Never, in over 40 years of turkey hunting, had I ever heard turkey talk like this. Two hens where cutting, cackling, and yelping non-stop, with 15-20 toms gobbling on their every sound. It was something out of a turkey dream, with my ear drums almost bursting. All this was within 50 yards of me. It was ridiculous!! My morning started with a stroll to listen for gobbles. Having heard one; I moved down hill f ...

Sydney Lea is now 70 years old and he has taken the time to pay tribute to the woodsmen and women who have been his guides, mentors and friends throughout his life in the outdoors.  A North Country Life, Tales of Woodsmen, Waters, and Wildlife is a collection of essays on the hunting life and what it means to live a life well lived.     Men like Sydney Lea inspire me, at 70 years old, he has stori ...

Over the last few years I have been lucky enough to purchase four Leupold VX-3 scopes with their CDS (Custom Dial System) dials.  Leupold scopes with the Leupold CDS System are some of the most accurate ballistic scopes I have had the pleasure of using.  They have completely taken the guess work out of shooting long ranges with a rifle and allow users to have the confidence to make accurate shots regardless ...

Bow hunters and target shooters have a lot of different options on the market today when looking to purchase a new bow.  Shopping for the new rig can get a little overwhelming as you might not know where to start.  With an increasing number of manufacturers and models, a shooter can be confident that they will find a bow that will work for them in whatever price range they are looking for. G5 Outdoors is a ...

[caption id="attachment_17541" align="aligncenter" width="719"] Wild Skies Lodge[/caption] The draw deadline for Colorado is Tuesday, April 3, 2012. Harvest success rates for our archery elk hunters is around 35% and for rifle hunters is between 10-35%.   License cost is $589 per adult hunter and $100.75 per youth hunter (under 18 years of age during hunting season) and all hunters born after Jan 1, 19 ...

Our original post http://huntinglife.com/the-huntress-mothers-day-wish-list-part-one/ detailed a few of our choices for Mother's Day and this post is our Mother's Day Wrap up.  We hope you find something great for your mom and most of all that you get to spend some quality time with your mom outdoors in the sunshine!!!   6.  Boots  -  An entirely different look and feel of boots can be found in the Iri ...

Most people don’t realize that I had no experience with dogs growing up as a child, other than my poodle “Snuffy” (no joke!). I have come a long way since the days with Snuffy. I now host two national hunting television shows, own 27 dogs, produce great Labrador retriever puppies, and train other peoples’ gun dogs. To say the least, dogs have given me a firm direction in my path through life.   This li ...

Being an avid hunter I'm always in search of new gear that will better my odds in the field. As I was given a glimpse into W.L. Gore & Associates (makers of the defiant GORE-TEX material found in waterproof clothing) facilities earlier this month, I was familiarized with just that; GORE OPTIFADE concealment. I will be the first to admit that it's pretty tough to fight the initial "camouflage isn't suppo ...

Mother’s Day Wish List   The snow is gone for most of us (as I’m writing this, a winter storm warning hovers over a huge swath of northwest Nebraska and just about all of South Dakota), the daffodils have opened their happy faces to the sun, the trees are thinking hard about budding.  I know many of you are out searching for that spring gobbler.  In all the excitement of the season, it would be easy to ...

A couple weeks ago, I received with pleasure a pair of Muck Boots - the Women’s Wetlands Boots - tagged as the “premium field boot” for women. Designed specifically for women, the Muck Boot Women’s Wetlands boot features a 5mm CR flex-foam bootie that is 100% waterproof, lightweight, and flexible. The rugged natural rubber outsole includes added toe protection and tread that allows for good grip on paths an ...