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  • Why I Fish and Shoot Even When It’s Not Perfect

    Some days aren’t good. The fish don’t move. The shots don’t break clean. Nothing feels right. And I still go anyway. There’s a version of this in both fly fishing and archery that nobody really talks about. Everyone wants the clean days—the ones where fish are rising, your casts land soft, your bow feels locked…

  • One Arrow Setup: Why I Stopped Switching

    I used to run different arrows for different disciplines because that’s what you’re supposed to do. Fat shafts for indoor. Something lighter for 3D. A separate, overbuilt setup for hunting. On paper, it made sense. In reality, it just created variables. So I stopped switching. One arrow. One tune. One reaction out of the bow—every…

  • Replacing Bowstrings Without Ruining Your Tune

    Replacing your bowstrings is one of the most important maintenance steps for consistent accuracy—but it’s also where a lot of shooters accidentally undo a perfectly good tune. The goal isn’t just new strings. It’s maintaining factory specs and minimizing adjustments after the swap. Here’s how to do it right—and the gear that makes it simple.…

  • Winter Is Where My Archery Season Actually Starts

    By the time most people put their bows in the case for winter, I’m tearing mine apart. No tags. No crowds. No pressure to be good today. Just cold air, an empty range, and the kind of quiet that makes bad habits impossible to ignore. This is the season that doesn’t show up in highlight…

  • My Hoyt Bow Setup for Western Hunting & 3D Shooting: What I Run and Why

    I don’t believe in building separate bows for every discipline. I believe in building one bow I know inside and out — one that gets shot year-round, carried into the mountains, and trusted when things aren’t perfect. This is my current hybrid bow setup, built to work for both western big-game hunting and 3D shooting.…

  • 12 Fly Fishing Gifts That Are Actually Worth Buying (From Brands I Trust on the Water)

    Quality gear, field-tested picks, and zero fluff. Buying gifts for fly anglers can be a minefield. Between personal preferences, regional differences, and endless gear options, it’s tough to know what someone will actually use. So instead of novelty items or gimmicks, here’s a list of 12 fly-fishing gifts that I’ve personally tested, beaten up, and…

  • Border Country Reflections

    “When the trip ends, it’s not just the animals you remember — it’s the quiet moments between.” There’s a stretch of land along the Colorado-Wyoming border where the plains roll out like an ocean, broken only by sagebrush, distant ridgelines, and the flash of pronghorn moving across the horizon. It’s a place where patience is…

  • The “Dual Purpose” Hunting & Fishing Kit: Gear for Doing Both in One Trip

    The kind of trips I look forward to most aren’t the big, week-long backcountry hauls. Don’t get me wrong, those are incredible in their own way, but there’s something simple and satisfying about rolling out of town each morning in the Gladiator, bow case in the bed , rod tube rattling in the storage box,…

  • Prepping for a High-Plains Archery Hunt

    There’s nothing subtle about the high plains. It’s big, open, windswept country that doesn’t give you much to work with. At first glance, it looks simple — wide sage flats, rolling breaks, grass that seems to stretch forever. Step out into it, though, and you realize just how deceiving it is. Distances double, cover disappears,…

  • Best Gear for Fishing in Heavy Rain: My Top Picks

    Some gear failed. Some gear thrived. And one piece surprised me completely. I was standing mid-stream with rain hammering my hood, fly line sagging under the weight of water, and graupel stinging my knuckles like a handful of gravel. The creek had been running low, but every fresh round of rain bumped it just enough…