A Day With the Cottontails

A Day With the Cottontails

This article originally appeared in the October 1897 issue of Outing. “There’s old Don,” said Jake. “Jest you stand here—he’ll fetch ’im ’round all right enough.”  From over across the hollow came the deep-toned baying of the hound, rising and falling as the trail led...
A Terrible Silence: Cape Buffalo in the Zambezi Valley

A Terrible Silence: Cape Buffalo in the Zambezi Valley

The author fulfills a life-long dream of hunting Cape buffalo in old Africa. When things do not go as planned, he finds himself following a wounded bull — and reconsiders his reasons for pursuing dangerous game. At the shot, the Cape buffalo bull whirled from his bed...
The Literary Legacy of W. Robert Foran

The Literary Legacy of W. Robert Foran

A few months back I received an e-mail from a book collector/dealer asking me a question that immediately raised a question of my own. The essence of his inquiry involved a photocopied collection of a series of syndicated columns written by W. Robert Foran under the...
Autumn’s a Comin’

Autumn’s a Comin’

Fall begins in July. That’s when savvy hunters and anglers unlimber their guns and stout fly rods. Though it’s tee-shirt and golf-short weather throughout the lower 48, it’s time to freshen your swing on those crossing shots; forego the bench and practice shooting...
Behind the Badge

Behind the Badge

“It’s just a game, you play your half and I’ll play my half,” said the deer poacher after our abrupt 2:00 a.m. meeting along the rural dirt road. He was kinda right, and since I already had his rifle seized and secured, we would now wait for the game to continue....
Why I Support Safari Club International

Why I Support Safari Club International

If someone asked me which conservation organization I would want standing beside hunters when the next political assault arrives, my answer would be immediate: Safari Club International. That isn’t because SCI is the largest hunting organization or because it...
Scottish Roe Deer… Finally! (Part 3 of 3)

Scottish Roe Deer… Finally! (Part 3 of 3)

When Scandinavian Prohunters’ Stefan Bengtsson told me Scotland would be the third leg of my Three-Nations roe deer hunt they were donating to the DSC Foundation Gala’s auction, I was thrilled beyond words. I could hardly wait for our adventure to begin, especially...
George Cherrie: Naturalist and Explorer

George Cherrie: Naturalist and Explorer

In his life of adventures, George Cherrie crossed the line from what was the known world to the unknown world many times and survived to tell about it.  It is a well-known phenomenon that virtually every bird dog owner believes his dog is the best. Therefore, it is...