Author: <span>Albert Quackenbush</span>

Practice for the extreme if you want to down an animal with one clean shot. What do I mean by that? A few years ago, I was out scouting a month before the season and at 6:00 AM it was 89 degrees. At 6:00 AM!! Imagine what it would be…

Some of the best hunting advice I have ever received was that in preparation for any hunt, I should always take care of my feet. Hunting should be fun and full of adventure, and not worrying about constant foot anguish. In preparation for my Colorado archery elk hunt, I began…

Whether it is to film for you to show your friends or to try to get it noticed by someone, getting a hunt on video seems to be the biggest craze. I have tried filming my hunts using different video, but some of the cameras are bulky and expensive for…

When my dad taught me how to shoot a bow I felt like I was on top of the world. I was able to take part in something I knew he loved and I got to learn from him. From shooting at straw bales in the backyard to hunting whitetails…

It’s here! The 2012 Fall issue of Bow Adventures e-magazine. This month there are many great articles on hunts, a book review, gear reviews and 20 questions with hunter/author Steven Rinella.  My article is Part 1 of 2 describing the process of a game carrier build that I am working…

From grammar school through college I was a doodler. On every sheet of paper or napkin you’d find some sort of doodle showing what I was thinking about that day. Nowadays, doodles can be found in the way of biologist phone numbers, road names, and illustrations of what I have…

Over on the PSE Archery blog, the staffers are writing up some great entries on different types of bow hunting techniques, hunts, and challenges. Here are my latest posts from the blog, but please read my fellow bowhunters entries, too. There are some great ones! ________________________________________________________________________ Hunting Whitetail Deer vs.…

Here are a few of the images I just pulled from my trailcam. Turns out there are some great bucks on there and one surprise that I wasn’t expecting. Looking forward to going after one of the buck this season!

Four miles. One hundred pounds of sand loaded in my Badlands 2200. Three days a week for six months. Working out and training for my Colorado elk hunt. Hitting the gym and pounding out mile after mile on the StairClimber. Hitting the trails with the weighted pack and taking all…

The scratching around the edge of the tent was incessant. It was 2:00 AM and now I couldn’t sleep. Little feet could be heard scurrying around the inside of the tent as little claws met tarp. I was warned that I may find a little present on my pillow from…