Montana Mega Bull – A B&C Audio Adventure
Listen Now > > The huge elk caught me by surprise. I was hunting mule deer with my guide when a bull bugled 200 yards away. I say “bugle,” but that’s really not the word. “Growl” would better describe the sound.
B&C Position Statement - Wolf and Grizzly Bear Management
Gray wolves and grizzly bears have become the most controversial species of wildlife in North America. Once considered animals to be eradicated by any means possible, these two species were “listed” under the Federal Endangered Species Act (ESA) in the 1970s. Since then, they have recolonized remarkably in the lower 48 states of the U.S., advancing under decades of Federal protection and three…
Deer Rifle!
Uniquely American, it's otherwise enigmatic, with no brand name. Millions of hunters own one.
Excerpt from Fair Chase Magazine Winter 2013Clean Bores. And Certainty.
Lead, copper, water and time conspire to sabotage accuracy. You can save it. But first….
Love Affair With .30s
It may not be true that if you haven’t hunted with a .30-30 rifle, or a .30-06 or a .300 Winchester Magnum, you’re still learning to tie your shoes. Some souls so deprived reach adulthood, though mothers have long known .30s are good for you. Hunters born before there were .30s have all died.
Glassing is a Mind Game
It’s More Faith Than Equipment—It really isn’t about the equipment, you do the best you can with what you have. Rather, it’s knowing where and how to look, and believing that if you look long enough and hard enough you will see the game you seek.
Chasing the World’s Largest Sheep—Altai Argali—In the Russia-Mongolia Transboundary Zone
.30-06 Springfield -- Still America’s Best?
It’s a matter of history that one of the first sporting uses of the .30-06 Springfield cartridge was by Boone and Crockett Club founder, Theodore Roosevelt, on his epic 1909-1910 safari. Except Roosevelt’s famous Springfield wasn’t actually a .30-06! Some time back I actually held that rifle at the Springfield Armory Museum, and the truth is it was chambered to the original 1903 version and…
Adventures from the Archives - Marguerite McDonald’s Grizzly Bear
Before we dive into the details of how this enormous grizzly bear met its demise, we should point out that many facts in this story are blurry. What follows is a compilation of newspaper and magazine articles, blog posts, and personal narratives that all end with one live caretaker and one dead bear. We’ve done our best to highlight the facts and note conjecture.