SLAM OUTDOORS: KOLOB

Mission Statement

With the expanded use of social media today, it is easy to look at others' lives and wish you were them. There are a handful of fortunate individuals who get to hunt and fish for a living. There are others who's circumstances allow them to spend more time in the outdoors than most. The truth is.. the majority of us are average people. Average men and women who do the best we can with what we have. For us, every hunt is public land. Every hunt is DIY. We will most likely never own a Yeti, our Igloos will have to do. Never look down range through the lens of a Swarovski or wear anything adorned with the Sitka logo. We will never have a hunting magazine, never be the stars of our own hunting show, become prostaff members, or receive free gear. We have a limited number of days off each year, and limited funds to spend. This does not however crush our spirit or curb our enthusiasm for the great outdoors. We will take every opportunity we get to enjoy the Streams, Lakes and Mountains.

We do not criticize those more fortunate than us. Our hope is to appeal to hunters just like us. Those with limited time, limited assets, limited resources, marginal gear, yet, 100% passion.

Sunday, September 23, 2012

KOLOB

This Thursday, I got invited up to my good friend L.J. Benson's 1200 acre ranch on Kolob Mt. We threw some cokes in a cooler and headed out of town. My phone was dead since right after we got there but managed to take a couple shots. Fall was in the air folks and all the oaks were turnin red. From the minute I stepped out of the truck, we had elk buglin'. There aren't too many better sounds than that.

His place is up above the Kolob Fingers.. here's the view:

well.... for some reason, I have a hard time uploading pics and videos from my phone sometimes. I HAD another sweet pic of their cabin. It sits up in a clearing with real life grass in front of it. I has a nice kitchen, living room bedroom and bathroom downstairs and a little loft upstairs. It has power and running water. I also had a video of us throwing fish food out in their spring fed stocked pond. They stocked it a couple years ago. When we threw the food in, it was like the water came alive. I caught one on literally every cast including a couple 16 inchers. Those suckers will be huge in a few years. Anyway, sorry for the lack of footage but it was a great day off and a good chance to get up in the mountains. And, L.J, if you see this, I'd be glad to be invited back up anytime!