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One of our premier Alaskan Outfitters still has two openings THIS FALL for trophy Mountain Goats.

The Utah Conservation Permit Program provides hunting permits to conservation organizations to be auctioned at banquets and other fundraisers.

Somebody’s going to win a free African Safari!
Come join us for an opportunity to meet one of the top Professional Hunters in South Africa and Mozambique (and meet up with the crew at Outdoors International).

I’d like to say that it ended with a hero shot of me and my bow and a big bear named Toad… but it didn’t. It did end with a BANG! though.

Knowing the basics of wild turkey vocalizations is crucial to being successful.

My goal is to fill the my net, and theirs with memories, maybe a few fish and when I look back, hopefully I won’t get that sinking feeling that I missed the big one. I’ll have landed a lifetime of memories courtesy of the outdoors.

While I was going to college in Tempe, Arizona, I applied for every hunt that I could. I drew an archery tag and the ex drew a premium late mule deer tag on the Arizona Strip unit 13B… go figure. Like they say, life isn’t fair.

While field judging Eland, body size and appearance is the easiest way to confirm the maturity of a possible trophy bull.

Our own Russ Meyer fulfilled a lifelong dream, taking the new World Record Jackrabbit last weekend in Idaho.

The Cape buffalo is a large African bovine whose aggressive, unpredictable nature makes it highly dangerous to hunt.

For South Africa travel, visitors are required to carry a passport that is valid for six months beyond the intended length of stay. There should be sufficient blank pages for entry stamps for…

A guide to wolf hunting, including calling methods, and choosing good areas to hunt.

Our hunting tradition is constantly under threat by various interests. We need to remember that there’s a world full of people out there who simply don’t know the joy of hunting because no one ever took the time to teach them.

Arizona’s Unit 12A is on the Kaibab Plateau, home to some of the best trophy mule deer hunting not only in the state of Arizona but anywhere.

The success rate in the draw is 1%. Don’t gamble your success on hoping to get lucky on The Strip. Here is some good information to get you started.

I will admit that there are better tacticians and callers than myself, but I hold my own. Positioning, playing the wind, approach, not calling, calling aggressive, cow calling, bugling, and on and on…all these are critical when you are chasing love sick bull elk.

That night I walked off the mountain with an unexplainable feeling of satisfaction only a hunter could understand. The stars aligned and I knew for that instance I was the happiest man in the world.

Because hunting guides are part of the service industry, it is customary, but not always expected, that a guide receives a gratuity from the client.

The intent of this post is to present the pros and cons of the “accumulate points, draw a tag, and then find an outfitter system” versus the “get a guaranteed tag along with your guided hunt system.”

Preparing for your first African Plains Game Safari can be intimidating, but there’s no need to worry. The truth is that it isn’t all that difficult.