Shake N Bake Outdoors

02/11/2026

City Boy thinks he’s in Nottingham Forest…🏹

02/10/2026

Five years later, and my first bow buck still feels the same.

02/09/2026

Step one: tell her she’s beautiful. Step two: show the receipt. 🤞🏻😂

02/09/2026

How cool is this!

Somewhere along Highway 191 in Arizona’s White Mountains, a missed shot turned into a tradition that lasted nearly half a century. What started in the 1970s as one family missing a squirrel and sticking an arrow into a dead ponderosa pine slowly became a quiet challenge passed between bowhunters. How high can you put one? Over the years, arrows stacked up the trunk like notches in time, each one proof that someone stood there, looked up, and decided to try it. No rules, no prizes, no social media, just hunters, curiosity, and a shared place on the landscape. The tree finally came down in a winter storm in 2019, but the story didn’t. Stuff like this is why hunting culture is different.

Stephen Ziegler — Outdoor writer
Great American Outdoor Show | Feb 11–12, 2026

02/08/2026

Hunting didn’t change me overnight. It shaped me slowly.

02/07/2026

Every year I say ‘this is my year.’ Deer season says ‘bet.’ 🤦🏼‍♂️😂

02/05/2026

Always ask follow-up questions. Always. 😂

02/04/2026

Snow said “stay inside.” Arrows said “bet.” 😂

02/04/2026

Smell the earth. Hear the wind. This is what peace sounds like. 🌲🙏🏻

02/04/2026

Doesn’t know where the scissors are, but ask him about his hunting gear and you’ll get coordinates.😂

02/03/2026

She said ‘we’ll see.’ Turns out… we did.

02/01/2026

First hunt essentials: satchel apparently. 😂💀