Elk Hunting The Cowboy State!

Well what can I say....big bugling bulls up close and personal is as good as it gets! Check out some of these field pics!










...You're gonna have to tune into BTH Season 2 for the low down on how this one turns out!!

Ahh...New Mexico!

New Mexico...the land of enchantment....and cactus!

Rick and I jumped on a plane and headed for New Mexico with the TC muzzleloader. The weather was hot and the cactus were everywhere! On the second morning of the hunt, (thanks to Nikon!) we caught a glimpse of a great velvet buck from a long distance and took off on foot after him.

We patiently waited on him as he bedded down during the heat of the day.

Up from his nap....

Ready and waitin'...

....Afterwards!
General consensus was that this buck was at least 8 1/2 years old...
We had a great time on our first trip to NM and yep, we're still pulling cactus out! ;-)

It's Rick's turn!

While good friend Mark Drury had already arrowed a great velvet buck, Rick was fortunate enough to catch a break in the weather and put his tag on another great Wyoming velvet whitetail!

To add to this story, Rick gave his dad a crash course on the camera right before the hunt and, luckily, it all worked out great!

First up...Justin & Shane!

BTH team members, Justin Peterson and Shane Evans, didn't waste any time connecting on a great Wyoming Whitetail! On the first night of the season, Justin arrowed an awesome velvet 4x4 while Shane caught it all on film. Both of these guys did a fantastic job and we're really excited to have them on board! Make sure to catch this hunt in Season 2 of BTH!

More pics from the field coming soon!!

Season is finally here!

Well...Season is finally here and so is our good friend, Mark Drury! Prior to Mark's arrival at the cabin in Wyoming, Rick and I had been glassing some great velvet bucks out in the fields.
Rick & his Nikon spotter lookin' for big bucks!

High hopes and great weather were unfortunately followed by heavy fog and rain on the first day of season.

Rick & Mark anxiously waiting!

However, Mother Nature finally gave us a bit of a break a few days later and Mark was able to connect on a great Wyoming velvet buck with Rick behind him running the camera! We had a great time with Mark in camp and look forward to our next venture together!

Foodplots & Cuddebacks...

Summer is going by way too fast! With the rain finally letting up and with wheat harvest wrapping up in Nebraska, we've switched gears and have been trying to get all our late season foodplots of Whitetail Institute "Winter Greens" planted in Nebraska, Iowa, and Wyoming. Like a couple of kids on Christmas morning.... can't wait to start checking those Cuddebacks! ;-)

Rick using the Toolcat to pull cedar trees to prepare new plot.

Julie & Rick's brother, Dave, pulling old fence.

Putting up the new Cuddeback Capture!

Rick & I just got back from a trip to North Dakota, where we met up with the great folks of Bobcat and Sundog Productions. We had a blast spending time with everyone during the commercial shoot and look forward to our next trip up north! Watch for all the new commercials during the show! Can't say enough about Bobcat's line of utility vehicles, so be sure you go to their website and check them out! Mark our words, Bobcat will revolutionize the way you build food plots. We promise, you won't be disappointed! http://www.bobcat.com/