Bears – When They Aren’t Clowns
The odds of suffering an attack from bears are slim. Odds of surviving one can suddenly matter more. Fates seemed bent on bringing Joe to grief. No one could say why. The slightly-built, 65-year-old herder was reliable and industrious. He’d earned and saved enough...
Candid Cameron – Hitting the Highway
This week on Candid Cameron, "Hitting the highway means I'm going hunting!" It’s that time of year when there are so few days to hunt but so many birds to hunt. When I see Mike is digging into a box of shotshells or putting a shotgun into a case, I rush to the garage...
Canadian Waterfowl – A Red Letter Day
I am a New England Ruffed Grouse hunter, and the Western Canadian waterfowl, upland birds and prairies were a new world to me. Sharptail grouse thrive in Saskatchewan and so do those who hunt them. Around Tessier the Sharpies feed in the huge grain fields and shelter...
New CZ Model 600 Retires Previous Rifle Lines
This Czech manufacturer’s take on the modern bolt-action rifle is a game-changer. Dominique led as we moved slowly through the oak forest. Two years of drought had finally come to an end and the acorn crop returned in such abundance that the crunching underfoot...
Great Hunting Friends
I live to hunt, and an added benefit of hunting is meeting many of Mike’s great hunting friends. Yes, he actually has friends har har! The best news is that his hunting friends don’t smell like his fishing friends who often reek of strong and repulsive fish odors....
Duck Hunting – A Tale of Two Marshes
Here is the story of two different marshes, on two different continents, gunned within a month of each other. British driven duck shooting versus American over-decoys duck hunting; green, well-watered country versus desert. In November I shot ducks in Scotland, and in...
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...