Patience Is A Virtue, By Tom Jackson
It’s July 29th at 8:00 a.m. and the phone rings. It’s Al, one of my sheep hunting mentors. “Good Morning Tom, what time are you guys leaving this morning?” This Morning? Holy shit! What day …
Man of Stone Part 1, By Kyle Crawford
“Dad, he’s up. Get ready to shoot,” l told my dad as he took aim on the 10 year-old, full-curl ram we had been trying to get for two days, but let’s start back at …
Man of Stone Part 2, By Kyle Crawford
*Continued from Man of Stone Part 1 Friday, August 31, 2012 We got an early move on at first light and made the 1 hour hike back to the ridge where we saw the rams …
Wolves In The Saddle, By Dave Marsh
With a loud growl, the wounded wolf lunged toward Jason dragging its back legs behind it. It was down, but not out. We were without a gun and had to think on our feet. I …
Second Chance Dall, By Blake Rothschild
For as long I can remember I have been fascinated with mountains and the wildlife that calls them home. In fact, the first thing I did after moving to Alaska was grab a set of …
A Debt Paid In Stone, By Andrew Spear
It’s cold. The pain in my face has subsided after long days of working in the blowing snow, but Northern Alberta has finally afforded me the chance to do what I’ve been dreaming of for …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …