Our Grizzly Hunt, By Robert J. Pentecost
www.boone-crockett.org Jason, my son, was then 12 years old; this was to be our first “real” hunt. He had hunted since he was seven years old, around our ranch in southern B.C. We had decided …
By JOMH Editor on November 1, 2014
Tim Loran’s Traditional Archery BC Goat Hunt
This hunt started when my long-time friend called to tell me the Permit to Accompany had been accepted and that he and I would be goat hunting in the mountains of BC this year. The …
By JOMH Editor on October 1, 2014
Elk Sherpa – Kevin Hilscher’s Kananaskis Country Elk Hunt (with support from Darrell Gaudet)
Hunting the Kananaskis area of the Alberta Rockies allows for a true backcountry hunting experience mere hours from a major city. The mountains, scenery, and relative lack of hunters due to vehicle and ATV access …
By JOMH Editor on October 1, 2014
A Great Mountain Sheep Hunt
www.historyofhunting.com In the late winter of 1908, Chew and I decided on a shooting trip in the following summer to the Thian Shan Mountains, in Chinese Turkestan, where we knew there were many ibex—carrying the …
By JOMH Editor on October 1, 2014
Memorial Stone, By Ken Kitzman
My first archery ram. Oh, how I dreamed of taking a ram with a bow. On my pack out this fall I came across a father and son on a horse trail, who told a …
By JOMH Editor on September 1, 2014
Settlin’ In The Colorado Rockies, By Trent Lowe
After two months of scouting public land in Western Colorado, my hopes were high for getting the opportunity at a 300 class bull in an OTC Archery Unit. During the summer I spent countless days hiking, glassing …
By JOMH Editor on September 1, 2014
Timberline And Summit, By William T. Hornaday, Sc.D.
www.historyofhunting.com The world is full of one-eyed travelers. One of the strange things about such mountains as those of British Columbia is the wide variation between the impressions which they produce upon different people. I …
By JOMH Editor on September 1, 2014
Sambar Down Under, By James Barben
This hunt began many months before driving into the Alpine National Park, northeast of Melbourne, Australia. I knew it was going to be tough both mentally and physically, in part because the terrain is steep, …
By JOMH Editor on August 1, 2014
Temptation at Timberline, By Justin Stark
Like many hunters, Labor Day weekend is one of the most anticipated weekends of the year for me. It was especially so last year. As busy as I was with work, this would likely be …
By JOMH Editor on August 1, 2014
Ibex Shooting In The Thian Shan Mountains, By George L. Harrison Jr.
www.historyofhunting.com In the late winter of 1908, Chew and I decided on a shooting trip in the following summer to the Thian Shan Mountains, in Chinese Turkestan, where we knew there were many ibex—carrying the …
By JOMH Editor on August 1, 2014