Ethics and the Meat Hunter

Contemplations on the ethical hunt. I saw the yellow Rank and the branched antlers as he stepped through a thin place in the second-growth timber, maybe 70 yards away. He was gone before I could even slip the rifle sling off my shoulder, let alone shoot. The wind was...
The Sportsman’s Code of Hunting Ethics

The Sportsman’s Code of Hunting Ethics

Each of us carries a bit of sport’s future with us every time we set out with a gun or bow, and one critical aspect of ensuring that future is not a bleak one involves ethical behavior. Turkey season here has come and gone. It’s time to recharge my internal batteries,...