Western Hunter Magazine Sept/Oct 2018 | Page 4

VOLUME 17 • ISSUE 5 • SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2018 GEAR • TACTICS • INFORMATION • ADVENTURE WHM ADVENTURE Our readers share their best stories 12 16 22 26 30 34 22 38 WHM 48 Hours ~ Blake Rothschild Those are the Breaks ~ Will Schott Shape Shifter ~ Lance Elliot Not Expecting ~ Jenna Russell Small Consolation ~ Ethan Starck Go West Young Man ~ Kevin Hutchinson Strangers in a New Land ~ Zach Kenner GEAR • TACTICS • INFORMATION 44 48 72 On the Cover: Will Schott Publishers Floyd Green, Chris Denham Editor Ryan Hatfield [email protected] Marketing/Advertising Chris Denham [email protected] Dave Bond 602-695-8282 [email protected] Art Direction/Graphic Design Randy Stalcup [email protected] Editorial Staff Phone/Mapping/GPS ~ Chris Denham 66 Garmin inReach Mini ~ Ryan Hatfield Black Bears & Bambi ~ Fred Eichler 52 Quality Optics Supply & Demand ~ Mark Denham 76 56 Gear Highlights ~ Chris Denham 58 Gear Legends: Danner Pronghorn ~ Ryan Hatfield Bowhunting High Country Mule Deer ~ Nate Simmons WHM 4 6 8 10 14 80 The Long & Short of Barrel Length ~ Colton Bagnoli 60 Reloading Tips ~ Darin Cooper DEPARTMENTS More info for your hunting arsenal The Big Picture Don’t Fence Me In Why We Hunt ~ Randy Morrison From the Editor ~ Ryan Hatfield Hunting Horseman ~ George Bettas WESTERN HUNTER 84 Hunting Fitness & Nutrition ~ Kristy Titus 88 Hunting & Outdoor Photography ~ Tony Bynum 92 Killer Man Caves ~ Bill Brown 96 All Tagged Out 98 View from the Mountain ~ Ryan Hatfield Nate Simmons – Backcountry Editor Remi Warren – Hunting Editor Darin Cooper – Hunting/Technical Editor Fred Eichler – Hunting Editor George Bettas – Hunting/Conservation Editor Mike Duplan – Hunting Editor Bryan Martin – Hunting Editor Zach Bowhay – Hunting Editor Roy Grace – Bowhunting Editor Tony Bynum – Photography Editor Kristy Titus – Hunting/Nutrition Editor Mark Paulsen – Fitness Editor Colton Bagnoli – Shooting Editor David Peck – State Draws Guru Contributing Writers Blake Rothschild, Will Schott, Lance Elliot, Jenna Russell, Ethan Starck, Kevin Hutchinson, Zach Kenner, Mark Denham, Bill Brown Western Hunter Magazine P.O. Box 11367 Chandler, Arizona 85248 480-993-6972 [email protected] 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