Jay Kemp Swinging for the Fence
"I don't want to bunt every time. I'm going to swing for the fence." Jay Kemp is explaining how his most successful painting came to life. He wanted to paint a big bull elk, he says, running a hand through his hair, green eyes looking beyond the glass doors of his...
10 Best Hunting States Ranked
Fresh off my annual multi-state fall hunting tour — part of the occupational hazard of being an outdoor television host, former magazine editor and book author (I know, it’s a dirty job…) — it seems an opportune time to assess the state of hunting. That is, with more...
Road Trip Discoveries – Candid Cameron
Road Trip Time! On a recent bird hunting road trip (yes, Mike was driving the truck in case you were wondering), I passed through South Dakota. It’s a great state with more ring-necked pheasants living there than people. WOW! There is also South Dakota’s Governor...
The Cold Burn Cognition of Living
Islands in the stream...eras in the flow of a man’s lifetime. Days lapse January meager now, and this one is dying. In the twilight of its wake, snow is born. Death to one, life to another. Waylaid at my threshold by the magic, rescued from the zephyr of melancholy...
Blacktail Bait with Wine Grapes
Blacktail hunting in California vineyards is an uncommon pursuit because California vineyard blacktails are an uncommon animal. Texans have a saying. Don’t Californicate Texas. Keep your ground hugging Ferraris, man buns and cappuccinos on the Left Coast. Texas is the...
Hunting Gear – Ode to Old Ways
We all know the type. Maybe it’s you, most likely it’s your old man or, perhaps, a grandfather. The one who is stuck in the “good old days.” “God almighty this is heavy,” doing my best impression of Atlas carrying what only could have amounted to the weight of the...
New Year’s Resolutions, Candid Cameron
What are these New Year's Resolutions hoomans keep talking about? I have heard many hoomans make plans for the New Year, and they set lofty goals or unreachable restrictions upon themselves. Yikes, more of you should live carefree like we dogs do. Nothing matters, har...
SEWE Celebrates 40 Years
SEWE 2022 Celebrates 40 Years 40th Annual Southeastern Wildlife Exposition February 18-20, 2022 | VIP events begin February 17 Downtown Charleston, S.C. SEWE Celebrates 40 years this February: The Southeastern Wildlife Exposition (SEWE) has proudly presented...
End of Bird Hunting Season
The end is near! OK, don’t panic hoomans, but the end of bird hunting seasons are near in some areas of America. My plans are to make a few more jaunts for grouse in the high country before snows up there reach waist-high depths. It will be cold in the high country,...
Winter Goose Hunt, Just Perfect
It was December, and the goose season in New York’s Duchess County had three more weeks to run. This is a winter goose hunt from long ago, where an unexpected hunting partner joined me — after all other companions fell through. In this Yuletide season, we remember...