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Building A Comp Gun - Part 1 Selecting Components

Building A Comp Gun - Part 1 Selecting Components

Building a new gun is flat out addictive. Never before have we had more options when it comes to building and shooting guns, in this case a precisi...

What is a Base Layer? Merino vs. Synthetic

There was a time when cotton long johns, a t-shirt, a pair of blue jeans, and a Carhart® jacket were the norm for western big game hunting. Now, ho...

How to Find Shed Antlers (plus, the gear that will get you there)

We’re not here to tell you all the wonderful reasons why you should hunt sheds. If you already brave the tick-laden hills in the spring, then you k...

Five Tips for Spring Bear

Like most people, spring is a time of year that I cherish. Temperatures start to climb, pushing the snow out of the valleys and slowly back up the ...

Five ways to build a better arrow

Archery hunting is a lifestyle for some, and a hobby for others. No matter where you stand regarding how seriously you take it, it is supposed to b...

Connecting the Dots in Goat Country

The Rocky Mountain Goat Alliance uses backcountry volunteers to conduct goat surveys in a classic example of citizen science. Biologists use those ...

Four steps to perfect homemade jerky

Making jerky is easier than you might think. All you need is a chunk of meat, a dehydrator and a solid marinade.

How to Field Judge Mule Deer

A mature mule deer buck is an icon of western hunting. To stalk one across endless coulees or glass one up from a distant ridgeline is what hunting...

OVER & OUT

It’s mid-October and the highway is covered in ice and wind-blown snow that’s packed on the asphalt. We’re driving south to Idaho, and it feels lik...

A PLACE FOR EVERYTHING & EVERYTHING IN ITS PLACE

One of the most common questions about our packs is why we don’t include more built-in pockets for gear organization. It’s a great question, as I d...

Five Tips to Upgrade Your Backcountry Meals

As hunting season rolls into November and winter steadily approaches, the freeze-dried meals we’ve all been eating for the last couple of months ar...

Stone Glacier volunteer releasing collared mule deer

Walk the Walk

While some businesss claim to be all-in for conservation, there’s an easy way make sure they’re not just all talk thanks to 2% for Conservation.

Stone Glacier Founder Kurt Racicot glassing on a bighorn sheep hunt

Small Design Features Make a Big Difference

Some of the less talked about gear design features are some of the most important in the field. Correct sleeve length, elbow articulation, and wris...