Behind the Badge
“It’s just a game, you play your half and I’ll play my half,” said the deer poacher after our abrupt 2:00 a.m. meeting along the rural dirt road. He was kinda right, and since I already had his rifle seized and secured, we would now wait for the game to continue....
Sporting Classics TV Season 8 Episode 1 Trailer
Make sure to catch this week's episode of Sporting Classics with Chris Dorsey, featuring an adventure over land, air and sea as Luke and Nate Dorsey pursue elk, pheasant and trout at Colorado's stunning Elk Creek Ranch. The series airs on Outdoor Channel on Monday at...
Why I Support Safari Club International
If someone asked me which conservation organization I would want standing beside hunters when the next political assault arrives, my answer would be immediate: Safari Club International. That isn't because SCI is the largest hunting organization or because it hosts...
Scottish Roe Deer… Finally! (Part 3 of 3)
When Scandinavian Prohunters’ Stefan Bengtsson told me Scotland would be the third leg of my Three-Nations roe deer hunt they were donating to the DSC Foundation Gala’s auction, I was thrilled beyond words. I could hardly wait for our adventure to begin, especially...
George Cherrie: Naturalist and Explorer
In his life of adventures, George Cherrie crossed the line from what was the known world to the unknown world many times and survived to tell about it. It is a well-known phenomenon that virtually every bird dog owner believes his dog is the best. Therefore, it is...
Poland’s Sarna (Part 2 of 3)
“Planes, trains and automobiles!” said Mark Little with a broad smile as we boarded the train in Malmo, Sweden in route to the Copenhagen airport and the second leg of our Scandinavian Prohunters’ three-nation roe deer hunt. Both Carol Little and I had taken really...
Baron Bror von Blixen: Farmer, Charmer, PH & Adventurer
In Kenya he found big game and adventurous women–peril and economic ruin, too. He relished the risks. They started on the Congo, at the former slaving hub, Stanleyville, in a steel boat bought from a Belgian trader. Its three-ton capacity belied its small size....
A Return to Roe Hunting in Sweden (Part 1 of 3)
It was at a sportsman’s convention in 2026 when I stopped by Stefan and Sofia Bengtsson’s Scandinavian Prohunter’s booth to confirm my roe deer hunt in Sweden. I drooled over the photos Stefan showed me of bucks his hunters had harvested since I had last hunted roe...
Big Tusks, Big Risks
I remember with pleasure how some 15 years ago a hunt for a big bull elephant was rewarded with a grand trophy shot in the most dramatic conditions, in the classic style. A young, active American brought his bride on safari with me, and his principal interest for the...
Old Scar Hip and Assorted Bruins
Old Scar Hip actually climbed the ladder to my stand. I sat inches away from his nose, contorted so that drawing the bow was impossible. That ladder was behind me. How this boar had collected his grisly name was uncertain. Perhaps an errant arrow while still in his...