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...
Hogging the Choctaw

Hogging the Choctaw

Bringing right hand’s index finger to lips, Travis Benes cautioned “quiet” then pointed with his left hand in the direction of tall grass less than twenty yards distant. I nodded, quietly set up my shooting sticks, rested my Ruger revolver pointing in the...
A Relaxing Weekend at River Bend

A Relaxing Weekend at River Bend

Sometimes, you need a “work stoppage.” Shut down the damned computer, turn off the phone, and bolt. Spend an afternoon watching dogs hunt ’em up, shooting shotguns at fast flying quail, chukar and pheasant, breathing the cool air of an October...
Gunning at the Biltmore

Gunning at the Biltmore

Guests can get a taste of George Vanderbilt’s legendary hospitality and shotgun sports at the new Biltmore Sporting Clays Club, close to the elegant old mansion.