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 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…
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…
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…
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 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 Think about the woods in June. The deer there have not seen, heard or smelled a human since turkey season closed. The woods are quiet, and deer have…
J. Guthrie Many of us consider ourselves practitioners of Quality Deer Management (QDM) and work hard to create healthy deer herds and good habitat. We have also heard how important…
J. Guthrie I could tell you where I was on the opening day of dove season, but seriously doubt you want to hear about a business meeting that didn’t go…
J. Guthrie Hunters have an absolute reverence for antlers, something that must have developed over thousands of years of chasing deer, moose, caribou and elk across the plains and woods.…