Author: <span>Albert Quackenbush</span>

Originally posted on the PocketRanger.com blog. A good hike burns plenty of calories. Burning calories makes you hungry. You have to put fuel in your body to get energy out of it, right? It’s a simple equation really, but a more refined equation would be if you put good, clean…

My recent post for PSE Archery.February is typically a month where we feel deprived of hunting. There is a void in our lives as not too many are out actually hunting, but more so just thinking about it and how they can’t wait for deer season to roll back around.…

My faithful blog followers have read all about my 2012 archery elk adventure in Colorado back in September and October. It was one of the most amazing hunts I have ever been on. OK, it was THE most amazing hunt I have ever been on. Fortune fell upon me again…

When I am not in the woods hunting I am either practicing at the archery range or online researching or on the phone hunting down areas to hunt. One of the key ingredients to my success this year is gaining access to some other areas in Southern California. So far…

Having been a fan of drop away rests for years, I have tested many with decent results. Some are cable driven and others are limb driven. The PSE Phantom™ Micro Adjustable Drop Away Rest is a cable driven drop away rest that offers much more than your everyday drop away.…

Getting outdoors during the off-season is great and taking part in things like the California Bighorn Sheep Survey is one way to do it! I took part in it last year and will be again this year. Here is the press release and info from the California Department of Fish…

 My most recent blog entry for PSE Archery: Resolutions are tossed around at the start of each year and most last but a few weeks. The off season can seem like it lasts forever, but does it really have to? Does it even exist? For the die hard deer hunter…

As many of you know, I was fortunate enough to take an elk in 2012 and it was an amazing experience. I submitted my photo to a trophy photo contest (any harvest is a trophy in my book) and now I am in the running for $5,000 cash. Here’s the…

Honing a knife by feel is a skill I have yet to perfect. To me it is an art form. I know many who use whet stones very well and others who just utilize a one-stroke sharpener. There is a delicate balance in the angle of your blade to the…

With Spring right around the corner that can only mean one thing for California hunters – time to get ready for turkey season! The lottery for turkey hunts at Sutherland are being held at San Vicente Reservoir on February 23rd, 2013 at 8:30 a.m. (Schedule of events at the end…