2025 marks the 40th year that the Orvis Company will recognize excellence in sporting experiences through its Endorsed Lodges, Outfitters, and Guides (ELOG) program. The winners of this year’s coveted “Of the Year” Awards will be announced virtually via blog and social posts on March 26th.  Here are this year’s nominees . . . The post Meet the Nominees for the 2025 Orvis-Endorsed Awards! appeared first on Orvis News ..read more

On Wednesday, September 15, 2010, we turned on the lights and unlocked the doors to the Orvis News blogsite. I’d actually begun working on the project—along with fellow associates James Hathway and Eric Rickstad—six months earlier, and we’d spent . . . The post So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish appeared first on Orvis News ..read more

Reid joins Doug Duren of Meateater fame and Dave Simonett, frontman of Trampled by Turtles, to discuss hunting, touring, and the creative process of writing prose and music. Dave and Doug both hail from the upper Midwest, and reflect on the mystery . . . The post Podcast: Bird Hunting, Road Life, and the Creative Process, with Doug Duren and Dave Simonett  appeared first on Orvis News ..read more

Montana’s remote northwestern corner inspires varied reactions from visitors, who come face to face with a sense of their own insignificance in a landscape that feels at once boundless and confining, a world of dark timber and long shadows. And then . . . The post THE GREAT AWAITS #3: Kootenai Country, Montana appeared first on Orvis News ..read more

Reid welcomes Ryan Doughty, host of the podcast “A Break in the Action.” Ryan discusses his journey into podcasting, his love of double guns, and the unique opportunity he has taken to dive deep into his passions. . . . The post Podcast: A Visit With Ryan Doughty of “A Break in the Action” appeared first on Orvis News ..read more

Reid digs into the often misunderstood process of traveling by air with Guns. He describes some best practices and protocols to consider to make the process less intimidating. Additionally, Reid shares some updates on the Orvis Guide to Upland . . . The post Podcast: How to Travel With Guns appeared first on Orvis News ..read more

Vermont’s own Pat Berry returns to the podcast, this time to discuss his role as new CEO of the nonprofit Backcountry Hunters & Anglers. As a comparatively young nonprofit, BHA has garnered great support from sportspeople in its efforts to fight for . . . The post Podcast: Catching Up with Backcountry Hunters & Anglers CEO Pat Berry appeared first on Orvis News ..read more

Reid joins Levi Day, a conservation leadership program manager, to discuss career pathways for folks with an interest in conservation. Levi is an avid upland hunter and bird dog owner, as well as a lifelong educator. Levi manages Pheasants . . . The post Podcast: Careers In Conservation, with Levi Day appeared first on Orvis News ..read more

In his latest podcast, Reid is joined by Chad Hoover, owner of Hoover Outfitting. With deep family roots in Montana, Chad has built a career offering hunts for sharptail grouse and Hungarian partridge in the remote prairie regions o Big Sky Country. . . . The post Podcast: Hunting Northeast Montana, With Chad Hoover appeared first on Orvis News ..read more

Recognizing the 100th anniversary of the Gila Wilderness and the 75th of A Sand County Almanac, Reid welcomes Curt Meine and Karl Malcolm, two conservationists, Leopold scholars, and all-around thoughtful people. The group discusses Leopold’s life . . . The post Podcast: The Legacy of Aldo Leopold, with Curt Meine and Karl Malcolm appeared first on Orvis News ..read more