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Matthew Shane Brown

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Nevadan by choice, and author of Fly Fishing in the 21st Century. He spends most of the year aimlessly driving the West in search of elk, birds, and trout.
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Cortland 444 Peach Double-Taper: Review

  • Matthew Shane Brown
  • May 5, 2026
Cortland 444 Peach Double Taper Fly Line | The Upland Soul
You can spend any amount of money you’d like to on a toilet — anywhere from $100 to several thousand dollars, apparently. All of them serve one essential function, and…
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Quick Tips for a New Muzzleloader Hunter

  • Matthew Shane Brown
  • April 21, 2026
Matthew Shane Brown | Author of "Fly Fishing in the 21st Century"
In the world of Western hunting, many rifle hunters will eventually progress to hunting with a muzzleloader — if for no other reason than hunting opportunities are easier to come…
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Fly Fishing Cold Creek Pond

  • Matthew Shane Brown
  • April 14, 2026
Fly Fishing Cold Creek Pond, by Matthew Shane Brown | The Upland Soul
Somewhere between an hour and an hour and a half outside of Las Vegas (depending where exactly in the city you are and how fast you drive) past the prisons…
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Book Review: “Chukar Culture: Memory, Dogs, Paradox” by Robert McMichael

  • Matthew Shane Brown
  • March 24, 2026
"Chukar Culture" by Robert McMichael | The Upland Soul
While I usually have no difficulty expressing my opinion on things, I’ve somewhat struggled to write this review. Most of the blame for this lies with the fact that I…
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Organize All of Your Hunting, Fishing, and Camping Stuff

  • Matthew Shane Brown
  • February 24, 2026
Plano Waterproof Stowaways | The Upland Soul
I hate clutter, and even more than that, I hate wasting my time. A big source of inefficiencies come from packing and unpacking from a trip, as well as cleaning…
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Cooper Rifles 5200, & SHOT Show 2026 Recap

  • Matthew Shane Brown
  • January 26, 2026
Cooper Arkansas Rifle, Model 5200
I enjoy puttering around SHOT Show each year. The bar for every product in this entire industry is so high now that things that used to be “revolutionary” are now…
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Fly Fishing in the 21st Century

  • Matthew Shane Brown
  • January 6, 2026
Fly Fishing in the 21st Century, by Matthew Shane Brown
Howdy. After three years of writing, one year of editing, four years of re-editing and two years of more editing, I have finally completed my book, Threat Lev Fly Fishing…
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The Two-Holster Solution for Any Hunting or Fishing Trip

  • Matthew Shane Brown
  • December 16, 2025
The Two-Holster Solution for Any Hunting or Fishing Trip.
If you have been in “the game” long enough, you undoubtedly have a bin, drawer, box, or otherwise a stash of holsters. Since holster fitment, comfort, and use-cases are just…
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As Good As Life Gets

  • Matthew Shane Brown
  • November 25, 2025
As Good as Life Gets, Coues Deer Hunting in the Desert
As everyone has heard, the definition of insanity is “doing the same thing over again and expecting different results.” While there’s some obvious comedic value to this aphorism when looking…
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Upland Hunting: Birds, Not Burnout

  • Matthew Shane Brown
  • November 11, 2025
Upland Hunting, Quail Hunting
In most of North America, big game hunting rules above all else. This makes sense, of course, given the great successes of the North American model of wildlife conservation over…
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