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Oct. 30 was my grandson’s 15th birthday, it was also one of my most wild days of emotion, but not because of my grandson’s birthday.
I was up at my cabin in West Field,

Oct. 30 was my grandson’s 15th birthday, it was also one of my most wild days of emotion, but not because of my grandson’s birthday.
I was up at my cabin in West Field,

I was set up in my hunting saddle on a crisp Nov. 4 morning as a light wind blew my scent over the river from a tree that was overlooking a funnel between bedding areas.

December is the exact opposite of March; it comes in like a lamb and goes out like a lion. Or does it?
If the current weather pattern stays the course, we’ll more likely be

Sneaking along the ridge, snow crunched under the young man’s boots. A gust of wind swept right through his coat, chilling him to the bone. He adjusted his collar, pulling it against the cold.

In life, patience is a virtue. In hunting, it’s often a necessity.
Deer hunters know this. Waterfowl hunters do, too. For some reason, a lot of pheasant hunters have missed the memo. This costs

I’m catching the fever. All it took was one snowy February night out with a couple of well-seasoned (and very successful) predator hunters to become infected.
Within 15 minutes of our first stand of

Did you get your deer this year? Most years I can answer yes, but not always. I recall an occasion about 25 years ago when a well-meaning, elderly friend posed that question to me following

When it comes to hunting late-season waterfowl, most hunters’ interests turn to the last of the duck migration. Newly-arriving birds are what waterfowlers dream about. Find yourself in the right place at the right time

All bodies of water have an aroma, distinct and particular, and with them they can brag about the fish they hold.
The oceans’ flavor is sharp with the nose-tingling bite of salt. You’ll find
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