Legendary Game Warden Forrest Hanks

Legendary Game Warden Forrest Hanks

“There’s only two things to fear in Alleghany County— that’s God, and Forrest Hanks.”  The Texas firing range was hot as blue blazes, but not as hot as Forrest Hanks’ M1. His Garand boomed, each time the .30-’06 bullet ripping another dime-sized hole in the...
Sweet Elsie: A 1970s Childhood Revisited

Sweet Elsie: A 1970s Childhood Revisited

It might be hard to believe, but there was a time before hunters posted “Who hunts in the rain?” and “Not seeing any deer!” updates from the treestand. A time before the rise of Deer Hunting & Food Plot Facebook Groups, before forums for...