Stories from The Trail Less Traveled

Tips for Spring Bear Hunting

Big bull tactics start and end with your ability to find elk to hunt. You can't kill a big bull where big bulls don't live. When I think of a big bull, I'm talking the herd bull variety; the loner bull that establishes its dominance mid-August when pecking orders are solidified. A bull that has had survived long winters, numerous predators, and has quite a few years under his belt. 

Very few people are familiar with the Sitka black-tailed deer that occupy the rainy islands of Southeast Alaska. A passionate biologist, Sophie Gilbert, shares her story of learning about these deer through her PhD research and how she finds help from a local hunter, Prince of Wales resident and hunter, Jim Baichtal.

After 20 Years Training Elite Soldiers, MTNTOUGH Coach, Retired Army Ranger Lieutenant Colonel and United States Military Academy Physical Education Instructor, Ara Megerdichian Shares How to Get Off the Couch and Get Ready For Hunting Season.

Decisions that pertain to working out need to run through your elk hunting filter.  The garage gym is a dark and cold destination, but so is the mountain.  You don’t feel like working out but rarely will you ever.  Do it anyway. 

We teamed up with the guys from Sportsman's Warehouse to bring you this great overview and review of the Kenetrek Mountain Guide 400 boots. 

Dustin Diefenderfer, founder of MTNTOUGH Fitness Lab, discusses the science behind why backcountry hunters often struggle in the mountains because they don’t account for “caloric burn rate”

With hunting season just around the corner, it is time to get your old boots out and check to see if they have the ability to make it one more year. If not, now is definitely the time to get started breaking in a new pair of boots as well as conditioning your tender feet for the upcoming season.