Zen, Flow And Why We Hunt
Allow me to paint a picture for you. After a twenty plus hour drive followed by a long jetboat ride into some of the most remote country in Northern BC we were exhausted. We arrived …
Sheep Fever Part 1, By Frans Diepstraten
This story was written a few years after my first two seasons of sheep hunting. It reflects the knowledge and experience I had at the time. I don’t adhere anymore to everything that I wrote …
Sheep Fever Part 2, By Frans Diepstraten
Continued from Sheep Fever Part 1… Ken and I spent several lunches discussing good areas. Spots that looked good to me on the map would be dismissed with a single observation from Ken: “Too many …
Bulletproofing Your Feet
They are without question the most complex piece of “equipment” you own and arguably the most important if you’re an avid mountain hunter. Each foot has 26 bones, 33 joints and over 100 hundred ligaments, …
Training The Mind
As discussed in Expect the Unexpected, effectively training for extended forays (5 days+) into the mountains or wilderness in search of game has few parallels in the conventional sporting or athletic sense. The demands on …
Fueling The Engine
In last month’s Hunters Library selection we featured an excerpt from R.M. Patterson’s enthralling account of his adventures on the Nahanni River and it’s surrounding territory. If you did not get a chance to read …
Tripod Training – Guest Post By Mark Paulsen, Founder of Wilderness Athlete
My basic philosophy for maintaining a healthy and active life is what I call “Tripod Training”. The three legs of the tripod represent 1) eating as healthy as possible, 2) implementing an appropriate exercise program …
Mountain And Manes, By Andrew Harvey
Like most mountain dwelling animals Tahr are an extremely addictive species to hunt, and as they should be. With their amazing coat, long manes, short thick horns, fantastic edibility and all around tenacity they not …
Initiation Of A Bowhunter, By Benjamin Cohen, USMC
My personal bowhunting story is an unconventional one filled with both defeat and success, a story I’m sure many new bowhunters will identify with. I often find myself thinking about why I wanted to start …
Release The Hounds, By Ryan Berard, Houndsman & Guide Outfitter
So you’ve seen pictures of big mountain lions and heard stories about chasing a pack of cougar hounds through the mountains and canyons of the west and you think you’d like to try it. Or …