Author: <span>Albert Quackenbush</span>

Promotion feels good, especially when it comes from a company like Badlands. I am honored to have been added to the Badlands O.P.S. program. O.P.S. stands for Operative Pro Staff and very few across the country have been given this distinction. For those who have, congratulations and keep rocking that…

It has been a great day today. Friday the 13th is bad luck? I beg to differ! It has been a rough week, but today has been great.First, I found out yesterday that I drew the California tag that I applied for. Not only did I get my A31 tag,…

Take care of your feet. How many times have you heard that being preached? More than once, right? Well it’s true! I take care of my feet and for years I have been on the search for great footwear. Along with a good pair of boots you need a good…

For months, Brett and I have been talking about areas we wanted to scout for deer season. Scouring Google Earth, discussing our old haunts, and planning for the upcoming season have all been part of our weekly routine. Whether we draw the tags we want or not, we wanted to…

The Scorpyd Ventilator crossbow camo package* comes with many accessories, including the Hawke XB30 Crossbow Scope. The XB30 has cross hairs to be used at different yardage increments. The XB30 scope is an excellent crossbow scope and the incremental cross hairs would work great for most people. I am not…

  Usually I am quite content shooting my compound bows for years. This year I opted to shoot some different bows to keep my options open. It turns out I really like the way the Strother Archery bows feel when I shoot them. After shooting them over and over and…

When I applied for a Colorado non-resident bear tag, I honestly wasn’t sure what to expect. On my hunt in 2012, we called in a bear within shooting distance and I had no tag, so I just watched him. I decided that wouldn’t happen to me again, so this year…

Weekend projects I live for. I really do. I enjoy staying active and working with my hands. I have some fun little projects planned for this weekend in particular. Each and every ‘planned’ project involves the outdoors in some way. My first order of business is making up two batches…

Owning a crossbow has always been a sort of luxury item for me. I thought it would be cool to own and hunt with one, but hunting with a compound bow has always been my first love, so I never pursued it. After winning a Twitter giveaway from Scorpyd Crossbows,…