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If Lawmakers Could Get Behind These Conservation Basics, We’d All Win, By Kristyn Brady

Editor’s Note: The following is a recap of the TRCP‘s 14th annual Western Media Summit, hosted in Fort Collins, Colo., from June 22 to 24 where the discussions and panel stressed the value of growing

Aging and Field Judging Thin-Horned Rams, By Jared Christon

Whether you’ve sheep hunted before or it’s a brand new venture, you’ll already know that it’s no easy endeavour. A huge amount of work goes into your quest well before you’ve loaded your backpack. You’ve

Judging and Stalking Mature Billies With A Bow

Arrowing record book goats. It’s not as impossible as you’d think and you don’t have to be a ninja of the crags or be able to split arrows like Robin Hood to do it. With

Go North – Planning An Epic Moose Hunt, By Jared Christon

There are countless things to consider when you start thinking about your first Northern moose hunt. When you start the planning process, there always seems to be no end to the options and questions. Do

Spotting Sheep, by Dustin Roe

What is the most important piece of equipment in your pack? Arguably, it would be your gun or bow, right? But, if we look deeper, beyond the act of killing, it’s your optics. Mountain hunts

Backcountry Recovery Strategies Part II, By Field Editor And RMT Matt Thompson

In this past July’s Pro Insight article we discussed two keys to optimizing the recovery process when in the backcountry, hydrotherapy and the use of compression garments. Both of these “tools” produce strong effects within

So You Wanna Hunt Goats? By James Dorrett

“Sheep hunting is without question one of the most physically and mentally demanding hunting experiences available to the mountain hunter.” This quote from Dustin Roe’s So You Wanna Hunt Sheep Article in the August 2014

How Your Body Uses Food for Thermoregulation, By Joshua English EMT-P

Regulation of body temperature in the winter months can be challenging. Add in factors experienced on a mountain hunt, and thermoregulation can be particularly challenging. Long hours of glassing on a mountainside can easily lead

Backcountry Boot Showdown

Over the past year I have been on a long and frustrating search for a new pair of mountain hunting boots. The tried and true Zamberlans I wore for 5 years finally fell apart last

Busting Bone, By Dr. Ed Ashby

The Ashby reports are graciously compiled and published free of charge by the folks at Alaska Bowhunting Supply and are readily available to anyone that visits their website.  These reports are a wealth of knowledge