Scouting Trip Photos From February (Part 1) Back in February, my friend Michael and I took a trip down the Cleveland National Forest to do some scouting. Our goal was to explore some new areas, see what game animals we could find and to see if we would want to…
Author: <span>Albert Quackenbush</span>
Green Thumbers Unite: 3 Million Trees To Be Planted Hunting in Southern California is tough. You have the heat, the traffic, the long drives and the competition of every hunter out there if you are on public land. Add to the equation a forest fire, and in this case, the…
Avoid Being Bitten By A Rattlesnake Image © Gary Nafis Imagine belly-crawling up a draw as you sneak in to get into position to draw back on a big hog when you hear that bone-chilling *rattle* of a rattlesnake. What would you do? Another scenario that is all too common…
The New York Hog Explosion! Ok, I am being a bit overzealous in my title, but I couldn’t resist with all of the talk of hogs and invasive species. I was reading the Democrat and Chronicle from my home state of New York when I came across an article on…
Things That Set Me Off The news is always on in my world. I am constantly checking the online news, especially local news to see what’s going on in my neck of the woods. In my case, its my section of freeway. In the past couple of days, I have…
Hollywood Celebrity Sporting Clays Invitational – June 11, 2011You might remember that back in March I went to the Fred Hall Show in Long Beach, CA where I perused the venue and attended a few seminars. Mentioned in my blog post recapping the day was actor Patrick Kilpatrick – the…
Product Review: Carbomask Face Paint Wearing a face mask when I go hunting is something I despise. Partly because I wear glasses and partly because there’s always a chance of having the fabric getting caught in the bowstring. I always fear the latter. For the past few years I have…
SoCal Public Land Wild Turkeys Now that we are full-swing into our Spring turkey season, and I have been busy enough where I haven’t had a chance to get out to hunt, here is a video clip I shot about a month ago. If this doesn’t get you charged up…
CA DFG: Volunteer Academy or Cheap Labor?The below press release breezed across my desk yesterday and before posting anything about it I wanted to ponder exactly what the DFG was offering. It peaked me interest, at first, but after reading more about the process on the website I am thinking…
Creating Friendships By Paying It Forward Sunday was a good day for the archer. I made a new friend and it all happened because I sold a quiver. Last week, I sold a quiver to someone I had never met, but who was just getting started in archery. During the…
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