It was the fall of 2017. The snow was crunchy; the sun bright, shining on the bitter cold mountainside. I’d just kicked 4 doe off a small open hummock to my right, and I got that old familiar feeling of more deer in my presence, I just couldn’t see them yet. I slowed to a metered cautiou...

At 3:00 AM, I get in my truck and head to Jackman for opening day of the 2016 Maine deer season. In the night, a front came through the state that was rain over most of the state except for higher elevations in northern and western Maine. Hal needed a cameraman for the day and I had volunteered to d...

As many of us are, I am an extremely busy person and 2017 was no exception. I worked every second I could, trying my best to run two businesses, while building a house and on top of that, the lord has also blessed my wife and I with our first child on the way. I am very thankful and humbled for God ...

I didn’t get a deer this year. Bob didn’t get one either. It’s not like either of us to go through an entire season without making something happen. Even if I don’t shoot a buck “up North” in the Adirondacks, I’m usually able to spend a little time in the So...

There is no doubt that when Remington took over Marlin Firearms there was a learning curve that needed to take place. When the purchase happened, quality slipped, and the reputation of the Marlin brand was hurt. But over the past few years I have seen significant improvements in the Marlins I have l...

I know a lot of trackers who carry and live by one specific gun they favor over all others. My friend Hal Blood and many of the other master trackers I’ve met and talked with, love their pump action carbines. They would not hunt with any other rifle. Others I’ve spent time with have a le...

As the weather continues to improve it is time to train more outside. Classic strengthening can get a little more challenging outdoors because you don’t have access to a wide variety of equipment that you might in a gym. A little creativity will help you meet the training demands for building ...

Gabi is my middle child, sandwiched between her two brothers. She is by far the most outspoken of my kids, and is the most independent and intense. I grew up with seven sisters, so in a way, I get girls. But, I also grew up in a German immigrant household, so let us say it wasn’t the warmest d...

Two Monsters, Two Mountains   By BWB Team Member Logan Rackliff                 The day after Thanksgiving, I left my house in mid-coast Maine at 2:30 in the morning and headed north to the Big Woods. Ther...

                Booze, Drugs & Tracking Big Woods Whitetails  By BWB Team Member Mark Scheeren Whitetail deer saved my life. It was the 80’s and my life was a train wreck. I was a teenager who was struggli...