for …
By JOMH Editor on May 1, 2015
Lady’s Day in the High Country, By Mavis M. Lorenz
www.boone-crockett.org “Damn, damn, damn. I should have taken that lead ram of the five I saw opening day,” I thought as I planned my next three days of hunting. I saw 25 or so rams, …
By JOMH Editor on May 1, 2015
Rookie Ram, By Kyle Steed
The summer of 2009 my uncle Dan, my two good buddies Mark and Todd and I decided we needed to give mountain hunting a try. None of us had previously hunted the mountains so we …
By JOMH Editor on April 1, 2015
The Unforgettable Tuchodi, By Eli Hall
When my great-grandfather was on his deathbed at 96 years old, his eyes were closed and, with his hands, he quietly acted out the motions of fly fishing and smoking. He was no longer confined …
By JOMH Editor on April 1, 2015
In The Land Of The Red Goat – Chapter Six: Bear Stories
www.creekstonepress.com When I returned from fish guiding at Kitchener Lake to base camp at Cold Fish at the beginning of August, I found a film crew set up on an embankment near the horse corrals. …
By JOMH Editor on April 1, 2015
A Tag Unfilled – An Expedition Unspoiled, By Bryan Judge
Before the hunt even began I “knew” how it was going to end. Harvesting a Dall sheep in three days, tops. Relaxing by a fire, salivating over fresh sheep chops that dripped fat onto sunset …
By JOMH Editor on March 1, 2015
King Of The Crags, By James Dorrett
JAMES’ BC BILLY OFFICIALLY TIED FOR 2ND ALL TIME POPE AND YOUNG Shards of ice began to rain from above, followed by thunder. Within seconds my heart sank as I watched rocks tumble downward across …
By James Dorrett on March 1, 2015