Buffleheaded Rascal
The tang of seawater stings my lips with the jet sled bobbing behind me in the tide. In it, my fifty-year-old Remington nestled among the decoys and shell bags. If…
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Industrial Pheasants
“This is it?” Billy asked as we drove down a gravel road past a row of about a dozen other vehicles. We were arriving at Denman Wildlife Area, a 1,800-acre…
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As Good As Life Gets
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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Moose Myths, Many Men, and Mayhem
No self-respecting big game hunter gives away his favorite areas, right? In my case, the answer is, “Well, maybe.” When thinking about hunting with my old friend, Tom, the answer…
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Upland Hunting: Birds, Not Burnout
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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Fishing Trip Efficiencies
I love fishing. And hunting. And camping in general. I hate packing and unpacking the truck after every trip, I hate losing things or not knowing where things are, and…
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Ruger Announces Glenfield Model A, Resurrects Glenfield Firearms
Well, it sure seems like Ruger has been killing it lately… no pun intended. It seems as though they decided restoring Marlin to its former glory wasn’t enough, and they’ve…
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Silver in the Sticks: Tarpon Fishing Off the Grid
Tarpon are one of the most challenging and exhilarating fish to target. It doesn’t matter if you’re dunking a crab along a bridge or stripping a fly in front of…
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Gros Ventre Adventures, Part 3
Welcome to my third installment in a series of stories about my adventures with my friend, Tom, during an elk hunt in the Gros Ventre Mountains of Wyoming. If you…
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Assembling a Bird Dog First Aid Kit
One of the most vital, but frequently neglected, things for an outdoorsman to have in the field is a well-thought-out first aid kit. This goes doubly if you are bringing…
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