The FT Guides Team Blog

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. …

A quick reminder that the draw deadline for Colorado is less than a month away. If you are already booked and need some help with the application, just give us a ring. For all hunters focused only on bull elk for 2nd and 3rd season, …

Do you have elk or deer in the freezer from last year? The year before? Pull it all out right now, get your kids or grand kids, and begin the journey to making the manliest snack of them all, jerky! This is our mule deer …

A quick story on one of the cooler wildlife experiences of my life. As many of you know, Amy and I live in the epicenter of cat country. Our family’s hunting lodge sits in a cliffed in area, against a massive wilderness area, and there …

Every year guests ask us about physical fitness and our high elevation wilderness hunts. It’s an easy question to answer. Hiking a minimum of several miles a day, dealing with inclement weather, and coming to 11,000 ft. from sea level will present a challenge. Physical …