Let me be super clear: you should absolutely be using OnX Maps. There is an out-of-state unit that I'm researching for a hunt that I would love to try to do this Fall, and I don't know what I would do if it weren't for OnX.  If you're unaware, OnX maps is a hunting app that allows you to see land-ownership data, which is incredibly helpful to have on your smartphone when you're navigating public/private boundaries and looking for pockets to hunt that you otherwise would have driven right past. The slickest part of the whole system is you can download the map data, and go to "offline mode" so even when you have no cell service, your GPS still...

As advocates for the outdoors, we use the words conservation and preservation seemingly interchangeability, however there are distinct differences to each. Conservation is the sustainable use of a resource to ensure its longevity, and Preservation is to keep the resource the way it is now with minimal human interference or disruption. Conservation involves ensuring that natural resources are not consumed faster than they can be replaced.  Conservation of natural resources typically takes into consideration interests of human beings—such as the biological, economic, cultural and recreational values such resources have. Preservation, in contrast, attempts to maintain in the present condition areas of the Earth that are so far untouched by humans. As self-aware humans in 2019, we must accept that the impact of human expansion has long since passed...

For the last few years, I’ve trekked north into the foothills of Northern California specifically for Thanksgiving, and during that break I’ve spent the majority of at least one day sitting in blinds for my chance at a wild turkey. The rolling hills of Oak and Pine trees lend to particularly great turkey habitat. With plenty of acorns and pine nuts for food, local cover and water to create a thriving ecosystem for a healthy bird population.   This year, I was more determined than ever to give myself a serious opportunity to get a bird with the limited time I had. So, there I was sitting in a small oak tree to act as cover, waiting. Like any game bird,...

Recently, I’ve been been exposed to a very real and natural boundary that I have built up  between the light and darkness. The setting has presented itself in the form of Lobster diving here in Southern California.   While the technique for lobster is rather simple, and it can be described as a “Grab and Bag” sport, the application of the strategy is unnervingly different.  By nature, lobsters live settled into deep rock crevices and holes, where they spend the majority of their time. During the day a diver is forced to swim deep into holes and caves to grab these bugs.  However, at night, lobsters come out to feed and can often be found walking around the reefs looking...