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We share our adventures in the field and advocacy for hunters' rights.

Calling All Bucks

When I began bowhunting whitetails I was on such an incredible learning curve that each day in the field was like an avalanche of failures. Luckily, I'm definitely a glass-half-full kind of guy, so no... Read more »
by Bob Lott | January 10, 2012

Spooking Big Bucks

Hunters often ask about spooking big bucks as a technique. Is it ok to spook a mature whitetail? If you do, what will happen? Will he turn nocturnal or leave the area completely never to return? Is there... Read more »
by Adam Hays | January 10, 2012

Monster Bucks: Red October

There's a special time in the fall when conditions are perfect for harvesting a giant whitetail buck.  I call it "Red October." In the past few weeks I talked about hunting the Opener and the October... Read more »
by Adam Hays | January 10, 2012

Monster Bucks: Bedding Areas

In recent weeks I've discussed late season scouting and how I use this time to locate core areas or "bedding areas." I love to set up along a buck's travel pattern, leading from these little security areas... Read more »
by Adam Hays | December 6, 2011

Opening Day Giant

October 1, 2009 was the hammer day of my best mule deer buck I've ever harvested. Just before the opener I called my good friend Steven Burnett whom I used to work for and had grown up with in Kemmerer,... Read more »
by Zachary Key | December 2, 2011

Monster Bucks: The October Lull

Sounds a little depressing, doesn't it? "Lull" is not nearly as popular a word with whitetail hunters as something like, "The Rut!" Probably because it is just that, a lull in activity that happens somewhere... Read more »
by Adam Hays | December 2, 2011

Pronghorn Antelope Quick Facts

Pronghorn, or antelope as many folks call them, are the one of America's most majestic big game animals, but few people know much about them. This is unfortunate because they are more amazing than most... Read more »
by Zachary Key | December 1, 2011

Winter Fun in our Public Lands

We at Intrepid are always talking about the use of public lands and why they are so important to us and future generations. So I figured lets change topics up a little bit, leave hunting behind and hit... Read more »
by Zachary Key | December 1, 2011

Bear Hunt Sneak Peek

It was fall, 2011, and Eric Anderson and I had decided to load up the mules, tack, food, supplies and camera gear, and head into no man's land. We were in the pursuit of a mule deer buck with a traditional... Read more »
by Zachary Key | November 29, 2011

Monster Bucks in October: The Opener

If I had to pick my favorite month to hunt "Monster Bucks" it would have to be October! Yeah, you heard right: October, not November. I have had my best luck in October and harvested all of my biggest... Read more »
by Adam Hays | October 24, 2011