A Great New Dove Stool

A Great New Dove Stool

Finally, September arrived after a long and Sahara-like summer in the South. But the 90s were still here last weekend, so it was nice to find a little shade for my dove stool at our opening day dove hunt. A few friends gathered on a large recently-cut corn field for a...
New Technology For Two-Dog Handlers

New Technology For Two-Dog Handlers

Today, Dogtra introduced the T&B DUAL, a revolutionary system that allows hunters, trainers and handlers to exercise total control over two dogs working together. The T&B DUAL comes as either a 2-dog system or a 1-dog system that can be expanded to 2-dogs....
President Theodore Roosevelt on Mountain Man Ben Lilly

President Theodore Roosevelt on Mountain Man Ben Lilly

Roosevelt greatly enjoyed his time with Ben Lilly. He later wrote: “I never met any other man so indifferent to fatigue and hardship. The morning he joined us in camp, he had come on foot through the thick woods, followed by his two dogs, and had neither eaten nor...
Nebraska Upland Slam Is Back

Nebraska Upland Slam Is Back

Hunters have long known that Nebraska is an upland bird hunter’s paradise — the mixed bag capital of the Great Plains — with diverse upland hunting opportunities, long seasons, great access to public lands, and high hunter satisfaction rates. This year, take advantage...
New Hunting Regs In Florida

New Hunting Regs In Florida

The 2019-2020 hunting season is already underway in south Florida’s Zone A and will soon be opening in the other three hunting zones. This season, there are new statewide rule changes that hunters need to understand, especially when it comes to hunting deer. New...
Michigan DNR Offers Tips For Successful Deer Season

Michigan DNR Offers Tips For Successful Deer Season

Hopefully you have been out planning, preparing and refining your strategy all year long for the upcoming season. If you have, give yourself a pat on the back because you’ve earned it. If you’re like the rest of us, we have a few things to think about to get ready for...
Ruark On Safari: Hemingway

Ruark On Safari: Hemingway

An excerpt from Ruark Remembered by Alan Ritchie who served as Ruark’s personal secretary for 12 years. I had a feeling that Hemingway’s death affected Bob more than he would have admitted at the time, and, during the remainder of the safari he was puzzling out...
Dream Homes: High Alpine Ranch

Dream Homes: High Alpine Ranch

Sportsmen and women are connected by a desire to experience nature in all of its raw beauty; the cold rush of a babbling stream as trout sip fluttering mayflies, deer peacefully grazing in a green pasture, the sun reddening the sky as it rises up from the mountains at...
The Rogue Sow

The Rogue Sow

An excerpt as it appears in Alaska Bears, Stirred and Shaken. Jake guides two German guest hunters after an irritated grizzly. I took two of the younger Germans, my fine Labrador, Max, and an assistant guide, Andy, down the valley to the south. The bear was maybe...