Night Sweats
It is important for a man to do a thing well, even if it is killing. The honor of a feat is the measure of how you do it...And what was the truth of me? To hell with Bob Ruark. To blazes with Hemingway, Capstick, Percival, Boddington, the whole and bunch of them. It's...
The Trespasser
"That's a very sad story,” said Austin. "It gets worse," said Ray. Passing through the ranch gate and driving down the tree-lined gravel lane toward the log house seemed like going back in time. The little English setter, asleep in the passenger seat for the past...
The Price Per Pound
The other day I was eating a pheasant breast Mike had grilled when he said, “Cameron, slow down gobbling on that thing, it is very expensive per pound.” Well, how dare him tell me how to eat. I descended from wolves and know about eating meat of all types. Now I was...
At the Edge of Alaska
A sheep-turned-grizzly hunt along the Canadian border.
The Blood Horse
Though Chinese ceramics of 3500 BC depict horses both harnessed and ridden, the archaeological agreement is that the horse was first domesticated in Asiatic Russia around 3,000 BC. The wild horse of Mongolia, or Przewalski's horse, as it was named in 1881 by the...
The Traveling Knight
Sir Henry Seton-Karr dreamed of hunting America, later using a .500 double to take many of its game animals.
A Hunting Song
“Give me a dog that is keen of scent, and a gun that is tried and true . . .”
Island Getaway
Bunny gunning on Nantucket amid the homes of the rich and famous.
Fall at Brays Island
Fall at Brays Island brings with it the much anticipated scene of crisp mornings, rock steady pointers and eager cockers culminating in a burst of bobwhites in every direction. With 3,500 acres of quail courses and woodlands, Brays is every upland bird hunter's dream...
A Bear for the Ages
“George is here with us in spirit, and I have a feeling that everything is going to work out. In truth, I think it’s going to be magical.”