Aram von Benedikt, writer for Outdoor Life

Aram von Benedikt

Writer

Highlights

  • Enjoys writing about hunting in remote wilderness places.
  • Previous work experience: Western big-game outfitting and guiding, teaching bowmaking, and building presentation-grade Golden Age muzzleloaders.
  • Interests: hunting wilderness elk, old mule deer bucks, and every other kind of big game. Also traditional cowboying, raising good kids, horsemanship, and primitive skills.
  • Expertise includes horse packing, navigating, survival, finding and calling elk, glassing and stalking mule deer, and tracking big game.

 

About

Aram von Benedikt is one of Outdoor Life’s western writers. He has no formal credentials as a writer, only the authenticism born of a life spent in the backcountry and a library of 3,000 books.

Experience

Von Benedikt cut his hunting teeth while following elk, longbow in hand, through dark timber. He has been an outfitter, guide, cowboy, gunsmith, horse-farmer, and bowmaker. In 2014 he started writing for Outdoor Life, and since (under the guiding hands of OL’s editors) has learned the rudiments of wordsmithing. He now freelances for a variety of titles, with his expertise being in backcountry hunting, shooting, and wilderness skills.

Education

Von Benedikt is still attending The School Of Hard Knocks, with a bachelor’s degree in Woodsmanship and several minors including Shooting, Elk Calling, Craftsmanship, and Homesteading.

More from Aram von Benedikt

A Son’s First Solo Hunt, and a Father’s Lesson in Letting Him Go
Big Game Hunting

A Son’s First Solo Hunt, and a Father’s Lesson in Letting Him Go

By Aram von Benedikt

Mike Hirschi Might Be the Greatest Trophy Mule Deer Hunter in America. These Are (Some of) His Secrets
Big Game Hunting

Mike Hirschi Might Be the Greatest Trophy Mule Deer Hunter in America. These Are (Some of) His Secrets

By Aram von Benedikt

400 Legend: Field Testing Winchester’s New Straightwall Cartridge
Ammo

400 Legend: Field Testing Winchester’s New Straightwall Cartridge

By Aram von Benedikt

My Son Killed an Elk at 801 Yards. Here’s Why I’ve Taught Him to Shoot Long Range
Big Game Hunting

My Son Killed an Elk at 801 Yards. Here’s Why I’ve Taught Him to Shoot Long Range

By Aram von Benedikt

Tracking Desert Mule Deer with My Son Is a Vision of the Past, Present, and Future
Big Game Hunting

Tracking Desert Mule Deer with My Son Is a Vision of the Past, Present, and Future

By Aram von Benedikt

Best New Ammo from SHOT Show 2023
Ammo

Best New Ammo from SHOT Show 2023

By Aram von Benedikt

11 Ways to Start Preparing for Your Fall Elk Hunt in the Offseason
Big Game Hunting

11 Ways to Start Preparing for Your Fall Elk Hunt in the Offseason

By Aram von Benedikt

Married to the Game: Becoming a Great Hunter Means Living in the Moment
Big Game Hunting

Married to the Game: Becoming a Great Hunter Means Living in the Moment

By Aram von Benedikt

7 Rules You Must Follow to Punch Your Big-Game Tag on Public Land
Big Game Hunting

7 Rules You Must Follow to Punch Your Big-Game Tag on Public Land

By Aram von Benedikt

Life Lessons from a Mountain Man: “He Taught Me to Hunt. Then He Sent Me on My Way.”
Big Game Hunting

Life Lessons from a Mountain Man: “He Taught Me to Hunt. Then He Sent Me on My Way.”

By Aram von Benedikt

5 of the Best Cartridges for Hunting Western Big Game
Ammo

5 of the Best Cartridges for Hunting Western Big Game

By Aram von Benedikt

The Best New Rifle Ammunition from SHOT Show 2020
Ammo

The Best New Rifle Ammunition from SHOT Show 2020

By Aram von Benedikt

First Look: The Colt Python Revolver
Guns

First Look: The Colt Python Revolver

By Aram von Benedikt

10 Great Rifles for Hunting the West
Big Game Hunting

10 Great Rifles for Hunting the West

By Aram von Benedikt

Top 10 DIY Western Hunts
Big Game Hunting

Top 10 DIY Western Hunts

By Aram von Benedikt

3 Shooting Drills that Will Make You a Better Deer and Elk Hunter
Big Game Hunting

3 Shooting Drills that Will Make You a Better Deer and Elk Hunter

By Aram von Benedikt

10 Great 6.5 Creedmoor Rounds for Hunting, Long Range Target Shooting, and Plinking
Ammo

10 Great 6.5 Creedmoor Rounds for Hunting, Long Range Target Shooting, and Plinking

By Aram von Benedikt

11 Reasons You Need A Tarp In The Backcountry
Backcountry Hunting Gear

11 Reasons You Need A Tarp In The Backcountry

By Aram von Benedikt

5 Iconic Lever-Action Rifles
Guns

5 Iconic Lever-Action Rifles

By Aram von Benedikt

A Once-in-a-Lifetime Hunt for Bison in Utah’s Henry Mountains
Big Game Hunting

A Once-in-a-Lifetime Hunt for Bison in Utah’s Henry Mountains

By Aram von Benedikt