On this page you are going to see bits and pieces from all parts of the day to day stuff that goes into making a TV show. Sometimes you'll get a on location report other times the latest trip to the sport store or range. Who knows where this will go but we hope you enjoy it! Rich & T.J.
Home 2007
July 2008 Crocodile Bay Resort Costa Rica
For the first time in a couple years we have fishing back on the show. Sandi and I chose big game fishing in Costa Rica for its incredible weather and sterling reputation for big fish and plentiful numbers of fish.
Sandi and a Cuberra Snapper.
One of many Rooster fish we caught fishing inshore. Incredible battlers!
Sandi and a 120 pound sailfish. In total we fished 1 day inshore and 4 days offshore. We caught Marlin to 300 pounds and hooked and fought larger fish. One day we took off from fishing to enjoy the world class spa and an eco tour zip lining through the jungle canopy. Crocodile Bay Costa Rica is a fabulous vacation spot and the staff are first class. It especially impressed me that we were met at every turn by staff. Whether coming or going Crocodile Bay made sure we were transported from airport to hotel and back. They even provided transportation between airports!May & June 2008 Alberta Spring Bear
Straight from our New Zealand plane we drove over to Argyll Motor Sports in Edmonton and picked up our new 2008 Argo Avenger 750 EFI and headed to the woods bear baiting.
For a review on what's new with the Avenger check out this 2008 Avenger EFI.Nothing compares with an Argo when it comes to hauling the thousands of pounds of bait required to run a dozen 
bear baits.Sandi and I renewed old baits from last year and set up several new for this year, even floated a couple of beaver dams to set up baits in untouched areas.All to no avail. We had small bears coming in on the trail cams and a huge number of sows with cubs but only one decent boar.
we sat the baits right to last day of the season hoping for a good bear to wander in but no success. Hopefully we can get on some bear in oats crops this fall and use some tags.
April 2008 North Island New Zealand
Sandi and I found our way back to the incredible green hills of Kanuka Wilderness Hunting situated just east of the town of Palmerston North near the south end of the island. The weather this trip was gorgeous and we enjoyed beautiful blue skies and 20 C plus days. Now that is great hunting weather!
Sandi was first up to hunt, (when isn't she?!?) and she lead us on three merry stalks for a beautiful fallow buck. The fallow were just wrapping up their rut and were pretty mobile which can make for difficult hunting especially when packing a camera with you. We saw some huge bucks but they never stayed out where we could put a stalk on them. Two we watched bed and lost sight of as we trekked through the ravines and forest only to pop up where they were to find empty beds. Such is hunting.
We took to sitting on some pretty spectacular cliff ledges during the warm part of the afternoon and from one at Ferrari Lookout I made a great shot cross canyon for my fallow buck. The second victim of the Icon in 30 T/C.
Not to be outdone Sandi made a great 240 plus yard shot two mornings later while lying in the dew soaked grass to anchor here great stag. Once again the 30 T/C did a spectacular job. Sandi's heart shot stag managed two faltering steps and plummeted over the edge of a gorge and in spectacular fall broke a hind leg. He was dead where he landed but as we were enjoying here beautiful trophy, I commented on how something smelled bad and at that point Shane our guide exclaimed "Bugger! Look here!" Not 20 yards from Sandi's stag a monster stag had slipped on the precarious hillside trail and had hung himself backwards by his great antlers from a Kanuka tree. The terrible story was there for viewing and the poor bugger didn't have a good end at all.
Bit a bit. Similar to our large burrs the beggar crumbles to the touch into a multitude of near impossible to remove seeds. 
Bastard Grass. It looks similar to red top or rye grass here but let a seed come in contact with a hair and you are in for an unpleasant pull as the specially evolved hooks won't let go of the hair and it takes quite a tug to get the seed loose of the stem. 
Lawyer Vine. I love these names! It is pretty obvious where the name comes from, cause if it gets its hooks into you it don't let go.
My stag in the Avenger from Blair's . My first animal killed with the new T/C Triumph. Believe it or not one box of Hodgdon pellets cost $110.00!Sandi and I took these two fine rams on the same day, mine at 142 yards with the Triumph and Sandi's at 220 with the Icon.
For giggles Sandi and I carried the sheep to the Argo in the traditional Kiwi style where you turn the animal into its own back pack. Very comfortable but a little messy.
New Zealand was hard to leave once again, the people and the country are so welcoming they
must have strict immigration laws in place to stop being over run by newcomers. Be sure to watch
New Zealand was hard to leave once again, the people and the country are so welcoming they
must have strict immigration laws in place to stop being over run by newcomers. Be sure to watch the Outdoor Quest in 2009 for all the new hunts.
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