Hunting

Jun 159 min read

“Bears Oh My” Montana Spring Bear Hunt 2024

The Spring of 24 was an exciting one for bears. After my mule deer hunt the previous fall in Montana, Sam, my guide and I talked about...

May 165 min read

Two Idaho Bull’s - 2018

In 2016, my wife Amy and I were talking. We were discussing hunting, and I said “I want you to get a wall hanger”, referring to a...

Apr 156 min read

Amy’s Leucistic Cow Elk Hunt 2022

As a birthday gift, my husband generously bought me a cow elk hunt on private land in the mountains of southeastern Idaho. This would be...

Mar 164 min read

Flatland to Altitude: Training for Elk Bowhunting

1. Planning and Goals When programming a training routine for elk hunting I recommend utilizing reverse engineering. The three most...

Feb 152 min read

Backcountry Bear Hunting: Preseason Conditioning

Where Exercise Science meets Practical Application... Most guides and backcountry hunters will tell you that the biggest limiting factor...

Jan 66 min read

Montana Muley Rollercoaster (2023)

After hunting for two days in eastern Montana; guide Sam Botz of J&J Guide Service, my father, and my wife decided to try a new spot in a...

Sep 15, 202210 min read

Shoulder Health and Injury Prevention for Bow Hunters (C.A.D. Isometrics)

As a bow hunter I often deal with pesky shoulder aches and pains. For me, sometimes the next day or two after the range, I have an angry...

Aug 15, 20229 min read

Healthy Shoulders for Bow Hunting

Make your next bow hunting season successful using prehabilitation exercises (prevention), rehabilitation exercises strategies’ (if you...

Jul 14, 20225 min read

Bowhunting Fitness

As the CEO of Science of Cardio, I have been personal training clients for over 15 years. Working with many talents and abilities, my...