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Vortex Optics Review: 5 Optics, Years of Abuse, and One Warranty Claim

Every Vortex Optics review on the first page of Google covers one scope, or compares two, and almost all of them frame it around a defensive rifle.

Kryptek Review: 10 Years, 12 Pieces, Bought With My Own Money

Most every Kryptek review you will find was written after one season in gear the company sent for free. This one is ten years of buying it myself.

Best Thermal Monocular For Hunting: 10 Picks For Scouting & Game Recovery In 2026

The best thermal monocular for hunting is the one that helps you find animals, not shoot them. That distinction matters more than any spec on this

Best Long Range Walkie Talkies For Hunting: 12 Picks From A Colorado Guide

A long range walkie talkie is the difference between a coordinated elk hunt and three guys wandering the same drainage hoping to bump into each other.

12 Best Elk Calls of 2026 [Rocky Mountain, Primos & More]

Best Elk Calls for 2026: Diaphragm Calls, Cow Calls & Bugle CallsAn elk can hear a bad note from half a mile away — and he votes with his feet. I

Did Colorado’s OTC Elk Changes Actually Do Anything?

They cut non-resident OTC archery elk to fix crowding. Then 3,899 of those tags went leftover and got bought anyway. The tags were never the variable

How Far Is Too Far on an Elk?

I shoot 80 at a target. My limit on a live elk is 60. That gap isn't modesty — it's everything that can happen in the second an arrow is in the

7 Best Elk Decoys of 2026 (Field-Tested By A Colorado Guide)

Most elk decoys end up in a garage tote by the second week of September. I've bought my share of them. But a bull that hangs up at sixty yards and

Is Calling Dead on Public Land?

Three of the most credible elk hunters alive disagree about this. They're all right — they're just describing different windows. Here's how to tell

Mechanicals Kill Elk. Get Over It.

Every September somebody tells me mechanical broadheads for elk are unethical, and every September my cofounder Moose kills a bull with one. Both of

Most Elk Aren’t Killed and Found — They’re Lost

Nobody writes the honest article about wounded elk, so here it is. Seven years guiding Colorado's Rockies, 50-plus days a season, and I've watched

10 Best Bow Sights For Hunting In 2026: Single-Pin, Multi-Pin & Slider

A hunting bow sight is the last place you should save money, but it’s the piece most archers cheap out on. Every season I watch someone drop

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