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We do the hard thing of packing up our kids, slowing down our steps, and taking them with us because hunting is about so much more; it’s the memories made, the lessons taught, the laughter heard and the tears wiped as challenges are overcome and success is celebrated…

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When I feel the temperatures dip and I watch the leaves turn, I get an indescribable feeling deep inside…a call to the mountains.†When it is time to pack away my shorts, like any woman, I can’t wait to get out my Fall boots and my cute sweaters; but equally exciting is pulling out  my gear my tags.

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The questions we hear when we come down from the mountains after a hunt ring loud. “How did you do?” “What did you get?” “So, let’s see it.” Usually, the success of the hunt could be easily summed up with a simple photo or look into the bed of the truck,
not this time…

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“This will forever haunt you.” The story was written; the details beautifully expressed. The preparation and buildup made for an incredible read. The hunting trip with an ending found in dreams! But, like most dreams we have, there must be room for reality. It is the hunt we had been waiting for…

I was thrown back to the decade before when we first started packing babies into the mountains to hunt.
I reminisced of all the years since. The memories blurred my eyes.
Now, 10 years later, she carried the gun, her hand in her daddy’s…

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Colson’s eleventh, will long be remembered as the one he shouldered the mantle of that hunting legacy. He harvested a 6x6 elk, 5x5 muley, pronghorn, wild turkey, and a black bear. It was a year that proved harder than he could imagine, but more rewarding than he could have hoped.

(GUEST POST) Lori Williams Lori Williams has the incredible gift of creating poetry from a simple image. She was inspired by these images she saw of the Rinellas, put pen to paper and wrote their heart in words…

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As I saw her face I knew nothing would ever be the same. This life I held in my arms put it all in perspective. As a college educated career woman, I looked into the eyes of this child and knew I would take her home and never turn back.

When your hunting journey started at birth, you start hunting tutorials at age 5. Listen up, this is how it is done…

People hunt for many reasons:  tradition, way of life, enjoyment, and provision. We do it for all of the above. We put in the time, energy, and money to harvest an animal because we love it, because it is a part of who we are, and because it’s a way to provide the healthiest meat…

One Woman’s Fight To Keep Public Lands Public “Momma, Can I sell our trampoline and put the money in my piggy bank?”“Of course not kiddo! That belongs to all of us.  It’s not yours to sell! What would that be called?” “Profit?” “No, that would be called stealing.”

What is it to be Called to the Top? It is the feeling of the highest peak calling out for us to come, discover, and explore. A call to the most remote places; the untouched space; where the wild things are…

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Nice one!”  My six year old son says as he high-fives his sister after she nails the middle of the O on the coke can. “Your turn, buddy” she tells him, double checking that her .22 is unloaded, then walking over to her dad and handing him her little pink Crickett…

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Summer is upon us. The days are long and the sun is hot. The kids are out of school and everyone is ready for adventure! Summer brings barbeques, swimming, late nights and sleeping in! But most of all, summer brings camping…

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As she pulled her dad’s torn and tattered hunter safety book from thirty years earlier out of the storage box, her eyes filled with excitement. Together, they had been waiting for the time to come when they would crack it open and take one more step forward in her hunting journey.