Any set of backcountry meal trials for wilderness hunting would not be complete without taste-testing some of the most popular, widely available freeze dried packaged meal options. Most of the backcountry meal packages used in this test were purchased from my local outdoor shops. Several of the meals were gifted Read more…
I would like take a short break from our meal testing series (see part 1, part 2, and part 3) to ask the question: How much food should you pack for a backcountry trip, exactly? That is an exceedingly difficult question to answer as there are many variables. Seasons matter, Read more…
We have examined breakfast options and meal bars in this series so far, but what about snacks? Pretty much everyone takes a mid-morning and mid-afternoon break with a quick fuel up snack, right? I wanted to look a few readily available options that I had hanging around the pantry to Read more…
This week on the East to West Hunting podcast, we talk about getting into shape for elk season, which is just 12 weeks away now. There’s no time like the present to start getting into shape for your elk hunt. Topics include the differences and similarities between summer in Read more…
This week, we’re talking with Adirondack guide Jamie Frasier who just returned home from a Kodiak Island, AK spring bear hunting trip. Jamie was a packer and camp chef on this trip for his long time friend and highly respected Alaskan guide George Wescott of Wasilla, AK and Pottersville, NY. Read more…
Dusty Coryn and his friends have been successfully planning and enjoying DIY mule deer hunting trips across the West for several years. He recently offered some great advice on getting started with your own mule deer hunting adventures which is found in Part 1 of his blog interview by clicking Read more…
When it comes to western hunting, the late author Duncan Gilchrist knew how to give good advice. Gilchrist was considered to be one of the preeminent bighorn sheep and mountain goat hunters of his time. He wrote 11 big game hunting books over the span of his sixty six year Read more…