A few years ago I got invited on my first elk hunt. I flew to Denver by way of Columbia, South Carolina, then rented a car and drove south to Raton in northern New Mexico. I knew the success rate on the ranch was pretty high because they only hosted about five hunters a year.…

There’s hardly a tool in the hunting game more important than great clothing. Not the best bow nor the sharpest broadheads mean much if you don’t have a really good layering system that is warm, breathable, sweat wicking, and has the ability to dry quickly. That’s what makes up the best layering system for hunting.…

One of hunting's greatest appeals is the challenge. It’s a return to our primitive days when man and animal existed as predator and prey. The "Five Stages of a Hunter" include the Method stage, focusing on the techniques, and the Trophy stage, the pursuit of specific animals. The animals on this list are some of…