Category: <span>bowhunting</span>

When I applied for a Colorado non-resident bear tag, I honestly wasn’t sure what to expect. On my hunt in 2012, we called in a bear within shooting distance and I had no tag, so I just watched him. I decided that wouldn’t happen to me again, so this year…

Weekend projects I live for. I really do. I enjoy staying active and working with my hands. I have some fun little projects planned for this weekend in particular. Each and every ‘planned’ project involves the outdoors in some way. My first order of business is making up two batches…

This past weekend, I received some sad news that makes this hard to put thoughts to keyboard. My Uncle David left this earth for a better place. For the past two years, he had been fighting a battle with cancer that he finally lost to. He was a fighter for…

Facing the day did not sound appealing when my alarm went off in the wee hours of the morning Sunday. My body wanted to rest some more and I was OK with that. Suddenly, a thought raced through my mind…pigs were out there and it was time to hunt. Two…

Went for a quick hunt yesterday and pulled my trail cam footage. This lone boar has been on the camera a few times. And I laid eyes on him yesterday for the first time during daylight hours. Story to come!

As promised, I am sharing some of the game camera footage I was able to capture over the past month. This camera has been up for a while and we knew there were pigs in the area, but we had videoed mostly coyotes. That was until the rains came and…

Seeing this after releasing arrows at 40 yards with a 20-30 mph crosswind was encouraging! My thoughts had been on bowhunting all week. Every day was filled with more than enough to do, but come Friday at 5:00 PM I needed some arrow therapy. Once it arrived, I knew it…

With some help from the time change, last Friday was the first time Brett and I were able to hit the El Dorado archery range after work. My excitement had been building all week and I couldn’t stop talking about it. That was until I shot my first arrow. Then…

Today marks the fourth anniversary of The SoCal Bowhunter blog and what a ride it has been! I want to say thank you to all of you who read, comment, and inspire me to do what I do. Also, to those companies who have sponsored me, supported me, or just…

Congratulations to Badlands for making it 20 years! Love my Badlands gear and I am proud to be a member of the team. Way to go!________________________________________________________________________ West Jordan, UT – Badlands Gear is celebrating a milestone that few companies experience by hitting 20 years in the industry in 2014. Two…