The Hunter-Conservation Paradox

The Hunter-Conservation Paradox

Future generations depend on our ability to communicate that the catchall phrase of “hunters are conservationists” is not so black and white. Politically, I consider myself to be a crunchy conservative. I’m a hip home-birthing momma, right-wing...
Mother Daughter Caribou Hunt

Mother Daughter Caribou Hunt

In retrospect, a mother daughter caribou hunt is more special than I first appreciated… As an Alaskan Hunting Guide, I am obliged to be a trophy oriented hunter for months. But when guiding season ends, my focus changes. My brain switches from Boone & Crockett to...
Portrait of a Poacher

Portrait of a Poacher

A team of diligent agencies and individuals worked together for years to secure the long-awaited guilty plea from Oregon’s serial poacher. Kathy Spengler needed to paint a picture. Not a paint-by-numbers type portrait, but one that had to be closer to a...
Candid Cameron: Plinking the Pigeons

Candid Cameron: Plinking the Pigeons

This Weim Wednesday, Cameron reminds us that it is his job to find birds. That includes the “winged bridge troll” that is the pigeon. As I have noted in my previous writings in this column — I live to hunt. Unfortunately most bird hunting seasons are open...
Candid Cameron: Fine Shotguns

Candid Cameron: Fine Shotguns

Cameron the Weimaraner claims he looks best in photos with only the finest of shotguns. After all, he has standards to uphold. It’s a fact: I like bird hunting, and I also like fine shotguns. They are the ultimate firearm with exquisite engraving, gold inlay, select...