Lost at Sea The Carpers, John Walker’s ancestors, were building muzzleloading rifles as far back as anyone around these parts can remember. They emigrated from Germany in the 1700s and…
J. Guthrie In the weeks leading up to rifle season, you can hardly find a range that doesn’t have a waiting line—most hunters are pretty good about checking their zero…
M. D. Johnson Pheasants will always fly from thinner cover to thicker cover. So the next time you step in behind your pointer, take just a second to look around…
J. Guthrie A few mornings ago, I was keeping watch in a tower stand when three does stepped into a cutover on a distant hillside. The rangefinder said it was…
Lost at Sea “Do I have to whisper?” I asked. With his eye never leaving the camera he had pointed at me Bryant replied, “Well, yeah, you should. Tony likes it that…
Bass anglers fishing new waters or looking for an edge on familiar ones can benefit from 30 years of tournament-winning patterns, compiled by one of the sport’s most respected pros:…
Larry Nixon If you’re anything like me, I’m sure that someone has accused you of being a difficult person to buy presents for. Whether it’s birthdays, Father’s Days or holidays,…
J. Guthrie In the world of hunting rifles, not much has changed in the last 70 years. There have been small advancements in materials and design tweaks, but the bolt-action…
Chad Schearer “Elk are where you find them,” was the advice a veteran elk outfitter gave a young rookie guide one day during a pre-season scouting trip. The twenty-one year…
J. Guthrie It’s pretty clear that I am a strong believer in Quality Deer Management (QDM). That means I strive, through careful harvest strategies and intense habitat management, to create…
J. Guthrie On the pages of the latest hunting and shooting magazines they look irresistible. It’s this year’s latest batch of new magnum cartridges, promising levels of performance never before…
Ken Cook When developing fishing patterns, I take into account every possible variable – especially latitude. Latitude is important in the spring months when bass in lower latitude regions like…
J. Guthrie Logging thousands of sky miles and sharing my personal space with strangers is one of the less glamorous parts of my life. One cool part of traveling is…
J. Guthrie The thermometer outside is hovering around 100 degrees and you can’t walk from the car to your back door without breaking a sweat. This upcoming bow season is…
J. Guthrie There are just a few things I do well, and until the end of the first month of bow season, I thought finding and hunting whitetails was one…
By Chad Schearer Circling the large Arctic lake the first morning of our trip, we could see monstrous lake trout and Arctic Char lying at the inlet of the river…
Larry Nixon If a bass could build its ideal habitat, the specs would be something like this: shallow water, in or near heavy cover with quick access to deep water…