Old Timer

Old Timer

He didn’t look 80 years or more; he had the timeless quality of vigorous old age, the look of extended youth often seen on the faces of old men who have preserved some boy thoughts, particularly boy thoughts upon nature… Mill and I had finished our...
Classic Alaska Charters

Classic Alaska Charters

Typical June Family Trip with Classic Alaska Charters… Booking now for 2024! SPONSORED CONTENT: Classic Alaska Charters has long been the sportsman’s best choice for affordable overnight Alaska fishing charters in Southeast Alaska’s Ketchikan and Misty Fiords...
Lowcountry Tales

Lowcountry Tales

A tangled tale from the Carolina Lowcountry where writing runs deep in the blood. Half-moon of July, a low tide at noon, glaring blight sun and nary a breeze to ruffle the waters of Port Royal Sound. Piney islands shimmer in distant heat waves, surf grumbles far...
Tyee and the Salmon of 30+ Pounds

Tyee and the Salmon of 30+ Pounds

Tyee is the Indian name for a salmon of 30 pounds or more. No one has come very close to the mark. It seemed to make sense. From the time of the early Indians, Barkley Sounders have called a 15-pound or better chinook salmon a “smiley.” Maybe the smiles...
Eleven Timely and Timeless Sculptors

Eleven Timely and Timeless Sculptors

No art form can touch all people with the same force, but it would be hard to imagine a medium with more universal appeal than the bronze statue. It can be sculpted into a delicate hummingbird resting on a tabletop, heaped and hewn into a life-size grizzly guarding a...
The River Collector

The River Collector

It was not a conscious choice, but it seems that I have been building a collection. It is a collection of trout rivers. The collection was started almost 50 years ago, the summer our family rented a cedar shingle cottage on a small Michigan lake. Lily pads filled its...
EcoTour Adventures 2023 Digiscoping Workshop

EcoTour Adventures 2023 Digiscoping Workshop

Swarovski Optik’s Clay Taylor will be leading EcoTour Adventures’ 2023 Digiscoping Workshop at Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks. EcoTour Adventures, along with Swarovski Optik, is partnering up with digiscoping phone case manufacturer Ollin for a...
Where the Wind Blows Free

Where the Wind Blows Free

“I told him I’d bury him in the meadow and not tell anyone. We shook hands on it, and I can’t go back on my word to him, I just can’t. If I get sent to jail, I’ll go.” “Ellie, make note of the date, time, people present and that...
Sporting Classics at SEWE 2023

Sporting Classics at SEWE 2023

Sporting Classics will be in attendance at the 2023 Southeastern Wildlife Exposition. Come by and say, “Hello!” The 2023 Southeastern Wildlife Exposition (SEWE) is just around the corner. This Friday-Sunday (17th-19th) is the largest gathering of wildlife...