Hope your hunts have been fruitfull. Mine have been super, with the exception of a lost animal. My season started with a huge hiccup. I had everything go right on opening day. Almost! I set up at a water hole we found last year. After about 45 minutes I heard a snap. I looked down the hill and I saw tan ... then antler. I got ready and a bull was feeding his way up to the watering hole. He fed for...read more

If you're like me, you can't wait for big game season every year. I've already got my deer and passed up on 9 bears, but no elk yet. If you want to hit a couple of seminars to get pumped up drop by Cabela's on Sept. 26. I'll be teaching a Glassing for Big Game seminar at 2 p.m. and one on Packing Out/Processing Big Game at 3 p.m. I have some Knife Sharpening gimmicks to give out...read more

Are you ready for big game season? Boy I am. One big factor in hunting is having a sharp knife. All outdoorsmen use a knife and yet it's a big mystery to 99.9% of the outdoorsmen as to how to obtain a sharp knife. If you're having trouble come to Cabela's Saturday at 5 p.m. and I'll be conducting a knife sharpening seminar. It does take some skill but it's not a deep dark secret...read more

Bowhunting season is fast approaching. Are you sure you're ready.

Each year, as I get ready for archery season, I observe people at the range that go out and sight in their bow and think they are ready to go. This is only the beginning.

Most people DO NOT shoot enough. Archery is a sport of repetition. ANY little change in form will result in a marginal hit. That is if your bow is in fact sighted...read more

If you have kids from 9-16 years old you ought to sign them up to be part of the 8th Annual Scooter's Hunting Camp on May 2. It's a blast. It's easily worth $200, but is absolutely free. It's limited to the first 225 kids so you better hurry and get them signed up.

The first time I went I took a kid and I thought I would be bored. Boy was I wrong. I enjoyed the seminars more than...read more

Are you ready for spring? Boy I am. If you need a few tips on spring bear hunting, spring turkey hunting or just need to get pumped up. Ed Sweet and I will be teaching two seminars this Saturday April 4 at Sportsman's Warehouse in Meridian. The bear seminar will be at 11 a.m. and the turkey seminar will be at noon. We'll talk over various methods and secrets to help you get your bear and turkey...read more

Not far away is spring and we all know what that means — Bear and Turkey hunting. If you need to brush up on a few skills here's some upcoming seminars.

2/28 Wild game Feed at Bethel Nazarene Church across from D & B in Nampa. I'll be talking about fishing in Alaska.

3/28 Bear Hunting Seminar at Sportsman's Warehouse in Nampa

4/4 Bear Hunting Seminar at Sportman's Warehouse...read more

Fish and Game Commission to meet in Boise

The Idaho Fish and Game Commission will meet Tuesday through Thursday, January 27 - 29, at Idaho Fish and Game headquarters and with lawmakers in Boise.

A public hearing began at 7 p.m. Tuesday, in the Trophy Room at headquarters, at 600 South Walnut.

Proceedings begin at 8 a.m. Wednesday, January 28. Topics for discussion during the commission's annual...read more

Late season geese are wising up to large sets of decoys and enthusiastic calling. These birds have been shot at for the last three months; so it's time to change it up.

A week ago I hunted with some friends and we set out over 100 decoys. Guess what? Only 2 single birds came in. About 50 flocks passed us over like we weren't there.

We tried everything: calling like there was no tomorrow...read more

When my daughters were young they went camping, hunting, fishing and everything with me. Then they became teenagers. Suddenly I was avoided like the plague. At 19 I started coming back into good graces. I've come to understand that they may not grow up to be my best hunting buddies, but PLEASE don't marry some little golfing nerd. At least marry a hunter so we can have some resemblance of...read more