2011 C4C Dove Hunt *CANCELLED* Posted by C4C under EVENTS, HUNTING Unfortunately, due to the last minute changes in the open gate agreement rules, we have no place to hunt doves this year. Another year has gone by, and it's time again for C4C's annual Dove hunt in the Rio Puerco.  We'll see you Saturday (9/3) morning at 5:15 a.m. Don't be late because we will [...] Read the rest of this entry

2011 MARK JONES INVITATIONAL Posted by C4C under EVENTS, HUNTING You are invited! The Mark Jones Invitational Spring Turkey Hunt is on track for Saturday, Apr. 16-17, 2011 in the Pecos Wilderness. Bring your friends, family and co-workers. Read the rest of this entry

2011 C4C Draw Info Potluck Posted by C4C under EVENTS, HUNTING C4C presents the 6th Annual New Mexico Big-Game Hunters Draw Information Potluck at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, Mar. 12, 2011 at Soul Rio Church located at 2003 Southern Blvd SE, Suite 128-131, in Rio Rancho, NM. Read the rest of this entry

2010 C4C Kansas Pheasant Hunt Posted by C4C under EVENTS, HUNTING If you missed it last year, your chance at redemption is here. Once again, we have an opportunity to travel to KS for a weekend in some of the best pheasant country in the US. Read the rest of this entry

GOT A TALE TO TELL? Posted by Jim under HIKING, HUNTING I’m amazed at how my young kids can practically recite stories back to me before they know how to read. Or how they can recall entire scenes from their favorite movies. It becomes immediately apparent that their minds work like little video cameras, recording and learning from every sense they possess. For better or worse. I have to remind myself to be the model of the person I want them to grow up to be every waking moment. Read the rest of this entry

CHILDREN’S OUTDOOR ADVENTURE FOUNDATION Posted by C4C under HUNTING The Children’s Outdoor Adventure Foundation was established in August 2008 to help fulfill the dreams of children with physical disabilities or life-threatening medical conditions. Some of the activities the non-profit foundation offers are camping, fishing, hunting, field trips, train rides, and visits to State and National Parks. Read the rest of this entry

HUNT OF A LIFETIME FOUNDATION Posted by C4C under HUNTING It began with a mother’s determination to make her son’s dream of going on a Canadian moose hunt come true. Tina Pattison’s son Matt was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s disease. Tina knew if she was going to give her son this gift she had little time left. She began by making a call to the Make-A-Wish Foundation only to learn that after intense harassment from animal-rights groups when it granted an Alaskan brown bear hunt, the foundation no longer granted those types of requests. Still Tina would not give up. Read the rest of this entry

BASIC DUCK CALLING Posted by C4C under HUNTING   The key to calling ducks is practice, practice, practice. Good callers learn to master the techniques used to make quacking sounds on a call, but great callers study real ducks in their natural environment and learn to mimic the quack. Volume, tone, rhythm and technique are critical to your success. Before you blow your [...] Read the rest of this entry

CONSTRUCTING A WINNING DUCK CALLING ROUTINE Posted by C4C under HUNTING A solid routine is first created in the imagination with your hunt story unfolding something like this:   You are hunkered down in the duck blind as the sun begins to break over the horizon. A flock of birds lingers on the skyline as you begin to scream for their attention. “Hail” call, “Hail” call, [...] Read the rest of this entry

PROPER FIELD DRESSING OF YOUR GAME Posted by C4C under HUNTING KEEP IT COOL, CLEAN AND DRY 7 Steps For Proper Field Dressing Of Your Game   FIELD DRESSING KIT     Large Ziploc Bag   Bottled Water (2 Liters)   Latex Gloves (2 Pair)   Hand Sanitizer   Moist Towelettes   Dry Rag   2 Sharp Knives   Skinning Knife   Knife Sharpener   Keyhole [...] Read the rest of this entry