By Reader Staff Archery season is just around the corner, and local bowhunters of all ages are invited to the Full Draw Fill Tour, which will feature all-new films on Saturday, July 18 at...
Reflections on elk season 2025 By Lyndsie Kiebert-CareyReader Staff “It isn’t feeling very elk-y out here today,” my dad whispered. We stood shoulder-to-shoulder in the trail, rifles in the crooks of our arms and...
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Contributor A couple of days into this year’s rifle hunting season, my husband Alex sent me a photo. The text notification made my heart race. He’d been gone for a...
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff I nearly failed hunter’s ed. At least, that’s what it felt like at the time, as a 9-year-old girl who accidentally let her finger slide inside the trigger guard...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff It was my third sunrise in a row spent hiking up the Hog Back Ridge — an unrelenting rocky incline that affords its visitors an unmatched view of Hope,...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Last Sunday, I found myself at Christ Our Redeemer Lutheran Church for the Blessing of the Hunters. I saw the event online, advertised as a chance to “receive your...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff •Your gas tank should always be at least half full •Never take a phone call during dinner •Pack your rifle with the scope tucked under your armpit These are...
