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5 Tips For Scouting High-Country Bucks

5 Tips For Scouting High-Country Bucks

SG’s Zack Boughton has been putting in work in muley country ahead of his September hunt. He dropped some knowledge on five tips for scouting high-...

Stone Glacier World Headquarters

In spring 2022, the Stone Glacier team left our original headquarters and moved a few miles west into a brand new 16,000-square foot facility in he...

Sharpening a Hunting Knife with Bladesmith Josh Smith

Montana Knife Company’s Josh Smith explains how to sharpen your hunting knife, and it’s easier than you think.

Load Cell vs. Load Shelf

The strategy for creating a pack with an internal Load Cell was simple: pursuing alpine prey takes hunters to the fringes of where man can wander o...

Our Best Bowhunting Packs

Stone Glacier's Andrew Whitney walks us through his favorite packs for chasing antelope, mule deer, and elk with a bow.

Building A Comp Gun - Part 2 The Build

Author / Zack Boughton, SG CONTENT DIRECTOR In Part 1 of this series we discussed component selection for a new gun build. If you haven't read that...

Building A Comp Gun - Part 1 Selecting Components

Author / Zack Boughton, SG CONTENT DIRECTOR Building a new gun is flat out addictive. Never before have we had more options when it comes to build...

What is a Base Layer? Merino vs. Synthetic

There was a time when cotton long johns, a t-shirt, a pair of blue jeans, and a Carhart® jacket were the norm for western big game hunting. Now, ho...

How to Find Shed Antlers (plus, the gear that will get you there)

We’re not here to tell you all the wonderful reasons why you should hunt sheds. If you already brave the tick-laden hills in the spring, then you k...

Five Tips for Spring Bear

Like most people, spring is a time of year that I cherish. Temperatures start to climb, pushing the snow out of the valleys and slowly back up the ...

Five ways to build a better arrow

Archery hunting is a lifestyle for some, and a hobby for others. No matter where you stand regarding how seriously you take it, it is supposed to ...

Connecting the Dots in Goat Country

The Rocky Mountain Goat Alliance uses backcountry volunteers to conduct goat surveys in a classic example of citizen science. Biologists use those ...

Four steps to perfect homemade jerky

Making jerky is easier than you might think. All you need is a chunk of meat, a dehydrator and a solid marinade. If you take your animal to a proc...