Trust Your Dog

Trust Your Dog

Give a pointer the benefit of the doubt when he or she makes a stand. You’ll usually be glad you did!

Mollygrubs And The Birds And Bees

Mollygrubs And The Birds And Bees

Similar to pretty much any teenage boy in the time around the onset of puberty, Mollygrubs Messer talked with his buddies about the birds and bees, bragged of planned sexual conquests, boasted around backcountry campfires of upcoming plans to date some “hot chick”...
The Legacy of Roger Pinckney

The Legacy of Roger Pinckney

Roger Pinckney, who wrote the immensely popular “Horizons” column for Sporting Classics, died on April 3 from complications after a fall at his home on Daufuskie Island, South Carolina. He was 77. Pinckney wrote his first story, entitled “Big Empty Encounter,” for the...
EP 167: Choctaw Buffalo Hunt

EP 167: Choctaw Buffalo Hunt

Click Here to Listen Now This week Luke and Larry discuss a recent buffalo at the Choctaw Hunting lodge. It was a successful hunt with the hunters shooting the classic  1874 Sharps rifles.  
Broken Down and Shot Out

Broken Down and Shot Out

When the Tin Liz breaks down five miles from home, the Old Man and the Boy discover a new way of bird-hunting. A classic from the September, 1956 issue of Field & Stream.

The Bell

The Bell

The sound of the small brass bell was his link to three dogs and almost three decades of bird-hunting.

There Are Strange Things Done in the Springtime Sun

There Are Strange Things Done in the Springtime Sun

Aficionados of campfire poetry in general, or fans of the so-called “Poet of the Yukon,” Robert Service, will likely recognize that the title of this piece comes from his eerie yet wonderful poem, “The Cremation of Sam McGee.” The setting for the saga lies far from...