“There are great wild places all over the globe. Far more than the climate change panic-ers, animal rights nuts and radical political ecological activists would have you believe. Alaska is incredibly vast and wild, almost beyond comprehension. It has to be seen to be understood. Understanding the vastness and primal wildness of Alaska is life-changing, […]
Alaska, Just One of the Last Frontiers Read More »
EUREKA, Montana – I could hardly believe my eyes when I parked the rental car and stood on the gravelly brow of the Tobacco River in northwest Montana. Before me, the Tobacco twisted and poured its way hurriedly past fallen firs and balsams, rocks and boulders. Pockets of dark water in the twists and turns
Rocky Mountain Trout Adventure Read More »
In my first installment on building a custom rifle, I had sourced a donor Remington 700 in 7mm RM, a Hart SS barrel and an AG Composites carbon fiber stock. My initial intent was to use the SS action from the donor gun for the custom project, as I have done so many times before.
Custom Rifle Build Part 2 Read More »
When it comes to outdoors gear, bow-hunting gear in particular, I’m slow to change. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. I’m also very picky about the gear I choose to start off with. Some might say that I obsess over all the fine details. I know that when it comes to the details, I
Mathews Triax….a Game Changer! Read More »
This winter, after the final day of deer season, I did what I do every year, for the last 40 years. I take a Saturday morning to organize and take stock of my hunting gear before storing it away for the year. Things get fixed, sewn, sharpened and cleaned as needed. Batteries are removed from
Traditional Archery Read More »
I’m not always a fan of technological advancements and new ideas. Some seem ill conceived or forced. Solutions to non-existent problems are everywhere you look. Some threaten to throw a wrench into the complex mechanism that is the global economy and our constitutional republic. There is no shortage of harebrained ideas born of what some
Breathable Boot Foot Waders Read More »
There’s something about a good knife that is so satisfying. Most guys my age received their first knife as a boy, usually from their dad or grandfather. We would never venture out of the house without at least a pocket knife in tow. That included school, church or even baseball practice. There were so many
Perfect Things – Knives Read More »
‘Twas a fitting farewell to the last hour of bird hunting in central Iowa. Not a minute from the truck, we were into the thick of things. My little Brittany, Shorty, climbed a steep embankment on the edge of a gravel road and slammed on the brakes. He stood there for ten, fifteen seconds –
Pheasants Aplenty in Iowa 2018 Read More »
Four days of hunting. Four limits of wild rooster pheasants. It’s not an easy feat by any stretch of the imagination, but my pals and I from Michigan had a few things going for us when we made the big drive to North Dakota. We weren’t on a game farm or a pheasant ranch. The
Freelance Wing-shooting Out of State Style Read More »
East Central, North Dakota. ‘Twas a sight seldom seen in Michigan. As we drifted over a small rise in the landscape, a pair of pheasants drifted out of the vast prairie and into a cattail slough the size of a soccer field. Our truck slammed on the brakes as we watched the spectacle unfold. The