by Pursuit | Jun 17, 2025 | Fishing
I went to Lake Granby chasing a legend—a monster lake trout that lives in my head more than anywhere on a map. Spring is when the big ones move shallow, when the water’s just barely soft enough to fish, and when you’ve got your best shot at a true giant. So I loaded the boat in the dark, fingers stiff in the cold, heart already racing.
By sunrise, I was drifting over a rocky flat in 40 feet, working a green Ned Rig jig with the kind of focus that comes only when you know what could be down there. The screen lit up—big marks, slow-moving arcs hugging bottom. I felt that old familiar jolt of adrenaline. One of them had to be it.
All morning, I hooked fish—good ones, thick and mean—but not the one. Not the freight train I came looking for. I could feel it, though. Every time I dropped down, I imagined the rod folding, the drag screaming, the battle I’ve played out in my head a hundred times.
But the ghost never showed.
That’s the thing about chasing trophy lakers—most days, you don’t win. You cast and jig and pray and watch your screen like a hawk, and the lake keeps her secrets. Still, I’ll be back. Because one of these early mornings, the legend’s going to make a mistake. And I want to be there when it happens.
by Pursuit | May 8, 2025 | Inside Pursuit
For generations, hunters, anglers, and outdoor lovers have felt the same frustration: seeing the rolling hills of public land just beyond a fence line—close enough to touch, but impossible to reach. Millions of acres meant for everyone sat locked away, landlocked behind private properties, out of reach for all but a few.
Sam Seeton was one of those people. A lifelong outdoorsman and passionate advocate for public lands, he knew something had to change. That’s why today, from the heart of Wyoming, Seeton and his team at Infinite Outdoors are tearing down those invisible fences with a bold new program: Access Granted.
Officially launched on May 7, 2025, Access Granted is the first initiative of its kind, designed to give everyday people legal, walk-in access to public lands that had been locked away for decades. By partnering with private landowners and conservation-driven outdoor brands like HUSH and Primos, Infinite Outdoors is unlocking thousands of acres of BLM land, state land, and national forest — and they’re doing it at no cost to the public.
“For decades, there’s been a lot of talk about the problem — about why so much public land remains off-limits,” Seeton says. “We decided to be the ones who finally do something about it.”
The problem is staggering. While the United States boasts over 640 million acres of public land, nearly 16 million acres are stranded, surrounded by private property and legally inaccessible. That’s 16 million acres of lost opportunity for hunters seeking their first deer, families looking for a quiet place to camp, or anglers chasing trout in hidden streams.
Infinite Outdoors had already made waves when it launched in 2020, often described as the “Airbnb for outdoorsmen,” connecting sportsmen to more than a million acres of private lands across 16 states. But Access Granted goes even further: it builds legal easements across private lands, funded by Infinite Outdoors’ Access+ membership program and corporate partners, and opens those routes freely to the public.
Landowners are fairly compensated, outdoor brands help fuel the effort, and the public gets something back that always should have been theirs — a clear path to the wild.
And Seeton and his team didn’t stop at just creating access. At every step, they placed conservation front and center. In partnership with the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, Infinite Outdoors assigns professional biologists to work with every participating landowner, ensuring that wildlife populations stay healthy and harvest levels are sustainable. It’s a model where access and stewardship go hand-in-hand.
“Access Granted is one of the most important programs I’ve ever seen for the future of hunting and outdoor recreation,” says Casey Butler, founder of HUSH. “It’s not just about access — it’s about doing it the right way.”
The first major project under Access Granted is already underway. Near the small town of Kaycee, Wyoming, a 600-acre parcel known as Andrus Draw now serves as a gateway to more than 40,000 acres of landlocked BLM land. To celebrate, Infinite Outdoors has teamed up with the Mule Deer Foundation to launch a wildlife-friendly fencing project, and they’re inviting the public to join them for a volunteer day on June 7.
And this is just the beginning. So far, nearly a dozen properties across Wyoming and Colorado have joined the Access Granted initiative, unlocking over 45,000 acres — an area larger than 60 square miles — for hunters, campers, anglers, and families alike.
Standing on a hillside overlooking one of these newly opened lands, Seeton is clear about the stakes: “This land was always meant to be for all of us. We’re just making sure that promise is kept.”
As Access Granted grows, it’s offering something rare — not just more places to explore, but a renewed connection between people and the land. It’s a vision where public land truly means public, and where the next generation of outdoor enthusiasts can roam a little freer.
Explore the newly opened lands or find out how you can be part of the movement at infiniteoutdoorsusa.com.
by Pursuit | May 1, 2025 | Hunting
We set out that morning with turkey calls in our pockets and high hopes in our hearts. Spring was just starting to hit full bloom, and the gobblers were supposed to be plentiful. The sun had just begun to spill gold over the rolling hills when we crested a rise and stopped short.
There, draped across a boulder like a relic from another age, lay the remains of a longhorn, its massive horns curling skyward like frozen smoke. The carcass, half-consumed by time and weather, seemed to hum with a strange energy — as if it wasn’t just bones and hide we were looking at, but a story the land itself was trying to tell.
We forgot about the turkeys.
In the quiet of the morning, we could almost hear the echoes: hooves pounding the earth, cowhands shouting across the plains, campfires crackling under the stars. This place had been alive with movement and purpose once, long before it became a backdrop for our hunt. Now, if you slowed down enough — if you listened — you could catch glimpses of that life, still drifting on the breeze.
We never did find any turkeys that day. But we found something else: a reminder that the land holds more than just game. It holds memory, mystery, and a kind of quiet reverence for those who take the time to notice.
Sometimes, you go looking for one thing and find another. And sometimes, that’s exactly what you need.
by Pursuit | Apr 23, 2025 | Hunting
There’s a special kind of stillness in the woods before dawn. The world is dark, quiet, and full of promise. Spring turkey season means 3:30 AM wake-up calls, questionable gas station coffee, and group texts that start with “You up?” and end with “I forgot my gloves.”
Most years, it’s me and two buddies, stumbling around in the dark like caffeinated ninjas, trying not to wake the whole forest. Someone always trips over a root. Someone always forgets a call. One year, someone brought decoys but left his shotgun in the truck. That’s the kind of crack team we run with.
But once we get past the groggy jokes and get into position, things settle down. We hike in quietly, boots brushing through the forest floor, trying to beat the gobblers coming down from the roost. The first gobble of the morning is like a starter’s pistol—echoing through the hollows and setting our hearts racing. That’s when the whisper-banter starts.
“That bird’s hot—he’s gonna fly down right on top of us.” Me: “You said that last time, and he ghosted you harder than your high school prom date.” He snorts into his sleeve trying not to laugh loud enough to spook everything in a 200-yard radius.
We get serious when it counts (well, mostly), calling softly, waiting for a response, watching the woods come alive. Sometimes the toms come in strutting like they own the place. Other times, they strut away like they’ve got a better offer down the ridge. Turkeys are like that—beautiful, unpredictable, and maddeningly aloof.
But when it all clicks—when you coax that gobbler in, inch by inch, until he’s finally in range and you take the shot—it’s pure electricity. The kind of moment you talk about over a tailgate breakfast, grinning ear to ear, covered in camo and leaf litter, swapping the story of the morning like it’s already a legend.
The bird is a trophy, sure. But the laughs, the early morning struggle, the shared silence and sudden chaos of a hunt—that’s the real reason we’re out here. Spring turkey season isn’t just a hunt. It’s a reunion. A ritual. And, honestly, the only time of year it feels perfectly normal to cheer at 6:30 AM in the middle of the woods while hugging two grown men in full camouflage.
by Pursuit | Apr 18, 2025 | Inside Pursuit
One of our favorite wild turkey recipe’s is smoked turkey breast. Here’s a simple recipe to try:
Ingredients:
• 1 wild turkey breast
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoons poultry seasoning
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 tablespoon black pepper
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder
Instructions:
1. Preheat your smoker to 225°F (110°C).
2. Rinse the turkey breast and pat it dry with paper towels.
3. Rub the olive oil all over the turkey breast, making sure to cover it evenly.
4. Mix the poultry seasoning, salt, black pepper, and garlic powder in a small bowl.
5. Rub the seasoning mixture all over the turkey breast, making sure to cover it evenly.
6. Place the turkey breast on the smoker rack, making sure there is enough space for the smoke to circulate around the meat.
7. Smoke the turkey breast for 2-3 hours, or until the internal temperature reaches 165°F (74°C).
8. Remove the turkey breast from the smoker and let it rest for 10-15 minutes before slicing and serving.
Note: Make sure to follow all safety guidelines for handling and cooking wild game. It’s important to fully cook wild turkey to ensure it’s safe to eat.
