On John Gierach: Trout Bum of the Cosmos
John Gierach died a year ago today, and I guess it’s taken me this long to wrap my mind around some sort of eulogy for him, and for all of…
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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.
The Ross Cimarron: The People’s Fly Reel
Ross Reels has been quietly churning out some of the best fly reels in the world for decades, but for the working angler, it's hard to beat the Ross Cimarron.
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Heat: The Preseason Workup
I am fat from vacation. I am lazy. I am always hot, and do not feel like moving around much. As a person naturally predisposed to grumpiness… I’ve got it…
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A Compelling Case for Percolator Coffee at Camp
Over the last year, I’ve found myself going back through John Gierach’s books. If there are two things one would learn from reading any of them, the first is that…
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Prochrono DLX: The Best Budget Chronograph
Many people live on the periphery of the world of chronographs, as did I for many years. But this all changed when I drew a muzzleloader elk tag in my…
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The Nemo Hornet – Still The Greatest 1p Tent
I bought my Nemo Hornet one-person tent back in 2021. Since then, I’ve spent three to four weeks each year living out of it, everywhere from the Sonoran cactus fields…
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Diamond D Alaska Hunter Hip Holster
The Diamond D Alaska Hunter Hip Holster (try saying that three times fast) is an excellent choice for serious hunting and fishing endeavors in rough country.
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Winchester Model 70 – Workhorses
I am an absolute sucker for the Model 70 in any form (well, maybe aside from the push-feed stuff). Wood stocks, glass stocks, stainless, blued, long barrel, short barrel, standard…
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Every Colt Anaconda Holster on the Market
I’ve seen a large amount of folks on the forums debating holster options for their new-production (and old) Colt Anaconda. As a somewhat specialized (and humongous) firearm, you generally can’t…
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The Marble and the Sculptor
“Man cannot remake himself without suffering, for he is both the marble and the sculptor.“ I am not sure where I first heard this quote by Alexis Carrel, but as…
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