October 29, 2026
A poor, but fatal shot
A low shot breaks a buck’s front leg, and it changes everything. On how a few inches decided whose deer it was.
October 28, 2026
Pfft. Thwap. Done.
By the time you hear the thwap, it’s already over.
October 7, 2026
When We Offered Sicarios Deer Meat
I killed the ugliest deer of my life in Sonora, then tried to give the meat to the cartel so I wouldn’t have to pack it four miles out. That’s how we ended up on a mountaintop, unarmed, waiting for the boss to decide what to do with us.
August 27, 2024
Stuck In The Steep
aime and I are working up a steep ridge to get closer to a bull tahr Jaime found a few minutes earlier. I look up the ridge and plot a route up what looks to be a reasonable line. “We can make that.” I say. “Right behind you” Jaime replies. Halfway up we stop on a flat section that’s flanked
March 25, 2024
Life Advice From A Hitman
One of my favorite movies of all time is Collateral. It stars Jaime Foxx and Tom Cruise. Foxx is Max, a mild-mannered cab driver in Los Angeles. Tom Cruise is Vincent, a professional hitman at the top of his game. Fate brings the two together when Vincent hails Max’s cab at LAX and hires him to drive from hit to
February 12, 2023
Jumping Cliffs > Looking Down
This morning I re-read a few Journal entries Cole wrote a while back. This was the second or third time I read them. They’re good. Cole is a thoughtful man, two parts poet, two parts philosopher. If you didn’t know him, you’d say he’s a lover, not a fighter. But he’s also tough as nails. Showing up to help you
April 3, 2020
Shoot Or Pass?
In September 2019 I had an archery tag to hunt elk in one of Arizona’s best unit. During the season, several hunters killed bulls that we near or over 400″. On day 3 of the hunt, I maneuvered into 40 yards of what I thought was a 330″ type of bull (see image). I came to full draw but had
