Tips & Tactics

Idaho Backcountry Mule Deer Hunt Brock Akers  I slammed my tailgate, got a couple more clicks out of the ratchet straps holding down our gear and checked the...

Living in the Bitterroot Valley of Western Montana, Snowy Mountain Rifles is a pretty familiar name.  Originally located in Missoula, Montana, SMR quickly grew an enviable reputation for...

Extreme Angle Shooting Steve Stidham   Chasing Sheep and Goats in the extreme terrain that they call home often ends with shot opportunities being at extreme angles. As if...

Planning a Western Elk Hunt By Jared Bloomgren, Rokslide Prostaff One of the most sought after hunts in the United States today is in the pursuit of...

Robby hosts RokStaffer Josh Boyd for a Western States Winter Update.  Josh is a professional Hydrologist and keeps a close eye on snowpack across the West. He's a frequent...

 Today's Tipsy Tuesday Focuses on Altitude Sickness Signs and Symptoms with Dr Will Frye. Dr Frye has taken multiple wilderness medicine courses and will help us sort out the...

Long Range Shooting: What is your maximum effective hunting range? by Doug Rosin   When I first started rifle hunting about 20 years ago, determining maximum effective range...

Have you ever hunted an area without any luck, thinking "this place must suck?" Then you cross paths with a hunter or group of hunters who are punching multiple...

One or Both Eyes Open By Guest Contributor, Jimmy Tippetts (Slim Jim) When shooting a compound bow, do you use one or both eyes? This topic has been discussed many times,...

Shelters for the High Country Aron Snyder Shelter options for the backcountry hunter are at an all-time high and anything worth looking at is going to have a high...