by Alan Carter | Feb 13, 2018 | Western Exposure
Not Every Hunt will be One to Call Home About When the grip of a long rocky mountain winter begins to fade, thoughts of spring in the mountains kindles the spirit. The winter is brutal snowy and cold here in the Bitterroot and I was aching to get up in the new...
by Alan Carter | Jan 30, 2018 | Western Exposure
One of the questions I am frequently asked is what should I hunt out west? Now I am an elk outfitter, so my natural response is elk, but it is what I rarely recommend to a newbie western hunter that wants to also introduce his children to western hunting. I recommend...
by Alan Carter | Jan 24, 2018 | Western Exposure
I grew up in the farm country of northern Illinois in the 70’s. To my family, the summer was a time of harvest, grapes, apples, you name it all went in the canner. I remember my mother spending countless hours over the stove canning vegetables and...
by Alan Carter | Jan 16, 2018 | Western Exposure
Recently I received the Under Armour Stealth Reaper Extreme Wool Jacket and pants to review and test in Montana’s harsh mountain conditions. To be fair, Under Armour (UA) designed this system primarily for tree stand hunting in 0-55 degree conditions, I decided...
by Alan Carter | Dec 1, 2017 | Western Exposure
There comes a time in every mans life that he finds himself in fierce negotiation with his lovely bride. Usually, it is over money, the kids, or the house. There is, however, one particular negotiation that the hunting male cannot afford to lose, and that is...
by Alan Carter | Nov 16, 2017 | Western Exposure
My hunting partner Jamie, owner of the local archery shop, and I were in his shop last year discussing our plans for the 2016 hunting season. I run an outfit and I only get one or two days to archery hunt on my own each season, so we plan our excursions in...