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…
Author: <span>Albert Quackenbush</span>
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…
An Afternoon Family Nature Walk: Part 2 As we ventured down the path I fell behind. The girls kept going and at one point they were a hundred yards ahead of me. That would turn out to be a good thing because unbeknownst to them, nature had a treat in…
An Afternoon Family Nature Walk: Part 1 My backyard is the connection of two major freeways. Not just any freeways, mind you, but two of the most traveled freeways in the country. I despise traffic and city life is out of my comfort zone. Still, I moved out to California,…
Giving Young Hunters a Killing Chance Being an avid hunter, who got his start at a very early age, I try to encourage our young hunters every chance I get. Although I choose to mostly bow hunt my game, I am always willing to promote other types of hunting as…
Ban on Hunting in the Los Padres National Forest Have you heard about the ban on hunting in the Lower Santa Ynez Recreation Area of the Los Padres National Forest? It falls in the Santa Barbara Ranger District. I’d be willing to bet you probably had no idea until now.…
Controlling the Feral Pig Population… or Feeding the Beast?In the past few weeks, Southern California has been thrown into the limelight in the battle of controlling the feral pig population. News reports have come out describing how the U.S. Forest Service is going to begin trapping and euthanizing these animals…
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