The FT Guides Team Blog

Between booking season, chasing lions and dealing with mega-snow we are keeping busy up here in the mountains. It’s lonely this year, only a moose or two keeps us company, all the other wildlife has headed to the low country. If you are looking to …

Another great year in the bag! It’s finally snowing here in Colorado, just in time for Santa Claus. The latest start to winter myself and everyone else in Colorado can remember. Let’s get the boring part of this done right off the bat. Particularly on …

Every year I get a lot of questions about the magic of using horses and mules to get elk out of the most remote parts of the wilderness. It’s just one of those things that people need to see… it’s like trying to explain what …

Here’s one we all know and love: “The mountains are calling and I must go.” – John Muir Now you are thinking, “But the paperwork is piling up! The report isn’t done, my coworkers can’t handle it if I go on this elk hunt!” And …

This is really a video blog post that covers my footwear system as a guide and outfitter. Light hiker, mountaineering boots, pack boots, sock insulating layers, boot care, boots for horseback hunting, and other random tips. Enjoy Our Posts? Subscribe to get them hot of …

The 2016 Big Game Draw Deadline is April 5th. Don’t be a procrastinator. Nothing makes a person more productive than the last ten minutes… but in this case the website probably won’t work the last ten minutes! Apply online at the fish and game website …

It’s hard to believe the mules are out on winter pasture, the tents are drying, the season is over, and a huge bull is sitting in my yard laughing at me. What can you say? He’ll be bigger next year, and we had a hell …

One of the highlights of any wilderness hunting trip is packing in on our four legged friends, horses and mules. The Native Americans, Spanish, Mongols, and early Americans, tamed and conquered the uncharted nooks and crannies of our planet by being expert packers and horsemen. …