Brothers Bridger and Bronson Staley spent 5 days in South Dakota hunting primarily prairie chickens and sharptail grouse with their grandfather John, dad Jason and great uncle Glenn. They both got prairie chickens while grandpa John will need to go back to get his.
Brothers Bridger and Bronson Staley spent 5 days in South Dakota hunting primarily prairie chickens and sharptail grouse with their grandfather John, dad Jason and great uncle Glenn. They both got prairie chickens while grandpa John will need to go back to get his.
Me and my buddy Jake had headed out duck hunting, rolling in later than planned but somehow landing the spot we’d been hoping for. We didn’t bring anything home that day, but it didn’t matter. With both of us preparing to leave on LDS missions, this hunt was one of our last together for a long while. Standing there, watching the sky light up and soaking in the moment, it was a reminder that hunting isn’t just about what you harvest—it’s about the places you go, the memories you make, and the people you share them with.
December Deer Creek mixed bag, perch and trout
Little grandcanyon
Little grandcanyon
My wife got lucky this year and drew a really good elk tag in Utah with only 7 points. It was the mid season hunt so the first few days were tough battling the crowds of spike hunters chasing the same elk we were. We had done a lot of pre season scouting but after the rut and hunting pressure the elk were scattered out. After some really tough days hunting we got a tip from some great friends about this bull, and when Hailie saw him it took less than two seconds for her decide he was a shooter! After finding him his cows started feeding into the thick trees and he decided to follow them. Knowing he was going to disappear if he got into the trees and we may not get a second chance at him we decided we needed to make it happen and kill the bull where he was at. Hailie made two amazing 500 yard shots and the bull was down and the celebrations began!! I’m so proud of her for not giving up and battling through some tough conditions and experiences to get rewarded by killing this heavy awesome bull!! The Packout was the worst one we’ve ever had but thanks to our buddies Phil and Denton they made it manageable and well worth it to have a bull like that on our backs!
My wife got lucky this year and drew a really good elk tag in Utah with only 7 points. It was the mid season hunt so the first few days were tough battling the crowds of spike hunters chasing the same elk we were. We had done a lot of pre season scouting but after the rut and hunting pressure the elk were scattered out. After some really tough days hunting we got a tip from some great friends about this bull, and when Hailie saw him it took less than two seconds for her decide he was a shooter! After finding him his cows started feeding into the thick trees and he decided to follow them. Knowing he was going to disappear if he got into the trees and we may not get a second chance at him we decided we needed to make it happen and kill the bull where he was at. Hailie made two amazing 500 yard shots and the bull was down and the celebrations began!! I’m so proud of her for not giving up and battling through some tough conditions and experiences to get rewarded by killing this heavy awesome bull!! The Packout was the worst one we’ve ever had but thanks to our buddies Phil and Denton they made it manageable and well worth it to have a bull like that on our backs!
My wife got lucky this year and drew a really good elk tag in Utah with only 7 points. It was the mid season hunt so the first few days were tough battling the crowds of spike hunters chasing the same elk we were. We had done a lot of pre season scouting but after the rut and hunting pressure the elk were scattered out. After some really tough days hunting we got a tip from some great friends about this bull, and when Hailie saw him it took less than two seconds for her decide he was a shooter! After finding him his cows started feeding into the thick trees and he decided to follow them. Knowing he was going to disappear if he got into the trees and we may not get a second chance at him we decided we needed to make it happen and kill the bull where he was at. Hailie made two amazing 500 yard shots and the bull was down and the celebrations began!! I’m so proud of her for not giving up and battling through some tough conditions and experiences to get rewarded by killing this heavy awesome bull!! The Packout was the worst one we’ve ever had but thanks to our buddies Phil and Denton they made it manageable and well worth it to have a bull like that on our backs!
My wife got lucky this year and drew a really good elk tag in Utah with only 7 points. It was the mid season hunt so the first few days were tough battling the crowds of spike hunters chasing the same elk we were. We had done a lot of pre season scouting but after the rut and hunting pressure the elk were scattered out. After some really tough days hunting we got a tip from some great friends about this bull, and when Hailie saw him it took less than two seconds for her decide he was a shooter! After finding him his cows started feeding into the thick trees and he decided to follow them. Knowing he was going to disappear if he got into the trees and we may not get a second chance at him we decided we needed to make it happen and kill the bull where he was at. Hailie made two amazing 500 yard shots and the bull was down and the celebrations began!! I’m so proud of her for not giving up and battling through some tough conditions and experiences to get rewarded by killing this heavy awesome bull!! The Packout was the worst one we’ve ever had but thanks to our buddies Phil and Denton they made it manageable and well worth it to have a bull like that on our backs!
My wife got lucky this year and drew a really good elk tag in Utah with only 7 points. It was the mid season hunt so the first few days were tough battling the crowds of spike hunters chasing the same elk we were. We had done a lot of pre season scouting but after the rut and hunting pressure the elk were scattered out. After some really tough days hunting we got a tip from some great friends about this bull, and when Hailie saw him it took less than two seconds for her decide he was a shooter! After finding him his cows started feeding into the thick trees and he decided to follow them. Knowing he was going to disappear if he got into the trees and we may not get a second chance at him we decided we needed to make it happen and kill the bull where he was at. Hailie made two amazing 500 yard shots and the bull was down and the celebrations began!! I’m so proud of her for not giving up and battling through some tough conditions and experiences to get rewarded by killing this heavy awesome bull!! The Packout was the worst one we’ve ever had but thanks to our buddies Phil and Denton they made it manageable and well worth it to have a bull like that on our backs!
My wife got lucky this year and drew a really good elk tag in Utah with only 7 points. It was the mid season hunt so the first few days were tough battling the crowds of spike hunters chasing the same elk we were. We had done a lot of pre season scouting but after the rut and hunting pressure the elk were scattered out. After some really tough days hunting we got a tip from some great friends about this bull, and when Hailie saw him it took less than two seconds for her decide he was a shooter! After finding him his cows started feeding into the thick trees and he decided to follow them. Knowing he was going to disappear if he got into the trees and we may not get a second chance at him we decided we needed to make it happen and kill the bull where he was at. Hailie made two amazing 500 yard shots and the bull was down and the celebrations began!! I’m so proud of her for not giving up and battling through some tough conditions and experiences to get rewarded by killing this heavy awesome bull!! The Packout was the worst one we’ve ever had but thanks to our buddies Phil and Denton they made it manageable and well worth it to have a bull like that on our backs!
