Calling to a gobbler is a way to try your hand, or mouth, at a bit of magic. I always have to convince myself that the first gobbler I hear in the spring was really a gobbler. It wasn’t a woodpecker hammering on a hickory, or a distant dog barking. It was a turkey....
From bull-riding royalty to becoming a member of one of the outdoor world’s most prominent families, Luke Snyder still has life by the horns. There are few guarantees in life but this one is a lead-pipe cinch: If you ever have the pleasure of meeting bull-riding...
What his rifle lacked in tradition, it more than made up for in sheer knock-down power. “What the hell is that?” Gary Sumption exclaimed as I pulled my rifle from its case. “A shotgun? ‘Cause a shotgun won’t work on a buffalo.” Well...
With 7,000 firearms and 30,000 related artifacts on display, the Cody Firearms Museum has the world’s most comprehensive collection of American firearms. Roughhewn men walked the streets with guns. Aggressive kids plinked at cans in backyards and sharp-eyed...
How Hurricane Dorian reshaped the world of flats fishing Deep Water Cay, some would argue, offered some of the best bonefishing in the Bahamas—if not the entire Caribbean. It was a destination created in 1958 by angling legend Gil Drake and Field & Stream editor...
She wasn’t the most beautiful shotgun in the world. But from the moment I saw her, I knew she must be mine. “There’s someone here in the lobby to see you.” Dang! I have no time for this, I thought. “Who is it? Do they have an...
It will truly connect us to the farm, the sea and each other, and properly honor our ancestors and the Southern coastal way of life, if only we will take the time to do it right. We’ve all seen the Southern magazines with their articles, “How to Make the Perfect...
If you want a gundog that can do everything very well in open field or woodland or water, and then be a mellow member of the household, consider the pudelpointer. The revolutions of 1848 were a series of spontaneous and uncoordinated uprisings that began in France and...
Watch Outdoor Channel’s Facebook Livestream this week for a sneak peek of Director’s Cut and a chance to chat with Chris Dorsey. Tune in for a sneak peek of Director’s Cut…Big game hunting through the lens of the largest outdoor TV producer in history on...
I’m still not sure who was more startled when our trails suddenly crossed, that big bull elk or me. Bear Canyon. Iron Springs. The Beaver Slide. Cañones Creek, Grouse Mesa, Bandit Peak, and the great Poso Valley—all names of places I have come to treasure over the...
