Forged in the Wild

02/21/2026

Brad compares the Snowtrekker High Country canvas tent to the Teton spike tent by Reliable Tent & Tipi. This review focuses on the weight and size of each tent, and how those details affect packing into the backcountry with horses.

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12/31/2025

LIMITED RUN custom engraved Forged in the Wild belt buckles - made for hunters who live the lifestyle.

Pre-orders are now open. Lock yours in before this run closes. Your choice of nickel silver, antique brass, or copper (metal colors on second slide). Buckle is 3.75"x2.75".

DM us for inquiries or to place an order.

09/30/2025

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07/13/2025

Full film now streaming on You Tube! Link in bio to view. Like and subscribe to our channel for more hunt films to come, including a 2025 horseback stone sheep hunt.

06/18/2025

Wigwam Flats Ecosystem Enhancement Project "Give Back to Wildlife" volunteer day!! It was great to travel out to the East Kootenays to work alongside members of the FRGC on their annual slashing day. It was a huge success with over 10 hectares of high-value winter habitat cleared and slashed.

All of our tickets sales & raffle earnings from our film premiere on June 28th will be supporting the FRGC Wigwam Project.

Hope to see you all at the film premiere! Thanks to all our awesome raffle donors:



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Anyone interested in helping out with boots on the ground, or through donation, can reach out to Kevin Marasco at [email protected]

02/10/2025

12/28/2024

We are wrapped! The last day of filming is complete. I thought grinding in the mountains for 14 days was hard…until I had to sit in front of a couple cameras for nearly 4 hours for this interview segment 😂

Now on to editing with the film slated to be ready in early 2025.

12/28/2024

This is a post to appreciate the people in our lives that have dedicated their time and energy towards helping us achieve our goals and aspirations.

For me that person is Wayne Donald.
Since I was a kid, he has been the single-most influential person in my life, when it comes to pursuing my passions of horses, hunting, and the backcountry. Though we don’t share the bonds of blood, he has always treated me as such, and he has never made me feel like I was an inconvenience.
As a true horsemen and packer, Wayne has braved all there is to face in the Rocky Mountains, and his lessons to me on the trade are invaluable. And although Wayne was one of the more accomplished elk hunters in the East Kootenays in his time, I have actually come to learn more from him in our recent years together, where he has tried to slow me down, and have me focus on all of the finer things that the experience of hunting on horseback has to offer. It’s with all of these lessons, that I feel honoured to have been schooled under his teachings, as they have helped form the hunter, and the horseman that I am today.

Wayne - although 20 years of age separates us, and at times your body and your mind have conflicting thoughts on whether you are going to follow me on any given day into the mountains, I want you to know that you are still my favourite hunting partner, and there isn’t another person I’d rather share a horse trail with. Here’s to many more years of kicking up dust on the back of a good horse.
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Wayne Donald

12/19/2024

Here’s the first look at our official trailer for our hunt film, which will debut in early 2025. We are really excited to not only air this on but to also take this to North American hunting film festivals next year!

11/27/2024

One of my greatest hopes is for all three of my boys to inherit a passion for horses and backcountry hunting. Nothing would make me more proud than watching them follow in my footsteps and become outdoorsmen with great respect for all big game animals as well as the horses that take them into the mountains.

11/25/2024

I couldn’t think of a better way to wrap up our 2024 hunting season, than enjoying a family trip for whiteys. Mild temps, lots of snow, and deer running around everywhere, set the stage for the harvest of Minn’s first whitetail buck. Pretty awesome to see her fill two deer tags in her first year of hunting.
Also notable, was my oldest son’s desire to join us on his first hunting trip, and his determination to keep up with us every step of the way.

Although the pace of the trip was a lot slower than my typical horse-hunts, my appreciation for the moments and memories have it measuring as high as any other this year. I look forward to spending more time in camp with family next year.