Hunting Caribou in the Arctic – My Saudade River
It’s cold and gray. That time of year when you gaze out the window, your breath condensing on the glass, and let your mind wander. The Portuguese have a term they call "Saudade." It doesn’t translate well to English, but it connotes a deep longing for places,...
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...
Lessons Handed Down to a Son – The Borrowed Gun
Peter Ryan on lessons handed down to a son. Our son, Jamie, is 10 years old. Today, after much pleading, he is with me at a cabin on the South Island of New Zealand, a long way from anywhere. There at the head of the valley the snow looms high overhead, waterfalls...
Buffalo Hunt – A Tale of Two Buffs
James Stejskal details two occasions across the world where he is on the buffalo hunt and just how he went about claiming his prize. The early morning fog on the river was starting to dissipate as I stood in the waist high grass surveying the terrain ahead. I was...
Mayan Ruins – Campeche Brocket
It was hot. Horribly hot. Well over the century mark. Humidity approached the saturation point. I hate the heat! I have even less tolerance for high humidity! But there I was in the midst of both! The only stirred breeze came from the overhead slow circulating fan in...
A Black-Maned Lion
I realized no matter how long I lived or what future hunts might bring, nothing else would ever compare. Such it is when one takes a lion. It seems customary for those who write about hunting lions to begin by citing influences of others gone before. They will first...
Into Africa—The Return of Safari…Now What to Wear?
It’s time to plan and act—embrace Africa and she will sink her claws into you and never let you go. But what on Earth to wear? From South Africa’s Kruger National Park to the Eden of Botswana’s Okavango Delta to the vast plains of the Serengeti, travelers are ditching...
Swahili Words to Live By on Safari
Not knowing the local language on vacation can be embarrassing. Not knowing the local language on safari can be deadly.
Five Add-On Animals for Your Next Safari
African safaris are like Clint Eastwood movie titles: You’ve already spent a fistful of dollars. Why not a few dollars more? Consider tacking on these species the next time you travel to the Dark Continent.
Two for Two: Selous’ Double on Elephants
The author makes a perfect double on elephants during his famous African wanderings.