Western Hunter Magazine Jan/Feb 2018 #61 | Page 4

Volume 17 • Issue 1 • JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2018 Gear • Tactics • Information • Adventure WHM ADVENTURE Our readers share their best stories 14 20 24 30 34 38 42 20 46 A Hunter’s Norman Rockwell Painting ~ Ryan Hatfield Evergreen Legend ~ Jake Fife Passing the Torch ~ Travis Bomengen Pushing the Limits ~ Marvin McCloud Passing the Buck ~ Bob Hughes Pursuing “Him” ~ Nate Mendell Minimizing the Unknown ~ Tanner Stuecklin Bad Weather and Bad Bulls ~ Bryton Mecham Cover: Swan Valley, Idaho 1968 Ray Croswell (Photo) Publishers Floyd Green, Chris Denham Editor Ryan Hatfield backcountryeditor@gmail.com Marketing/Advertising WHM GEAR • TACTICS • INFORMATION 48 52 62 Chris Denham cdenham@cox.net Dave Bond 602-695-8282 dave@westernhunter.net Art Direction/Graphic Design Randy Stalcup stalcupdesigns@cox.net Editorial Staff WHM GEAR: Make the Shot – Bipod Review ~ Darren Choate 68 WHM GEAR: 2018 Bow Overview ~ Darren Choate 74 Bowhunting: Shoot Better Now ~ Darin Cooper 82 Nate Simmons – Backcountry Editor Remi Warren – Hunting Editor Darin Cooper – Hunting/Technical Editor Fred Eichler – Hunting Editor George Bettas – Hunting/Conservation Editor Darren Choate – Gear Editor Mike Duplan – Hunting Editor Bryan Martin – Hunting Editor Zach Bowhay – Hunting Editor Roy Grace – Bowhunting Editor South Cox – Hunting Editor Tony Bynum – Photography Editor Kristy Titus – Hunting/Nutrition Editor Mark Paulsen – Fitness Editor Colton Bagnoli – Shooting Editor Contributing Writers Still-Hunting Timber Bulls ~ Remi Warren WHM 6 8 10 12 58 60 4 Hunting Access and the DIY Hunter ~ George Bettas How to Call in More Land Sharks ~ Fred Eichler DEPARTMENTS More info for your hunting arsenal The Big Picture Don’t Fence Me In Why We Hunt ~ Carla Denham, MD From the Editor ~ Ryan Hatfield Gear & Product Highlights Gear Legends ~ Darren Choate Western Hunter 86 88 90 94 96 98 Hunting Fitness & Nutrition ~ Kristy Titus Field Judging ~ Ryan Hatfield Killer Man Caves ~ Matt Brown All Tagged Out WHM Hunt Tracker View from the Mountain ~ Ryan Hatfield Carla Denham,MD, Jake Fife, Travis Bomengen, Marvin McCloud, Bob Hughes, Nate Mendell, Tanner Stuecklin, Bryton Mecham, Matt Brown Western Hunter Magazine P.O. Box 11367 Chandler, Arizona 85248 480-993-6972 cdenham@cox.net www.westernhuntermagazine.net Western Hunter (ISSN 2573-7910) is published bi-monthly by Western Optics Hunter LLC, 1814 W. Oriole Way, Chandler, AZ 85286. Annual one-year subscription rate is $29.95, cover price is $6.99. Application to mail at periodicals postage price is pending at Chandler, AZ and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER send address changes to Western Hunter, PO Box 11367, Chandler, AZ 85248. Copyright ©2018 Western Optics Hunter, all rights reserved. Printed in the USA www.westernhunter.net