Samuel “Baker of the Nile”

Samuel “Baker of the Nile”

by | Feb 1, 2026

In autumn 1858, on a beautiful day in the Scottish Highlands, a remarkable sporting feat that would be recounted innumerable times until passing into legend, occurred.  During dinner the previous evening at the Duke of Atholl’s estate, Sam Baker, recently returned to...
Dove Hunting and the Making of a Sportsman

Dove Hunting and the Making of a Sportsman

by | Sep 8, 2020

Arguably the finest of all the myriad bonuses associated with a dove shoot is taking along a youngster not yet old enough to carry a gun. A late friend of mine, Roy Turner, liked to refer to the opening day of dove season as “Christmas in September.” That description...