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Boarmasters, Trophy Taker, & Core 4 Element

Nicole Pearson — Thu, 23 May 2013 15:33:23 +0000

Boarmasters offers affordable bear, hog, deer, and elk hunting baits, attractants, and lures. We also offer hog snares and premium hog bait.

www.boarmasters.com

Built from the same fabric as the Assault Shirt the Stalker Beanie is the perfect accessory for early season hunting or as a layer beneath a heavier beanie for cold weather layering. The Stalker will keep you cool, dry, and comfortable even when the temperature starts to rise. A snug fit and perfect weight makes the Stalker Beanie ideal for keeping your head warm during a cold night in the sleeping bag or on the move during a cool morning hunt.

www.core4element.com

Trophy Taker, located in Plains, Montana, designs and distributes archery products for the serious hunter. Our customers include dealers and distributors across the United States and around the globe. If you are a dealer or distributor that is interested in carrying our products, then please contact us by using our Dealer Sign-Up page. If you are a customer that is interested in purchasing our products, please use our Dealer Locator or shop our Online Store.Trophy Taker is committed to bringing archers around the world top quality products with innovative designs built to perform for a serious Trophy Taker like Dan Evans.Elk hunting is my passion. I’ve spent the last 21 seasons chasing big bulls. I work too hard for shot opportunities to take chances on my equipment, and I design products with that in mind. If you are at a 3-D or target shoot, in a treestand waiting for a white-tail, chasing elk, or on an exotic hunt, you can depend on Trophy Taker products.

www.trophytaker.com

Congratulations Nathan Whittington, CO

Elk 101 & Extreme Elk Magazine Giveaway

Nicole Pearson — Wed, 22 May 2013 15:17:42 +0000

Elk101.com is excited to unveil an instructional elk hunting DVD two years in the making – The University of Elk Hunting DVD!

More than your standard instructional elk calling DVD, the University of Elk Hunting brings you comprehensive, detailed tactics and information aimed at improving your elk hunting success. From scouting and physical conditioning, to set ups and calling, we leave no stones unturned as we share what it takes to become a consistently successful public land elk hunter.

The University of Elk Hunting DVD provides a detailed look at nine aspects of elk hunting success in this 2-disc series:

Disc 1: Preparation (Pre-season) – Scouting, Physical Conditioning, Gear, and Using Elk Calls.
Disc 2: Performance (In the Field) – Elk Hunting Knowledge, Set Ups, Calling, Tracking, and Post Success.

The visions for “Extreme Elk” Magazine originated on a steep hillside one September evening by two high-school elk hunting buddies after a grueling ascent out of an elk hunting hell-hole. The dream that has danced in and out of their minds for the past 20 years has now become reality, as World Champion Elk Callers, Dirk Durham and Corey Jacobsen, bring their passion for elk hunting and love of the mountains to life in the pages of “Extreme Elk” Magazine!

With a foundation of elk hunting stories contributed by REAL elk hunters, combined with the energy and experience of dedicated writers like Cameron Hanes, Aron Snyder, Steve Chappell, and the entire Team from Elk101.com, “Extreme Elk” Magazine is your source for everything elk hunting.

Congratulations Jim Hill, OR

Scouting and Utilizing Resources – Brian Uthmann

Brooke Coles — Tue, 21 May 2013 15:15:14 +0000

Spring is in full swing and most if not all of us have been handed our Golden Slip to the hunts that we will be adventuring on this fall. Whether you are a Hard Core DIY Backcountry hunter or the weekend warrior, or a hunter that has selected to go on a guided hunt this fall, we all look for resources to help us find the animals that we will be pursuing this fall. It may sound a little “cliché “, but putting the boot leather to the ground is your most valuable resource we all have. I know putting your hard earned miles in the country you will be hunting is not always possible especially if your hunt is thousands of miles away and the weekend bonzi trip is not an option nor economically feasible, and the family and work obligations that have their restraints.

One of my first resources that I use quite regularly is “Google Earth”. This is a great option when I don’t have the opportunity to scout the area by foot. I start looking at the terrain, water sources, bedding areas, travel routes and possible areas of food sources that can be pinpointed for your hunt area.

Coinciding with using Google Earth I try to have Topo maps at my side to cross reference from what I’m viewing on the Computer screen to the map. These days there are many options of mapping resources, from the USFS map’s, DNR/State maps, DeLorme, to companies that provide more detail mapping such as Green Trail Maps, to DIY Hunting Maps.com/ HuntingGPSMaps.com can provide you a hard copy mapping solution along with Chips for your handheld GPS unit. Many of us use GPS’s when going a field and having a company that provides an updated chip for the GPS and that offers you a hard copy map of the quadrants of the area that you will be hunting is a great option and a valuable resource.

I have always tried to contact the local Game and Fish Biologist in the area [in] out of state that I will be hunting. You should make sure you have all the questions for the biologist on a list right in front of you when your contact is finally made. Please ask the sensible questions that will be received and answered respectfully. Don’t expect them to give you the “ultimate honey hole”. When contact is finally made they will usually give you some general ideas were to start looking and pursuing the game that you are after. For Example, some up front questions to ask; Are the game populations steady for this area, are the bull to cow ratio meeting your objectives, is general access to the area tough, easy, good public access, has it been a normal precipitation year. These are just a few upfront questions that will be received well and will be given a straight forward answer without the Biologist feeling pressured, and won’t seem like you just want the golden answer of where are the elk or deer!!

Contacting local resources such as the Dept. of Natural Resources or Local Timber Company Foresters have always given me some general information and can be a very valuable resource due to the fact they are in the field almost 250 + days a year. Most foresters again will give you an idea of game populations in the area and point you in a direction where food and water resources are available. Most of these individuals can be hunters themselves, so don’t expect them to give up the ultimate spot. Another group of individuals that fall in this category is the Loggers if you are expecting to hunt in areas where this practice is still operating. These individuals will give you some ideas, but can be closed lip more so than the Forester themselves due to the fact that most that I know are hard core hunters themselves and are relentless to give up such valuable hard earned information for the hunt unit, but it never hurts to ask appropriate questions.

Locals in the area can be helpful to your knowledge of finding spots that could lead you in the right direction to the game that you may be pursuing once you have reached your destination. Small gas station [stores], local farmers and ranchers could offer up some information while getting supplies before heading out.

Scouting remotely by the [net.] web-scouting or e-scouting (which has been mentioned before), you may have heard these terms which are a very popular method. Using such internet sites such as; www.bowsite.com, www.elk101.com forum, www.rokslide.com, along with state Hunt Forums in general, too State Wildlife Agency sites/ forums that can provide statistical information such as trending game populations, are just a few available at our finger tips.

Other great resources that most of us have in hand, reach our mailboxes every other month. If you do receive subscriptions to various magazines such as; Eastmans’ Hunting and Bowhunting Journal, Extreme Elk, Western Hunter and Elk Hunter magazines. These magazines offer up some sort of “Tip’s and Tactic’s” and “Resource Section” with information leading you to better units or states for multiple species of game and trending status. They provide the individual with valuable information towards which units will hold the most animals of that species to the largest trophies. Most of these sections provide you a starting point for how many years it may take to obtain that limited draw tag, if that is the hunt your after. If you are savvy and do just a little bit more work than average with these resources an individual can always find some sleeper units that hold some great animals.

Another option that is useful for local area scouting is the availability and use of Game Camera’s. This option is something a lot of use currently, or will be pursuing in the future. That being said this topic will be discussed in greater detail in a future article. All in all there are many options with today’s technological advances whether for scouting around your local area or scouting for areas hours away from home. The need of these available resources, and I might add to better your physical conditioning, are essential for the shorter seasons that we seem to be encountering and with less tags available in almost every state. Today’s hunters need every advantage, so be prepared and make your scouting research time count… See ya on the mountain!!

Danner Boot Giveaway

Nicole Pearson — Tue, 21 May 2013 14:19:50 +0000

The High Ground boot from Danner follows the popular Pronghorn boot that has been Danner Boots’ show pony for several years. The new High Ground is a much lighter boot.

“This new boot is built on our trailguard platform, a feature of many of our hiking boots,” Taylor Towne, public relations coordinator for Danner Boots, reports. “This boot still provides the durability and stability that hunters have enjoyed in the Pronghorn, but this boot is much-more agile and is built more on the athletic-shoe platform. Designed to eliminate hot spots and pinch points – the High Ground is extremely comfortable.”

The boot comes in a variety of insulations and men’s and women’s styles and has very durable hardware gripping ability. It will be a great super-light and comfortable boot for hiking and hunting mountain terrain. For more information on Danner’s new High Ground boots, visit their website at www.danner.com.

Congratulations to Jon Ballantyne of Utah!

Fit2Hunt workouts for week of May 20-24 – Clint Whiting

Brooke Coles — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:18:52 +0000

Monday May 20:

A. 8x every minute on the minute

-40 yard sprint

*rest 3 min.

B. 10 min. as many rounds as possible

-10 push-ups

-10 v-ups

Tuesday May 21:

A. Not for time: break up as needed

-50 kettlebell swings/ 50 sit-ups

B. 5 rounds: performed outside

- 25 Air squats

- 800 meter run

Wednesday May 22:

5 Rounds:

- 5 kettlebell deadlift

- 5 kettlebell clean

- 5 kettlebell front squat

- 5 kettlebell push- press

Thursday May 23:

20 minutes as many rounds as possible: Isometric Holds (30 seconds each station)

-top push-up (plank hold)

- L-sit

- Bottom of squat (parallel)

Friday May 24:

5 rounds:

- 10 v-ups

-10 burpees

Kifaru Pack Giveaway

Nicole Pearson — Sat, 18 May 2013 15:10:29 +0000

Gear for Life, with ultimate, long term value.

Made in America, bred in the back country, and galvanized in combat, you won’t find tougher, better built outdoor gear. In fact, we’ve been doing so since 1979 – from backpacks to sleds, to Tipis and other shelters. We continue to innovate, and others continue to follow.

Being a small company, we keep a critical eye on quality control for the highest performance. We hire local sewers whom we keep in contact constantly throughout the production process. Our staff is dedicated to maintaining superb quality standards, and our customer service is top notch – you’ll speak to a real human 5 days a week who can guide you through our lineup.

Congratulations Brian Lenda of CO!

Core 4 & Phone Skope Giveaway

Nicole Pearson — Fri, 17 May 2013 19:00:37 +0000

www.core4element.com

Phone Skope is a product of a privately held company that makes custom molded, precise engineered parts to fit your phone and scope perfectly. With a Phone Skope there is no reason to pack the extra camera when you have a high quality HD phone camera in your pocket.

If you’re like me you forget to take your camera 5 out of 10 times but I don’t go anywhere without my phone and you probably don’t either. With our design it’s simple to set up. Just choose your optic from our patent pending covers: Binoculars, Spotting Scopes, Rifle Scopes, Microscopes, or Telescope.

Its time to start getting the most out of the devices we trust with our lives and use on a daily basis. The electronic device you have with you 99% of the time you’re in the hills. Your cell phone.

Be sure to check out their website www.phoneskope.com

Congratulations to Gary Lloyd of Utah!

FIT2HUNT Workout Friday May 17, 2013 – Cint Whiting

Brooke Coles — Fri, 17 May 2013 14:57:43 +0000

One Mile Timed Run

In conjunction with this month’s fitness chalenge, we are doing a timed mile run today! If you are going to do this, make sure you comment on the link to the fitness challenge so that you can be entered to win a 10 Day Challenge from Wilderness Athlete!! (read the blog post for details)

FIT2HUNT Workout for Thurs. May 16, 2012 – Clint Whiting

Brooke Coles — Thu, 16 May 2013 15:04:56 +0000

10 minutes every minute on the minute -

-5 pushups

-50 yd. sprint

*Rest 5 min.

10 minutes as many rounds as possible- alternating between the two exercises:

- 5 Pullups

-1o dumbell thrusters - click the link to view how to do the movement

The END

Visit our YouTube page for more exercises

FIT2HUNT Workout for Wed. May 15, 2013 – Clint Whiting

Brooke Coles — Wed, 15 May 2013 13:48:14 +0000

10 Rounds: 30 Seconds on/30 seconds off alternating

- Med Ball Sit-ups Example HERE

-Box Step-Ups or Jumps Example HERE

*add weights or a weighted pack on the box step-ups for an additional challenge

To veiw these and other workout movements visit our YouTube page HERE