A Hippo For Christmas

A Hippo For Christmas

“I wanna hippopotamus for Christmas…only a hippopotamus will do….” Those lyrics kept running through my mind as I stowed gear in Omujeve Safari’s Ivory Camp on the backwater banks of the Kwando River in Namibia’s Zambezi Strip. The comfortable en-suite tent would...
Home Coming Whitetails

Home Coming Whitetails

The rustle of fallen white oak leaves littering the ground 30 feet below demanded my immediate attention. There, patches of brown moved. A deer! Heartbeat racing! Breathing? I am not certain I even took a breath.  A solid hour before first light and under the cover of...
Best Hunting Advice – No Excuses

Best Hunting Advice – No Excuses

I am often asked a simple question from hunters of all ages and skill, “What is your best hunting advice?” “Did you see anything this afternoon?” questioned a camo-shirted hunter, while I was filling my pickup with diesel.  Before I could respond he added. “I didn’t...
Redemption – Finally, One for the Books!

Redemption – Finally, One for the Books!

Larry Weishuhn recalls how he redeemed himself from the buck that got away.   Of all places!  The biggest whitetail buck I have ever seen was standing 50 yards off of Highway 2 between Edmonton to Athabasca.  He was huge of body and antler — wide, tall, massive —...
Mayan Ruins – Campeche Brocket

Mayan Ruins – Campeche Brocket

It was hot. Horribly hot. Well over the century mark. Humidity approached the saturation point. I hate the heat! I have even less tolerance for high humidity! But there I was in the midst of both! The only stirred breeze came from the overhead slow circulating fan in...
Desert Dreams

Desert Dreams

It was a dream come true working with desert bighorns for research, and soon my dream of taking a bighorn ram would be realized. Less than 75 yards away the desert bighorn ram was indeed going down! As he faltered, I took off running. The ram staggered and fell. I...
Long Range Hunting Accuracy

Long Range Hunting Accuracy

Long range hunting accuracy means the maximum distance at which you can consistently place bullets within a 6-inch circle. Here’s why. Long range hunting has certainly become vogue in the past few years. Frankly, I have mixed feelings. To me, there is hunting...
Guns and Loads for Handgun Hunting

Guns and Loads for Handgun Hunting

Hunting with a handgun is challenging, but also great fun. Practice will make you proficient with whatever handgun you choose to use, but here are some tips to get you started. Handgun hunting has long been a passion of mine.  As of late, I have been hunting big game...