Bryan Callen Can't Take the Montana Cold

Ask the Eagle: What’s the Longest Shot You’ll Take?

Introducing Ask the Eagle, where I’ll be answering your questions about everything from hunting to butchering to marriage. This week, Levi wants to know what is the longest shot I’ll take on an animal. Have a question of your own? You can write to me asktheeagle@themeateater.com.

A Montana Morning

I occasionally get a little down. Especially on days like this when the weather is lousy, hunting season is many months away, and current events and the corresponding social media is seemingly so divisive. It’s times like these that a hunting story can offer a welcome respite. So if for nothing more than my own benefit, I thought I’d share one – a zoomed in snap-shot of a single morning during my 2016 Montana deer hunt. I hope it can help...

Remi’s Take on Traditional Archery

No modern hunter took up traditional bow hunting because it was the most effective way to hunt. It is about something different. It’s about the joy in the experience. It’s the rush of having no choice but to get really close. It’s the feel of the string in your fingers and a wood bow in your hand. It’s the pure concentration it takes to make a perfect shot, and the overwhelming feeling you experience when it all comes together. I shoot a 55-pound...