Western Hunter Magazine March/April 2018 #62 | Page 4

Volume 17 • Issue 2 • MARCH/APRIL 2018 Gear • Tactics • Information • Adventure WHM ADVENTURE Our readers share their best stories 16 20 24 28 36 42 36 46 WHM The Buck Lair ~ Gabby Nielsen Day 14 ~ Chris Pascua The Full Alaskan Experience ~ Matt Haggerty Simple Math ~ Dustin Hunt Seizing the Moment ~ Cameron Hooper My Turn ~ Cody Gray Back to My Roots ~ Auston Butt GEAR • TACTICS • INFORMATION 50 70 74 On the Cover: Gabby Nielsen Publishers Floyd Green, Chris Denham Editor Ryan Hatfield [email protected] Marketing/Advertising Chris Denham [email protected] Dave Bond 602-695-8282 [email protected] Art Direction/Graphic Design Randy Stalcup [email protected] Editorial Staff A Six-Pack of 15’s: 15x Binocular Review ~ Darren Choate Spring Training ~ Chris Denham 54 Hunt Tracker: Playing the System ~ Remi Warren 60 Nate Simmons – Backcountry Editor Remi Warren – Hunting Editor Darin Cooper – Hunting/Technical Editor Fred Eichler – Hunting Editor George Bettas – Hunting/Conservation Editor Darren Choate – Gear Editor Mike Duplan – Hunting Editor Bryan Martin – Hunting Editor Zach Bowhay – Hunting Editor Roy Grace – Bowhunting Editor South Cox – Hunting Editor Tony Bynum – Photography Editor Kristy Titus – Hunting/Nutrition Editor Mark Paulsen – Fitness Editor Colton Bagnoli – Shooting Editor Contributing Writers A Closer Look: Hoyt Carbon RX-1 ~ Darin Cooper WHM 6 8 10 14 64 67 80 4 A Closer Look: Rock River Arms LAR-15 FES Predator 2 ~ Fred Eichler DEPARTMENTS More info for your hunting arsenal The Big Picture Don’t Fence Me In Why We Hunt ~ Ryan Lampers From the Editor ~ Ryan Hatfield Gear & Product Highlights Gear Legends ~ Darren Choate Hunting Horseman ~ George Bettas Western Hunter 84 Predator Hunting ~ Fred Eichler 86 Hunting & Outdoor Photography ~ Tony Bynum 88 Fitness & Nutrition ~ Kristy Titus 94 Field Judging ~ Ryan Hatfield 96 All Tagged Out 98 View from the Mountain ~ Ryan Hatfield Ryan Lampers, Gabby Nielsen, Chris Pascua, Matt Haggerty, Dustin Hunt, Cameron Hooper, Cody Gray, Auston Butt Western Hunter Magazine P.O. Box 11367 Chandler, Arizona 85248 480-993-6972 [email protected] www.westernhuntermagazine.net Western Hunter (ISSN 2573-7910) is published bi-monthly by Western Optics Hunter LLC, 1814 W. Oriole Way, Chandler, AZ 85286. Annual one-year subscription rate is $29.95, cover price is $6.99. Application to mail at periodicals postage price is pending at Chandler, AZ and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER send address changes to Western Hunter, PO Box 11367, Chandler, AZ 85248. Copyright ©2018 Western Optics Hunter, all rights reserved. Printed in the USA www.westernhunter.net