Author: <span>Albert Quackenbush</span>

Product Review: BearVault BV500 – Bear Resistant Canister Picnic baskets. Coolers. Tents. Bears love to get into each and every one of them. Whether out of curiosity or in their search for food, they tear them open and usually destroy them to get at the contents. If you are going…

Improving Your Fitness For Hunting Season Back in January, I never thought I’d be where I am today fitness-wise. If you’ve read my blog, you know that I have dropped a significant amount of body fat, increased my cardio to an all-time high and got my body much leaner than…

A Rough Weekend Healed By Target Practice Getting together with my hunting partner has been incredibly tough for the past month. It’s not that we didn’t try, but with he planning his wedding and me busy with a million-and-one other things, you can imagine how frustrating it’s been to not…

Product Review: Hunter Safety System Ultra Lite Safety Harness Treestand safety is something I constantly promote. Far too many hunters have fallen out of their stands and injured themselves because they didn’t wear a safety harness. Some have been paralyzed and some have died. I have known a few guys…

CA Bear Hunting Regulations = Confusion! For those of you who haven’t had the pleasure of hunting in California, you are missing out. It’s a great place to hunt, it really is. Even though it’s a great place to hunt, the laws and regulations here are the most confusing documents…

Top Shot Swag Giveaway Winner! Last week, I announced that Top Shot: Season 3 was launching this week (tonight on the History Channel) and that I had swag to give away. To enter, you had to answer this question: What are the names of the Top Shot: Season 3 contestants…

Scouting for Black Bear and Meeting Cameron Hanes Yesterday was a great day. First off, I was able to head out to my bear spot with Nate Welsh and get two treestands up. My arms and legs are sore as heck today from climbing up and down the trees, but…

Product Review: Cookie Boy Cookies Backcountry hunting involves preparation, perspiration and burning plenty of calories. Yes, calories. If you are going to burn boot rubber you will need to refuel. Most times I pack in a lunch complete with a couple of sandwiches, energy bars, energy gel, maybe a pack…

Top Shot: Season 3 and A Giveaway for You! Being a marksman is not all about firearms, gunpowder and bullets. Did you know that Top Shot: Season 2 winner, Chris Reed, is an avid archer? Yeah, I was surprised to hear that, too. I honestly didn’t know that until this…

Shameless Plug: Trying to Win a Trip (via ThermaCell) Ok, so I entered the ThermaCELL® August Appliance-a-Day Giveaway! Now I am trying to increase my chances of winning some ThermaCELL mosquito repellent products. I have two ThermaCells (which ALWAYS go to the woods with me), but my main goal is…