Hunting


The Start of It All: First Deer

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I used to be a whole lot skinnier when I was 14.  I could not have weighed more than a buck thirty with all my hunting gear on. Now, even though I look back with fondness on being able to run all day on the soccer field, I remember that the Pennsylvania buck season in […]

The Ritual

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Many weekends find me camping out, either hunting or fishing in the Arizona backcountry. What’s ironic is that as wonderful and exciting as my time in the wild is, nothing really compares to the moment when I turn the truck on to my street and drive up to the house. The garage door opens, and I […]

Rambling Review – Pocket Calls

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Rambling Review – Pocket Calls Why: On my Pennsylvania whitetail hunt in November, I was lucky enough to be sitting in the tree stand right in the middle of the rut. It is important for the bow hunter to have those few items to help get the edge on those older wily bucks that are […]

Arizona Quail Hunting: Slow Day in Wickenburg

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My buddy, Kyle, and I met early on Saturday morning and made the drive up to Wickenburg to see if we could find some of those Gambel’s quail that I had stumbled on a few weeks back. The area that we were hunting as a couple of cattle tanks, and I have found that this […]

South Mountain Hunting Club: PA Archery

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South Mountain Hunting Club is tucked away in Bradford County Pennsylvania, where time seems to have aged this tract of land like a fine wine. My grandfather joined the South Mountain Hunting Club after hairy incident during rifle season on one of the PA Public Game Lands and has been a cornerstone member there since […]

Wall of Fame: New York Archery Deer

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A very powerful mojo can be found deep in the fibers of every Arizona Wanderings t-shirts. Matt Smythe, author of The Fishing Poet, was good enough to wear his tee during the archery deer season in upstate New York, and his arrow flew straight and found its mark. Matt ended up with a gorgeous 5 […]