Hunting Plans – End of a Season
As countless millions of outdoorsmen's and women's hunting plans are structured around the seasons, they are done so usually without spending a moment contemplating when our last season will roll around. Each year I read articles of famous outdoorsman known for duck...
Candid Cameron – Go On Point
If you have been reading this column, you know I live to hunt birds. I love the smell of birds and the challenge of squeezing my way through dense brush to find a hidden bird. It’s a game, and the birds often loose. When I do get near birds in the brush and forests,...
Something for the First Time
A fella posed a question the other day that caused me pause... He asked, “When’s the last time you did something for the first time?” Not when’s the last time you did something again for the first time in a long time. But the last time you did something for...
Some Pretty Good Dogs – Scott Linden
There are plenty of canine rock stars, field trial money-makers, legendary bird dogs memorialized in literature, magazine stories and on hall of fame walls. But I’m a man of simple tastes, so those dogs that do yeoman’s duty are the ones that nudge their way into my...
Great Dogs in History — SALUTE!
Great dogs in history are my favorite. The other night I was lying on the couch and channel surfing when I suddenly heard a hound howling. Then, on the TV show, I spotted a Montana lion hunting dog, Capone, up in a tree. He had climbed up high in the tree’s...
Transported into the Wild Light
Painter Rod Crossman, considered one of the greatest sporting artists of our time, connects us to holy outdoor places that span generations. This is how we are transported into the wildlight. Think about your greatest fishing memory, the one that, like a fine...
Good Waterfowl Season For Texas Hunters
With millions of ducks in the Central Flyway and promising conditions in many parts of the state, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) biologists suggest these factors could indicate a good waterfowl season for Texas Hunters. For the second straight year, the...
Time To Hunt – Cameron the Weim Returns!
Well, in case you have been pulling a Rip Van Winkle and sleeping under a large tree, take a look at your calendar now. Hunting seasons are open. Time to hunt! Or to be more specific bird hunting seasons are open, across America. The list of birds to find, point,...
Arizona Big Game Super Raffle
The Arizona Big Game Super Raffle is bringing back their special fall raffle that will give one lucky hunter a unique bear, mountain lion, javelina hunt package. The Arizona Big Game Super Raffle (AZBGSR) received three additional tags again this year, which the...
Battle of Sugar Point – Wild Rice Shoot-Out
They were among the most peaceable Indians, the papers all said, but they had a grievance. This is the story of the Battle of Sugar Point. Wild rice. It’s good alright, mighty good, cooked long and slow in moose broth, with maybe morel mushrooms and...