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I recently stumbled on to a washing instruction tag that read, “Flip inside out, and hand wash cold water so you don’t ruin it like everything else in your life” While these instructions provided me with a good laugh, there is some legitimacy to following directions, at least as it pertains to getting the ultimate life out of your SKRE Merino Wool. SKRE Merino Wool Offerings are designed to be easy to care for. We advise that you wash your SKRE Merino on a standard warm or cool machine wash cycle with regular powder or liquid detergent. Wool detergent is also...

How I Approach Glassing the High Country When rifle hunting the high country, it can seem very overwhelming at first. There is so much country that it can be overwhelming for some people to even figure out where to even start. Not only that, there is normally great amounts of hunting pressure in the high country which makes even finding a decent buck extremely difficult at times. While it can make for difficult hunting conditions, if you have great glassing skills, you can swing the odds in your favor. Deer do not wander aimlessly, therefore, neither do I. Every move...

As stated in Part 1, in my opinion what sets today’s successful trophy mule deer hunter apart from the rest of the crowd, is the following: They spend great amounts of time in the field They have proficient glassing skills and techniques They have behavioral knowledge of the animal they are hunting They have the ability to read mule deer country They have the proper equipment They are physically fit They have true grit The premise of this eight-part series is to provide you with information that will help you improve yourself in each of these categories in order to give you an edge over other hunters. Part 1 was a...

Let’s face it, everyone can get lucky on occasion. It seems like every fall we hear a similar story of how some lucky hunter just happened to be in the right spot at the right time and was fortunate enough to put his/her tag on the buck of a lifetime. While this is great and nothing should be taken away from the hunter on this great accomplishment, often times, that same hunter will never put his/her tag on another trophy buck the rest of their life. On the other hand, you have the hunter that consistently puts their tag on...