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Featured Articles:

The Man-Eaters of Tsavo  Part 2
By Peter Hathaway Capstick
   

The Erie Jinx
Sometimes you have to lower your standards a bit and catch what you can.
Jerry Dennis

Evolution of the Sporting Dog
The ancient partnership between man and dog.
Tom Davis

One-Eyed Grouse of Maple Run
For days they would pursue the canny bird, only to be outwitted.
S.T. Hammond

Quicksand & Curses
The strange saga of a life saved and a life lost.
Michael Miller as told to Scott T. Longman

Roosevelt Elk Are Different
The author is ill-prepared for the Pacific Northwest’s elusive Roosevelt elk.
Patrick Meitin



A River Reunion
Tranquil summer days of fishing on Alaska’s Nushagak River.
Matt McCormick

Pretty Birds & Ugly Dogs
Krull Lodge offers classic hunts for pheasants and prairie grouse.
Tom Davis

Laissez Les Grand Rouges Rouler
Big reds in the bayou and bigger fish beyond.
Doug Painter

Musk Ox Among the Iwilics
The whaling crew sets out to hunt the Arctic’s wild cattle.
A. Hyatt Verrill

Columns:

First Light:
“You ain’t got to shoot, you jus’ got to go.”
Mike Gaddis

Shotguns
We hunt for the same reason that foxes chase mice . . . because we’re genetically programmed to do it.
Robert Matthews

Legends of the Hunt
The brave young woman handled each close encounter with the same degree of calmness.
John Seerey-Lester

Ramblings
I’m still not sure who was more startled when our trails suddenly crossed.
Michael Altizer

Horizons
From the Ice Age to the Space Age, knives have played a role in our most treasured sporting memories.
Roger Pinckney



Rifles
The M18 is different than Mauser’s Model 98. But what they share is rugged dependability and dead-on accuracy.
Ron Spomer

Art
Sally Maxwell creates grand illusions that bring the feel of wildness to life.
Todd Wilkinson

Destinations
Shooting times (in between the good fishing) at The Preserve at Boulder Hills.
Tom Keer

Gundogs
Legendary dog trainer Al Brenneman promoted a common-sense approach to starting a puppy in the field.
Tom Davis