In January I was asked if I had any interest in hosting a reality show centering around the outdoors. “Maybe,” was my reply. “But I’m not in to fake drama, especially when it centers around the outdoors.” Little did I know, but the people with whom I shared my sentiments with, liked my view. The [...]
Mexico Triple
April 8, 2013 By
A day following the NWTF convention in Nashville, I was making plans to hunt ocellated turkey in the Yucatan region of Mexico. I’d always dreamed of hunting these birds, but never thought I would. Camera man, Ty Cary, and I boarded a plane at our hometown airport, and 36 hours later were hunting amid upper [...]
Florida Osceola Turkey & Hogs
April 1, 2013 By
The family is coming off a great trip to Florida. We were there thanks to the invitation from a gentleman I met in bear camp last spring, Rick Hollenback. Rick’s wife had taken a nice bear, and we spent some time chatting. Come to find out, Rick had leases near Lake Okeechobee and invited [...]
Game Chasers Is Back!
March 29, 2013 By
For three seasons Trijicon’s Game Chasers was a leading program that aired on the Outdoor Channel. When we left the Outdoor Channel two years ago and moved our new show, Trijicon’s The Hunt, to the Sportsman Channel, there were 13 episodes of Game Chasers yet to air. Unfortunately, they were locked away…until now. We just [...]
Columbia Blacktail Slam Complete!
December 7, 2012 By
The Oregon archery opener found us chasing blacktails in southern Oregon. After two days and only seeing two does and a small forked-horn, I left the area, for bucks hadn’t started migrating from the high country. In hind-sight, I’m glad it turned out that way, as deep inside I wanted a pure Columbia blacktail to [...]
Idaho Triple
November 2, 2012 By
Our most recent hunt found us back in Idaho with Boulder Creek Outfitters (www.bouldercreekoutfitters.com). This is a place I’ve hunted for the past seven years, and there’s a reason I keep going back. This time I held three tags: elk, muley and whitetail. We hunted west of Grangeville, atop the breathtaking Joseph Plains for muleys [...]
Oregon Roosevelt Elk Rodeo
October 15, 2012 By
The 2012 Oregon archery elk season was one of the best I’d seen in years. For the last five days of the season I chased Roosevelts on the coast with good friend and guide, Jody Smith. Jody already had two bulls arrowed by clients, and we were intent on making it three. The first morning [...]
Summer Lake Extravaganza!
October 8, 2012 By
The year was 1952, the first time my dad, Jerry Haugen hunted waterfowl at Summer Lake at the age of 12. In 1976 I hunted Summer Lake for the first time, at age 12. This past weekend, Braxton, our oldest son, hunted Summer Lake for the first time, also at age 12. As with many [...]
San Juan Island Blacktail
September 7, 2012 By
Washington’s San Juan Archipelago, a place I’ve always wanted to hunt for Columbia blacktail deer. I’ve been fortunate to pursue blacktails throughout much of their range, but this was my first time on the islands. The open grasslands of San Juan reminded me of Kodiak Island, while the brush-choked portions reminded me of SE Alaska. [...]
California Velvet Blacktail
August 24, 2012 By
The day before California’s Aug. 18 archery opener for Columbia blacktail deer, we pulled in to Redding, where the temperature read 109º. The voice on the radio said how nice it was to finally be cooling off! That afternoon I met up with Parrey Cremeans (www.justforhunting.com), and we headed out to check trail cameras and [...]
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