The bald eagle has long been considered a symbol of strength and freedom. In 1787, it was officially adopted as the emblem of the United States of America. Today, an eagle was observed right after harvesting its prey. Its talons were clinging tightly to a rabbit, as it soared off into the sky. #Symbols #USA #Inauguration2017 #Trump45 #MAGA

Our Buck-Horn Lodge family, for generations, has taken pride in fostering lifelong customers and friends, just like father and son, Jim & Jim Jr. This past October 2016 was special, as it marked their 30th year in a row of coming to the lodge. From bow hunting in the pursuit of bucks, to shotgun hunting turkey, along with fishing right from the riverbank of their cabin in the East Branch of the Delaware River, or on a lake on our bass boat, family quality time has been spent with memories made that will be cherished a lifetime. We thank them for their friendship, loyalty, and business, and look forward to many more years to come!

While heading to one of our predator hunting grounds, my wife and I came across this majestic bird of prey. A barred owl (Strix varia,) was perched high in a tree above us. It too, was on a New Year’s Day hunt as in the snow all around us, contained fresh rodents’ tracks. Happy hunting our friend!  Wishing you all a happy, healthy, & prosperous New Year. Thanks for all the love and support!

Tug’s Wild Game Kitchen, is filled with the aroma of fresh, flavorful, and healthy, organic meat. On the left we have his succulent bacon bear cheeseburgers with jalapeño ketchup and jalapeño mustard. 🍔 Featured in the photograph on the right, is juicy grilled venison loin cutlets, on a bed of cauliflower and bacon mash. At the Fifield’s house, wild game is always on the menu!

This past weekend, we had the pleasure of having Joseph and Shawn for semi-guided rifle hunts. We’ve truly been blessed to work with some of the best sportsmen there is in the country! These two men from their demur to their skills, represented this demographic of talent fully. The bucks with three on one side didn’t cross paths with them. Joseph saw a 3 point, a spike horn, and a bunch of doe. They both saw flocks of turkey. Joseph was pumped up with all the turkey activity and will be back in the spring to go after a gobbler. Shawn will be back next year to lay the smack down on a big ‘ol buck.

Young Jim dropped the hammer on a nice 8pt. at the Buck-Horn Lodge this morning. Congratulations, buddy! 👍

The final chapter has come to an end with the one we call, “Moose.” When the rumors swirled of Moose being harvested, people came by to pay their respects to this legend. What a final chapter it was, as Tom Jr., Jimmy Jr., Jake, and I tracked him in the deep snow and then waded through the East Branch, of the Delaware River where we caught up to him on the island. As I squeezed the trigger, I knew it was meant to be, that Moose would be coming home. All of this would not be possible, as he crossed two land owners and we can’t thank them enough for granting us permission ahead of time to access their properties in pursuit of Moose. A HUGE THANK YOU goes out to Kelly, Warren, and Emily for representing the meaning of small town America, where neighbors help each other out. The second photograph from the top is of our Siberian Huskies, Chili and Dakota, showing their approval of their dad’s harvest. The first trail camera photo on the left is Moose in 2016 and the second on the right is him in 2015.

For New York State’s Southern Zone’s opening weekend of rifle we welcomed Josh and his two sons Justin and Cole. The weather around here changed drastically from one day to the next. Saturday, it was 65 degrees and we were hunting in t-shirts. Sunday’s temperature dropped to 33 degrees with at least six inches of snow. Even with these extreme conditions, they almost were able to fill out that buck tag. Unfortunately, the doe that it was chasing wouldn’t stop for them to pull off the shot. We salute Josh and thank him for his service as he’s an United States Army Veteran. We look forward to having him and his boys back next year!

This weekend we welcomed bow hunters Ross, Greg, and Chris for some prime time, rut time, hunting! The men all saw quality shooter bucks, but the doe they were chasing didn’t stick around long enough. Chris and Greg are brothers who enjoyed spending some bro time together pursuing whitetails. Ross had a heart pounding moment when he saw a huge rack appear, but to no avail, as it was busy hound dogging the females around the woods. We are looking forward to these awesome guys returning next year, as they were real close to bagging some bone!