Field Notes

rants. raves. ruminations.
photos. philosophies. films.
poems. plagiarisms. parodies.
stories. soliloquies. solitude.
words. witticisms. wonderment.

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February
2020

February 22, 2020

Western States Draw Strategy

bowhunting elk
In the last several years, more and more hunters have started expanding their hunt opportunities by traveling to other states to hunt. With so much of the fall open for hunting throughout the various states, the opportunities are immense, but

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October
2019

October 18, 2019

The hardest part. The best part.

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It’s type-two fun. The kind of fun you hate. The kind of fun you dread. The kind of fun that’s only fun looking back on it. The kind of fun that results in tingling feet, raw hips, and sore backs,

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September
2019

September 30, 2019

On Getting Mountain Fit

azerbaijan hunt
I’m approaching my mid-40s. I’m 7 years older than Chase and a decade older than Kevin. When I was younger, that age difference would have been my advantage. But as we age, it is a liability. A liability I feel

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February
2019

February 23, 2019

A New Mexico Tahr

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We recently received an awesome message from one of our Channel subscribers (who asked to not be named), about an incredible hunt he just finished up… in New Mexico of all places. We’re making plans to travel to New Zealand

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November
2018

November 16, 2018

Season 5 Teasers

man with fingers crossed
We’ve been pretty quiet on the video front for the last month or two, but if you’re following along with the Seasons, we’ve been working hard in the field and behind the camera. We’re starting to put together some teaser

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November
2018

November 14, 2018

How To Kill Giant Animals

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I’ve long been a Coues deer fanatic. Something about the little mountain dwelling whitetail caught my interest some years ago, and chasing them has been one of my favorite things to do. Whether it’s their natural state of high alert

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March
2018

March 6, 2018

4 (Not So Easy) Steps to Afford a Sheep Hunt

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So, with the release of our Season 4 video series on our YouTube channel, we’ve fielded a lot of questions about how we were able to go on a sheep hunt. I mean, they’re not cheap. A fully outfitted fly-in

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January
2017

January 15, 2017

Beetle Boy’s Bull

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April 1st is the day most commonly known as April Fool’s Day. I was at Roosevelt Lake, unloading my boat to do some pre-shooting for a bowfishing tournament, when my phone alerted me of a withdrawal on my credit card.

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January
2017

January 8, 2017

September 9th

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Well the day had finally come that had been on my mind for a couple of months now and day by day I did everything in my power to make sure I was ready, but it was as if I