Go Out{side} Giveaway Winner
Go Out{side} by Bassmaster was created to inspire and educate families as they begin exploring nature. Few things will motivate outdoor enthusiasts more than the incredible prizes in the Go Out{side} Giveaway, which included prizes from Big Green Egg, Eukanuba,...
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...
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...
Old Man and the Sea – Ted Schnack
Ted Schnack discusses his sculpture inspired by Hemingway’s Old Man and the Sea Literary Immortality. Countless writers and artists have graced the centuries, yet few and rare are those who create works so powerful they are considered true classic. True...
The Family Rifle
Remington called it “The Gamemaster.” Serial number 260,000, one of more than a million made between 1952 and 1982. We met on the beach. I was doing turtle work for the DNR, she was on vacation. I was registered with the Feds with authority to possess and transport...
As Crepuscule Closes In
A brief and artistic depiction of the very moment a young child falls in love with fishing. A faint zephyr curled the tip of her hair. Shoulder length. The lapping of edge water murmuring. Inveigling liquid whispers heralding dusk – some primal tongue understood by...
The Birth of a Fisherman
You never get over the sight of your first bluegill or redbreast. Maybe that’s why we always return to the ponds and waters of our youth. It was shaping up to be a day for the Daddy Diary. I was sitting, legs swinging carefree, on the well-worn dock of the...
Baitcasting — Teach Me, Oh Jedi Bassmaster
You don’t need the powers of “The Force” to learn how to throw a baitcaster. Here are a few helpful tips if you want to start baitcasting. An idiot fishing buddy of my acquaintance claims that you aren’t really a man if you haven’t learned how to throw a baitcasting...
Safari Hunter vs. the Cape Buffalo Charge
When there’s no margin for error, you need to be sure of yourself and your rifle.