Mule Deer Watch: Bowhunting Big Mulies
July 5, 2007
Mule Deer Watch Here’s Something to Chew On… By Michael Burrell I was belly-crawling towards a high basin where a buck had bedded just minutes earlier. I usually prefer to hunt alone, but a friend who sought to harvest this respectable buck was in tow. My friend would be the first to tell you, he’s [...]
Nuge Factor: Q&A with Uncle Ted
July 5, 2007
Nuge Factor Uncle Ted, whats the answer? By Ted Nugent Question: Uncle Ted, I have an old Fred Bear Hunter recurve that used to be my dad’s. It is a beautiful bow that has a 45-pound draw at 28-inches. My buddy Jerome shoots a Hoyt compound at 70 pounds and the thing smokes! He says [...]
Sound Off: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
July 5, 2007
Sound off: Letters to the Editor Thanks! I would like to take this opportunity On behalf of the Mule Deer Foundation to thank you for your help and support at this year’s Western Hunting & Conservation Expo in Salt Lake City. I would like to extend a very special thanks to Todd Munford; not only [...]
New Wyoming State Record: Record Archery Proghorn scoring 86 4/8 P&Y
July 5, 2007
New Wyoming State Record Record Pronghorn Scored 86 4/8 P&Y and sports 16 1/8-inch tall By Jordan Hypes The 2006 season started out just like all of my previous hunting seasons, with a little pre-season scouting. It was the last day of August, and I had a few days off from college. The Wyoming archery [...]
The Promise: Huge Nevada 386 6/8 gross 5×6 Archery Bull
July 5, 2007
The Promise By Eric Merrit I want to go elk hunting with you, Daddy.” Yeah, sure, I thought as I held a coveted Nevada archery elk tag for one of the hottest public elk hunting areas in the West. I had waited twenty years for this opportunity and I wanted nothing more than to share [...]
Sticks for Bows…: Monster Whitetail taken With a Long Bow
July 5, 2007
Sticks for bows Monster Whitetail taken with a longbow By Todd Huddle About five years ago, I made a decision to change over to traditional bowhunting equipment. I made this decision not from being dissatisfied by hunting with a compound bow, but rather from a renewed interest in the weapon that I had started out [...]
Franklin Bull
July 5, 2007
Behind the Recreation “Franklin Bull” World Record Archery Bull Elk One of the greatest challenges in hunting Arizona’s monster bulls is to draw a tag. Nick Franklin did just that in 2003. He actually drew his second choice hunt. Nick’s brother Charlie had also drawn a tag in the same unit and the two of [...]
Ulmer Buck
July 5, 2007
Behind The Recreation “Ulmer Buck.” Robert King The hunt for the Ulmer Buck actually started two years earlier, when Randy Ulmer was hunting elk in Nevada and ended up finding a world class typical mule deer. Randy shared this discovery with his long-time hunting companion, Greg Krogh. The following year they both put in for [...]
Hardcore Fitness First: Fitness for the Extreme Bowhunter
July 5, 2007
Hardcore Fitness First By Dan Staton Hardcore bowhunting is hard to define. It necessitates disciplined thought and disciplined action. It requires attention to detail, drive, motivation and perhaps a little O.C.D. (obsessive compulsive disorder). If you can relate, then read on how new school bowhunting is making fitness an off-season protocol. My personal philosophy regarding [...]
ATV Test: Suzuki King Quad 450 EFI
July 5, 2007
ATV Test Suzuki King Quad By David King Back in 2004, when Suzuki decided to awake from their deep sleep, they released the King Quad 700 EFI. Wow, where did that come from! That machine paved the way for a big-bore sport utility with electronic fuel injection (EFI) and threw in some goodies like rear [...]
