Big Game

With hungry bears on the move and temperatures increasing, spring bear hunts are the ultimate opportunity to secure a freezer full of tasty game, sharpen your hunting skills, test your gear, and explore stunning hunting locations, from dense forests to rugged mountain slopes. 

With Spring approaching, it's time to start planning some hunts. Bear hunting has seen a late resurgence, drawing back to early frontier days of subsistence hunting, where hunters would utilize every part of the Griz or black bear.

Elk hunting, for many of us, is a captivating pursuit. The opportunity to track one of North America's most majestic, athletic, and fascinating game animals in some of the wildest and most challenging terrain is an irresistible prospect. 

Late-season hunts can be productive and rewarding, depending on how you approach them. Yes, cold feet can be uncomfortable, but if you can push past some of these mental barriers, you will be rewarded with some exciting hunting. 

Bear hunting is not only a call back to the tradition of hunting. It's a gateway to exploring some of the most stunning natural locations, producing organic game meat, testing your nerves, tracking skills, and wilderness abilities as a hunter. 

Part of being a responsible and ethical hunter is understanding that once you take the shot, there's no going back. This makes correctly identifying your target game species before the shot even more crucial.

Can you tell the difference?

Hunting is not a competition, but if it were, moose hunting would have to be near the pinnacle. These stunning creatures' sheer size, majesty, and elusiveness make moose hunting one of the most challenging and rewarding a hunter can undertake. 

Sheep hunting is tough. I don't mean a couple of hours packed out across a challenging saddle kind of tough. I'm talking about hunting at high elevations, where even your mental fortitude and patience will determine the outcome of your hunt (that's if you can get a tag in the first place). 

If you could carry five expert tips with you into the fall hunting season — whether you're hunting deer, turkey, dove, or other big game — what would be most valuable to you?

You did everything yourself this season. You scouted, you checked to see when the best wind directions and hunt times were using HuntWise. You followed through with your shot, and now you've got your deer on the ground — field dressed and ready to take home.

When trying to fill the freezer, it can be a bit more nuanced than just "if it's brown, it's down." Positively identifying your game is critical for responsible hunting.