Blue Ridge Bear Hunt
Bear hunting sure has changed here in the southern Appalachians.
An Old Parker Finds New Life
To restore or not, that is the question. How many times have each of us thought about having a fine old gun refinished only to be cautioned that having it reblued or restocked will diminish its value? Several years ago at a small gun show in a church social hall, I...
Fall Float on the Wild Watauga
Trout the hard–and fun–way in fishing’s late season.
Timeless Precision: A 64-Year-Old Model 70
Finding which brand of modern ammo a vintage .257 Roberts prefers.
America’s Best Trout Streams
The middle of the night is a wonderful time to go fishing. No matter how heavy the flow, we can wade to the most advantageous position. Our casts unfurl with uncanny precision, and flies drift wakelessly until the dimpled take. It is then that slashing rainbows,...
Great Guide Not
I owe much of what I know about how, where, and when to fish to great guides. Guides who spend day after day on the same water accompanying myriad clients of varied ability and temperament amass an abundance of knowledge that’s ours for the learning. Most of the time...
New Life for Old Game: Easy, 3-Step Recipes for a Flavorful Meal
If you’re like me, you’ve got game from a hunting trip years ago still shoved in the back of your freezer. Don’t let it go to waste. A decade ago, I arrived home from Ungava with meat from two fine caribou. To store it, I bought an upright freezer....
Giants Of The Earth
A close encounter with a huge grizzly or brown bear can be an unforgettable experience—if you survive to remember it. Come the end of September, there are few places I’d rather be than in Last Chance, Idaho, so named because enlightened lodge owners incorporated a...