Clean Your Bear Skulls

Since spring bear hunting is just underway, I wanted to remind everyone to take your bear skulls home and clean them yourselves so you can have a great looking European Mount. Once cleaned and bleached a European bear skull makes a great trophy to be placed on the mantle beside your bear skin rug or …

Scouting for bears

Scouting is a very important part of hunting and this is a great time of year to be looking for bruins coming out of their hibernation dens. It is also a good time of year to start getting into top physical condition for sheep hunts and early season alpine adventures. I love the outdoors and …

Bear Hunting Backup

I just read an interesting article on rifles and guns used for bear hunting and for back up weapons on bear hunts. I find it interesting how paranoid certain people are about black bears, even though they can be dangerous the likelyhood of being attacked is quite scant. This does not mean you should view …

Backcountry Bowhunting is right on the bulls eye

Backcountry Bowhunting Author: Cameron Hanes. Publisher: Eastmans I have subscribed to Eastman’s Bowhunting Journal for 2 years now and have read a few of their books. Reading their literature is very inspiring and encouraging for hunters to get off the beaten path and go live up on the peak of a mountain for 10 days …

Making Storage Room Count For Hunting Gear

Maybe I am not the only hunter living in a condo with limited storage space for all my hunting and camping gear. It can be good to have limited space, as you prioritize what you absolutely need to function and then turf the rest. I for one am a gear junkie and have a raft …

Hunting Nanuq With Michele Leqve

I was exited to see that my much anticipated copy of Hunting Nanuq arrived via Canada Post today. The reason I was looking forward to this DVD was that it was the first women in history(on record) to shoot a polar bear with a bow. The story starts with a short biography, the pre-trip planning, …

IBEP Certification

I went to get the mail today and found my IBEP(International Bowhunting Education Program) sponsored through NBEF certification card . Through my regional archery association, the BCAA, I completed the course almost a month ago. It was a good course, a great refresher and I recommend it to anyone involved in bowhunting, especailly if you …