en-us http://huntingnet.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal.aspx?id=82 10 Journals http://huntingnet.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=1099 Crazy things happen in the woods. And this turkey season was no exception.   My season started in pursuit of Rios in Texas with Pam Zaitz and Kandi Kisky for SHE's Beyond the Lodge.   Kandi Kisky tries striking a Texas gobbler   Joe Elder, of Elderado Supplie... 5/19/2009 http://huntingnet.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=1057 Sixteen days afield in three states, and I finally got to put my tag on a buck, but not the way I had hoped. My whitetail season began in Kansas with a bow tag, moved on to Indiana’s gun season and finally produced during Illinois’ second firearm season. The hunts were being filmed for SHE’s Beyond ... 1/9/2009 http://huntingnet.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=1056 My first trip to hunt whitetails in south Texas turned out better than expected. Stan and I traveled to Houston to meet up with Pam and Brian Zaitz of SHE Outdoor Apparel. We left single digit temperatures for the more appealing warmth of the region and I wondered why we had waited so long t... 1/9/2009 http://huntingnet.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=1024 When asked why he decided to name his business Trophies Plus Outfitters, Mike Watkins replied that, "Our hunts are about more than just bagging the trophy; it's about the entire experience."   For me, that was certainly true since I had a special reason for going to Montana this year. My p... 11/3/2008 http://huntingnet.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=1014 You just never know how much your life can be affected by the next person you meet. Last spring at the Kentucky Sportsman’s Expo I was inquiring about all the elk mounts on display at the show. The Game and Fish representative pointed to a gentleman in a booth across the isle and told me if I really... 10/22/2008 http://huntingnet.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=994 It wasn't what I expected. In many ways my first caribou hunt in Quebec with Safari Nordik far exceeded my expectations. I left the house on Saturday August 24, 2008 headed for the airport exactly one year after having been diagnosed with breast cancer. Looking back, it had been a rocky year to ... 9/12/2008 http://huntingnet.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=949 It was 104 degrees in Jacksonville Florida during the Southern Trophy Hunters Big Buck Expo but that didn't keep folks from coming to the event. Lee and Tiffany Lakosky and Stan Potts were headliners in the Muzzy Hunting Camps and OEI Properties Land Camps.     Mike ... 7/7/2008 http://huntingnet.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=912 "It was a blizzard of equipment!" That's how Don Kisky described one of his, and wife Kandi's, preliminary encounters with a big Iowa gobbler. SHE Safari president, Pam Zaitz, myself and Kandi Kisky were at the Kisky farm filming turkey hunts for SHE Safari's new TV show, but we weren't having much ... 4/28/2008 http://huntingnet.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=891 In spite of the worst snowstorm in a decade hitting the town of London, Kentucky during the KY Sportsmen’s Expo, there were still plenty of attendees and great things to see. Even though Stanley killed a big 200 class buck in Kentucky I have to admit I still underestimated the state. They do... 3/22/2008 http://huntingnet.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=875 Star gazing at the SHOT Show is as much fun as seeing all the new products.  Over the coming months many product reviews will be written by those in my profession charged with keeping you up to speed on innovative new gear. For once I thought it would be interesting to focus on some of the folk... 2/18/2008 http://huntingnet.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=874 Several days have passed since the SHE Safari SHOT Show press conference and I am still in a state of humbled disbelief over something that happened during the press event.  Normally when I touch the keyboard, words flow easily. Tonight I am struggling. No words do justice to the emotion of bei... 2/16/2008 http://huntingnet.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=836 I would love to blame the missed shot on 5 rounds of chemotherapy having toasted a few brain cells, but it was nothing of the sort. My miss was the result of a full-fledged bona-fide case of buck fever brought on by self-induced stress. New laws for the IL gun season allowed us to hunt a ½ h... 12/12/2007 http://huntingnet.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=734 The past month has been a personal roller coaster, having been diagnosed with breast cancer, experienced my first hospital stay, surgery and now facing chemotherapy. Even in the midst of turmoil good things do emerge. On the day of my diagnosis a friend introduced us to a doctor on a mission, Dr. Jo... 9/25/2007 http://huntingnet.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=735 Some of the best archery shooters in the world gathered at the Mathews Archery home office in Wisconsin recently for business and pleasure. Camaraderie was the underlying theme as tournament 3-D archers and professionals from various media within the hunting industry met to review new products, crea... 9/21/2007 http://huntingnet.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=595 Having just returned from back-to-back trade shows, the SHOT Show in Orlando, Florida and the ATA Show in Atlanta, Georgia, I have a new wish-list of products that caught my eye. Without a doubt, the new Thompson Center Icon is my top pick of the shows. The gun features beautiful high grade walnut ... 9/6/2007 http://huntingnet.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=631 During the first 2 weeks of March a great deal of my time was spent shooting stock photos to accompany writing assignments or to showcase client’s products. Good friend, Jeff Hopkins, manages the Safety Education Programs for IL DNR and offered to be my model for some of the shoots. We spent sever... 9/6/2007 http://huntingnet.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=708 Smith & Wesson and the NSSF changed my mind about big guns in less than 15 minutes. After bowhunting for more than 25 years I just recently started taking gun hunting more seriously. Regular readers know I favor my Thompson Center Pro Hunter Rifle.        ... 8/8/2007 http://huntingnet.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=686 Last fall Vicki Cianciarulo, Kandi Kisky and Tiffany Lakosky shot giant bucks. They are each sponsored by Bad Boy Buggies, which led to the Good Girls Love Bad Boys ad campaign unveiled at the recent Bad Boy Buggies Dealer Conference in Natchez, MS. In addition to the print ads, T-shirts, hats and o... 6/28/2007 http://huntingnet.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=667 A friend of mine once said, when asked how long he had been hunting the huge buck he just killed, “I hunted him for 2 years and 30 seconds.” After hunting the buck for 2 years with several close encounters, the ultimate result happened 30 seconds after climbing into the treestand. As he was pulling ... 5/10/2007 http://huntingnet.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=662 The friendly clerk at the discount store where I bought my Texas non-resident 5-day hunting license enthusiastically wished me luck. “I hope you get a big turkey; one with really long whiskers!” I grinned all the way back to the parking lot where Brian and Pam Zaitz, owners of SHE Safari, were waiti... 4/27/2007