Hunting, fishing, and the outdoors, is no stranger to Ed Johnson. Groomed in the outdoors by a grandfather and two uncles, since he was a small child, with a fly rod in one hand, and a bow in the other, Ed has 50 years of bow hunting experience behind him. He has record bow kills in the Safari Club International record books with a collection of some 60 mounts and has taken 17 species with bow in Africa. He has received awards for North America's Top Ten and Goats of the World and Wild Sheep of the World.
He is a member of Safari Club International, Professional Outdoor Media Association (POMA), North American Hunting Club, NWTF, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Ducks Unlimited, Trout Unlimited, ICAST, and retired co-founder and owner of the Bass Pro Crappie Masters All American Tour. Ed still maintains his status as a professional photographer and is an avid freelance writer for numerous outdoor publications. He was featured in several hunting videos with Roger Raglin, and On The Water and In the Woods, with Cody and Cody. He serves on the pro staff and pro staff review board for Commando Hunting Products and is senior adviser and consultant and Trusted Expert Pro Staffer for Trusted Outdoor Gear and OutdoorHub.com
His love for the Ozark whitetail and old tom turkey is still his passion. Ed is quite active in promoting the outdoors and enjoys sharing hunts with others, especially first timers! His mission in life is to expose people, young and old, to this great pastime of hunting and fishing. Each year he takes a group into Ontario for bear hunting and fishing. In a time when it is getting more difficult to get kids exposed to nature, Ed believes all outdoors men and women, can and will play an important role in helping to expose more children to the outdoors. The bottom line….our hunting industry future. Ed has coined the phrase "teach a child to hunt and fish and you will never have to hunt the child"!
How To Hunt Big Whitetail BucksAfter fifty years of serious bow hunting, I have looked back many times at the mistakes and successes I have had during those years hunting big whitetail bucks, especially what I refer to as super bucks. Here in southern Missouri these big bucks are in the 140 to 190 range. Now understand, these southern Missouri [...]
Wolf Hunting: An Exercise in PreparationPacking for me always starts several weeks before the actual trip. I pack and then cull out the items I can actually do without. I concentrate on my hunting clothes to handle any kind of weather. I usually boil water and do some light laundry, especially my hunting clothes. After a long drive to my [...]
Preparing for Wolf Hunting in the Canadian NorthwestEach year in September, I look forward to making another trip up north to one of my favorite wilderness destinations in northwest Ontario. It is a secluded and pristine camp known as Bluffy Lake Lodge. I have hunted and fished there for several years now and always look forward to my return. Having taken several [...]
Pelican Freedom 100X KayakEvery year about this time, when most other winter sports are winding down, I like to take to an Ozark stream for some cold weather floating, especially when there is a good snow on. This year I had the opportunity to try something a little different. I had been contacted by Pelican International, our Canadian [...]
Goal Zero Nomad 13.5 Solar Panel, Sherpa 50 Power Pack and Universal InverterSolar Power Anywhere With as much time as I spend outdoors, I have always wondered why there were not any portable and dependable solar devices that I could rely on to charge my cell phone. Before new technology, my cell phone and laptop were really the only devices I depended on to gather and send [...]
Aimpoint Micro H-1 Red Dot SightOne thing I have learned in my many years of hunting and fishing is that things change (including my eyesight)! Techniques change, equipment changes and we slow down, while everything else seems to be speeding up. Technology has certainly had its effect when it comes to hunting accessories. The improvements in optics are a prime [...]
Wolf Hunting with Ravens and EaglesHaving not hunted wolves previously, I set out to learn as much as I could about this crafty, mysterious creature before I ever left Missouri on my trip to northwest Ontario. There is little information on the actual hunting of the Timber Wolf (or Gray Wolf) other than guide services and trappers throughout North America. [...]
Bluffy Lake Lodge ReflectionsSometimes in life there is an experience that bonds itself to your soul and you want to share it with the rest of the world, perhaps motivating others to step out on a new journey or outdoor experience in their own lives. That was the case with me several years ago. I have traveled to [...]
Bear Hunt Supreme: Bowhunting in the Canadian NorthwestMuch to my pleasant surprise, the bear hunting at Bluffy Lake is not just a big baited barrel and a bare spot that looks like a worn out garbage dump. As I traveled by boat for 12 miles up the White Mud River and watched the channel get smaller and the water grass get longer, [...]
