Hospital Promise Keeps Deer Hunting Party Intact by Craig Bihrle Given Shane Sellon’s condition at the time – lying in a hospital bed in Rochester, Minnesota, unable to move his arms or legs – Roger Van Horn’s assurance seemed more optimistic than realistic. “We’ll make sure you can deer hunt this fall,” Van Horn promised… Read more »
Hunting Stories
Wyoming Big Horn Ram
by Cal Walker At the age of 18, I was lucky enough to draw a bighorn sheep tag for a terrific hunting area. We decided not to hire a guide, and just try our luck on our own. I was joined by my father (Steve), mother (Phyllis), brother (Toad), and my cousin (JR) on some… Read more »
Utah Archery Mule Deer
by Chontae Thompson After attending a 3-D archery shoot with my husband during the summer of 2001, he bought me my Hoyt MTSport. We shot a lot that summer at the archery shoots and at home. I obtained my hunter safety card in the spring of 2002 and bought my very first deer tag that… Read more »
Utah Youth Desert Bull
by Reed Bailey Thanks to the few in the state of Utah with enough foresight to see a powerful influence for the future of hunting, (OUR YOUTH). It seemed useless to continue scouting any further. My son Andy and I, had gone on the word of several friends and chose to hunt the driest unit… Read more »
Washington Mule Deer
I learned about this buck in August 2003. My cousin had seen him and three other monster bucks cross the road about two miles from my usual hunting grounds but on private lands, I thought there would be little to no chance of running into them. He told me where they had crossed and I… Read more »
Idaho Archery Elk
by Cory Glauner Ty and I were excited for elk season this year. After our success last year, we were pretty confident. We packed our camp in two weeks early again this year so we would be sure to get our spot. Ty hunted opening day and found our camp in shambles. That damn bear… Read more »