Choosing the right flies or lures is imperative to any successful fishing trip. When it comes to chasing bonefish on the flats, here are a few easy rules you should follow: Match the bottom For the most part, you want the body of your fly to match the color of...
Consultant’s Corner with Wyatt Bowles: Beginner Tips for Setting Trail Cameras
Trail cameras have become super popular in the hunting world over the last decade. They are both a fun and useful tool in helping with hunter’s success. In this article I’m going to go over a few quick tips to hopefully help you get better pics on your cameras this...
Consultant’s Corner with Caleb Sutton: Mule Deer Hunting in the Rut
WTA Consultant Caleb Sutton shared with us some tips on hunting muleys in the rut. 1. Scouting Deer Pre-season scouting is critical to success; knowing particular travel corridors and travel routes will help you out in a big way when the deer start rutting hard. Knowing doe groups are (even...
Consultant’s Corner with Jordan Christensen: Late Season Rifle Elk Hunts
Why should you hunt elk late in the rifle season? WTA Consultant Jordan Christensen has some reasons why and how you should tackle the late season rifle elk hunts. 1. Why these are great Late season rifle elk hunts often get overlooked, and whether you are building points in the...
Consultant’s Corner with Frank Cole: International Travel Tips
Frank Cole travels abroad as much as he can, and he gave us some great tips on how to make the most out of your international hunts. 1. Sign up for government travel programs TSA PreCheck is available through the US Department of Homeland Security gets you through the security...
Consultant’s Corner with Eric Pawlak: Always Carry a Camera Afield
WTA's TAGS Manager, Eric Pawlak, passed along some insights on why you need to take a camera with you to the field and how you can ensure you don't lose those photos later. Preserving your trophy with a quality photograph is so very important. A good snapshot is often better than...
Consultant’s Corner with Jason Berger: Taking the Best Trophy Photograph
Capture your trophy big game to share with others for a lifetime! Jason Berger, Senior OA Consultant, gave us some great tips to help you take the best photograph or album's worth of trophy pictures possible in the field. 1. Pre-Trip Organization For most of us, hunting and fishing...
Consultant’s Corner with Nathan Mrnak – Archery: Shooting Straight
Archery: Shooting Straight WTA’s Director of Operations, Nathan Mrnak, shared with us some tips on how to shoot a bow with more finesse and to hit the target dead-on. Practice the way you hunt Put on all of the gear you wear in the field when you’re shooting. Also, practice...
Consultant’s Corner with Wyatt Bowles: Field Judging Antelope
As I just returned from a successful Pronghorn Antelope hunt in Nevada, field judging antelope is fresh on my mind. Hunting pronghorn antelope is a super fun but challenging. These critters can be extremely hard to field judge. I have a few helpful tips for you that I learned both in the field...
Consultant’s Corner with Travis Baker: How to Tip? How Much?
Tipping: What's Appropriate? Probably the hardest part of your trip will be figuring out what is appropriate to plan to bring to tip. We're always happy to help you figure out your target range when you book, but most of the questions we get fall into these categories. 1. How...
Consultant’s Corner with Caleb Sutton: Early Season Whitetail Deer
5 Tips to Improve Your Odds Taking Early Season Whitetail Deer Scouting Locations: Utilizing aerial photos to predict pinch points, travel corridors, food sources, and water sources to find early season whitetail deer. Use a tool like OnXmaps to make sure you are on public land or have the proper...
Consultant’s Corner with Jordan Christensen: Glassing Western Big Game
5 Tips for Glassing Western Big Game WTA Consultant Jordan Christensen passed along some great tips for improving your glassing and ultimately finding better trophies! Use the Right Gear Quality optics and a tripod are the only pieces of equipment that a hunter can purchase that will immediately make him...
