The Father/Son Dynamic Duo at Oak Creek

The Father/Son Dynamic Duo at Oak Creek

The Father/Son Dynamic Duo Picture this; It’s the rut at Oak Creek and bucks are chasing does feverishly around all corners of the property. A father/son dynamic duo eagerly arrives at the front gates ready to be amongst the madness. With two tags in their pockets,...
Shooting with the Fairer Sex at Oak Creek

Shooting with the Fairer Sex at Oak Creek

Shooting with the Fairer Sex   I’ve trained a bunch of shooters. Fellas who went on to do great things in Afghanistan. That never prepared me for teaching my wife how to shoot combat pistol and rifle. The Stance First, most women have a lower center of gravity...
Listen to your Guide He knows best

Listen to your Guide He knows best

Listen to your Guide He knows best Listen to the guide he knows best. Look, if you have the money to spend on a guided hunt, why not listen to the guide?  On a pronghorn antelope hunt in Wyoming, I had a 19-year-old guide. The kid was clutch. “Hey, there’s a good goat...
Left behind again at Oak Creek

Left behind again at Oak Creek

Ace The Blood Tracking Dog I have been left behind again at Oak Creek. Things have slowed to a crawl for me here at the ranch.  Lots of laying around and watching it snow outside.  This is the time of year that I am really thankful I get to stay inside with the...
Take a Kid Hunting

Take a Kid Hunting

Take a Kid Hunting this Year It’s a pretty safe bet, if someone didn’t take us hunting, we wouldn’t be hunters. So take a kid hunting. One of my earliest memories is sitting with my father in the hill country of Texas on a deer hunt. I was barely three-years-old. Dad...