Author: <span>Albert Quackenbush</span>

Alright, so the headline is misleading. There is no recipe for tag soup as there are a million and one ways to make it. My 2015 California deer season was short-lived and was a great recipe for tag soup. I was able to get out only a few times with…

  As 2015 winds down, a cigar review is in order as I have just finished off my last offering from Famous Smokes. This time I was sent the AVO Heritage Toro to review and this time I changed things up a bit. I immediately placed them in my humidor…

My doe taken during the 2015 NY archery season. Please excuse the terrible pose. Filling my freezer was always on my mind, but that wasn’t the reason I went to NY to hunt. While most would just want to fill a tag, I wanted to see my family and hunt…

As hunting season is in full swing, we sometimes forget to sit back and think about everything else around us. You all have probably noticed to reduced frequency of my posts lately. While I would love to attribute it to hunting all the time, it has little to do with…

How many of you believe in Fair Chase? How many of you feel a passion for hunting? Check out what Blaser and Boone and Crockett are offering up right now. It’s hunting season all over and YOU could be writing up or videoing your entry. Read on… Submit a short…

Staying safe in the backcountry is something I continually express to my fellow outdoorsmen. A solid first aid kit is part of that and is something that can help save a life in an emergency situation. A severe injury or trauma kit is one step up from that. I have…

My demeanor goes from enjoying nature, to disgust, to anger. Read on for the details. Last Saturday was the firearm opener for deer in many of the SoCal units. Brett and I were hunting in D14 near Big Bear and we had a less than excellent day due to some…

It is the dawning of a new era for the SoCal Bowhunter. Prior to moving to California from New York nearly a decade ago, I utilized my archery equipment and firearms to hunt. I focused on bow hunting mainly, but I also loved using my rifles and shotguns. When I…