Venator Laurentian Estate

Covering some 22,000 square miles of territory just north of Montreal in the southern part of Quebec, the Laurentian Mountains consist of Precambrian rocks more than 540 million years old, making its soft peaks among the oldest in the world. SPONSORED CONTENT: Here,...

Siberian Ibex – Heart of the Tian Shan

And here, among these crumbling cliffs and dizzying heights, I had come to hunt the Siberian Mid-Asian ibex in the dark heart and sharp teeth of dead winter. Eons ago, in a great battle of continents, the Indian and Eurasian plates collided with planetary force,...
UK’s Proposed Trophy Import Ban – Chris Dorsey

UK’s Proposed Trophy Import Ban – Chris Dorsey

“It must be remembered,” said Winston Churchill, “that the function of Parliament is not only to pass good laws, but to stop bad laws.” In recently moving to ban the importation of animals taken by hunters — predominantly from its former colonies in Sub-Saharan...
10 Best Hunting States Ranked

10 Best Hunting States Ranked

Fresh off my annual multi-state fall hunting tour — part of the occupational hazard of being an outdoor television host, former magazine editor and book author (I know, it’s a dirty job…) — it seems an opportune time to assess the state of hunting. That is, with more...

Rare 16-Point Deer – Missouri

A Missouri hunter scored a surprise 16-pointer. Pleased with his kill, he came out of cover to study, tag and field dress his prize. “Samuel Perotti had seen this well-antlered deer in photos captured by his game camera,” the state Department of...

Argentina Big Game – Beautifully Weird

On a mixed-bag Argentina big game hunt, the author experiences an entirely new continent and its game.  It was evident when I met Gaucho the houndsman that he either did not speak English or didn’t choose to around me. When I shook his hand after my hunting guide and...

Best Little Aoudad Hunt, Texas

Wild sheep and sheep country have inspired a rich tradition of longing, struggle and adventure, perhaps a richer tapestry of hunting lore and literature. Some of it even true. Bighorns. Dall’s. Stone’s. Desert. Argalis. Snow sheep. These are the regal rams of fevered...