East to West: Planning Your First Backpack Hunt
East to West Part I: Preparing for Your First Western Hunt Part I: Picking the Right Gear By Tye Abell, Rokslide Member As an Eastern hunter living in...
High Country Hydration
HIGH COUNTRY HYDRATION Brock Akers, Train to Hunt Director Growing up in Washington State and hunting the Cascade Mountains, I have been spoiled with abundant amounts of water...
Idaho OTC Elk, Part I
Idaho OTC Elk, Part I By Ron Wright, Rokslide Member There is an increasing interest in DIY elk hunting in Idaho. With the economy better across the country,...
Shelters for the High Country
Shelters for the High Country Aron Snyder Shelter options for the backcountry hunter are at an all-time high and anything worth looking at is going to have a high...
The Next Best Thing to Bait
The Next Best Thing to Bait! by Justin Davis I silently crept through the woods in search of a bull elk. I was in thick timber but the sound...
Setups and Things To Consider
Setups and Things To Consider
By Elknut
Your setup is one of the most important and most overlooked things that can blow an encounter in the heat of the moment! A...
Arrow Dynamics: Sensibly Choosing FOC
Arrow Dynamics: Sensibly Choosing FOC
By Daykota Kime
For a group of individuals who pride themselves on the simplicity of a “stick and string”, we sure have a tendency to get...
East to West Part II: Preparation Hunts
East to West Part II: Preparation Hunts By Tye Abell, Rokslide Member In Part I of this series, Planning Your First Western Hunt, I discussed the best method...
Alaska DIY Moose, The Inside Scoop, Part II
Alaska DIY Moose, The Inside Scoop Part 1By Billy Molls, Rokslide Guest Writer In Part I, we discussed the rewards of an Alaskan DIY moose hunt, general methods...
Girlfriend’s Guide to Big Game Hunting
Girlfriend's Guide to Big Game Hunting Amy Hanneman Ok ladies, I know many of you are curious about this whole hunting thing and want to know what’s so great...
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Kuiu Icon
KUIU ICON By Aron Snyder 5lbs 12oz’s (6000) 4lbs 9 oz's (3000) It seems that the design intent for the Icon was simple… bring...
Black Diamond Icon 500 Headlamp Review
As backcountry hunters, we all strive to have a well-rounded gear list full of items that we know we can count on, everything from...
The Red Zone, with Jared Bloomgren
My friend, Jared Bloomgren, is back with his final installment in his Spot-and-Stalk series (see Spot & Stalk Tactics & Spot & Stalk Part II.) ...
Scouting A New Area: Tips from a Pro
I have worked the past 10 years as a professional scout for WeScout4u.com. The company was founded by Robby Denning in 1997 and has...
Battle of the 30 Cals
Maybe it stems from fond memories of our fathers or grandfathers pulling the ol' 30-06 out of the cabinet with the faint aroma of...
“I want a big buck, where should I apply?”
The calendar tells me that this is likely the number one question on buck hunters' minds right now. The days are becoming dim when...
