During a four wheeler ride through the ranch today we came on this nice set of elk sheds in the creek. We will be offering a select handful of archery hunts for elk on our private ranch here in Idaho and a few rifle hunts as well. Archery season runs the length of September and
Idaho has an excellent reputation for black bear hunting and rightfully so. Bear numbers meet or exceed target expectations in several key areas of the state, most notably anywhere near the Bitterroot Mountains. Another positive factor is the high percentage of color phase black bear. These bears live in diverse terrain ranging from heavily wooded
I realized a few days ago that I’d been hunting mountain lion in the mountains of Idaho for 28 years now. No, I’m not that old, but the ol’ man expected a boy to be tough and not making it to a cougar tree even at a young age was unacceptable. Over the years I’ve
Central Idaho whitetail hunts are some of the best kept secrets in the whitetail hunting world. There are many opportunities to take big mature bucks with rifle or bow. Starting in September, archery hunting on private ranches is good, as the bucks make there way too and from feeding spots in the morning and evening.
By Larry Hatter Resolve has a tendency to elude us as we toil through life. Days of repetitiveness become years and losing sight of purpose can be a commonality. Every once in a while, however, we are granted a brief moment of absolute clarity, a moment where the most important aspects of our life become
A Blast From The Past By Larry Hatter Some of the most unique reminders of our country’s history reside in the most inconspicuous places. They rest in the corner of an old, dusty attic beside a rickety chest of drawers or on the rack at a downtown pawn shop, mostly unappreciated and uncared for. Make
Idaho Predator Hunts for the Canadian Grey Wolf is a relatively new concept to this generation. A century ago complete eradication was the objective, but today with a successful introduction and firm liberal/conservation minded approach to our wild lands, I doubt that will ever be the case again. Personally, I’m somewhere in the middle when it comes
One of the most difficult things for a man to endure is the loss of a hunting partner and great friend. I suppose though, if we have no understanding of pain and loss, adversely we will have no appreciation of happiness and good fortune. Tammy left us a few days ago, fifteen years after she entered
Many sportsmen view the summer as a down time without a large amount of significance to their hunting plans. This couldn’t be farther from the truth. How you conduct yourself this summer will go a long way toward making that hunt of a lifetime a success or a failure. I can’t stress how important conditioning
Proper care of your trophy is really the final step in a successful hunt. When you invest your time and hard earned money into a particular animal no one can blame you for wanting to preserve the memory and give that monster whitetail or sable a place of honor in your trophy room. If you want premium
Grizzly encounters are normal in Alaska. Thankfully most of them end in a calm fashion. Most grizz don’t want a confrontation and will inevitably head in the opposite direction once they deduce you are a human being. The encounters that we read about in the papers are few and far between, mostly resulting from confrontations
Why do we hunt? It’s an age old question that can’t be answered in a single sentence. Sure there’s the instinctual drive that man has possessed ever since he decided to get up off his knuckles and run a woolly mammoth off a cliff. The cave man who came back to the village with enough
