Not Perfect, but Close Enough
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2w ago
The gobbler silently stepped from the thick brush 25 yards away, looking for the hen that had been calling intermittently. He had called to her early, but she had not come to him as he’d hoped. Now, after the initial breeding period, he had come looking for her. I ..read more
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Ernest Hemingway: The Early Years (1939-1948)
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3w ago
Ernest Hemingway is inextricably linked to both Sun Valley and the nearby town of Ketchum, Idaho. He had a special affinity for the countryside with its backdrop of the Sawtooth Mountains, which reminded him of Spain, for the excellent bird hunting he found there and ..read more
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There Are Strange Things Done in the Springtime Sun
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1M ago
Aficionados of campfire poetry in general, or fans of the so-called “Poet of the Yukon,” Robert Service, will likely recognize that the title of this piece comes from his eerie yet wonderful poem, “The Cremation of Sam McGee.” The setting for the saga lies far from ..read more
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The Best Grouse Hunting Writer and More?
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1M ago
Some years ago, I was bird-hunting in Idaho with the brothers Wayment: Shawn, a veterinarian who blogs as the “Bird Dog Doc,” and Andy, an attorney who also happens to be the author of Idaho Ruffed Grouse Hunting. One afternoon, walking through a golden seam of ..read more
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An Afternoon on the Handles
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1M ago
This story is Tom Kelly at his inimitable best – evocative, filled with emotion and in some senses, downright eerie ..read more
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Too Perfect to be Random
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1M ago
It's so perfect, in fact, that most serious quail hunters would rather go afield without a shotgun than without a dog. Some veteran bird hunters pay exorbitant lease prices to exercise their dogs. Oh, they may shoot a bird now and then, but they shoot mostly because ..read more
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Hunting With a Mission on Kodiak Island
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1M ago
Mark, Richard and I dangle from toes and fingers on a steep slope 2,100 feet above the surf. We’ve finally broken out of the claustrophobic alder thickets, and behind us the view is spectacular—the islands of the Kodiak archipelago rise green and brown and black from ..read more
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Quail of the Kalmias
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1M ago
These birds of the hills develop both a speed of flight and a finesse of dodging that are superior to anything the field birds can show ..read more
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A Thousand Rebel Yells
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2M ago
It was black dark and there was the disarming gush of the swollen, little stream, and I could only sense the rise of the earth above me. But I had done battle here before. I could feel it in my bones, as in the ghostly lines of Mary Fahl's "Going Home," from Gods and ..read more
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If You Can’t Lick the Weather, Join It!
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2M ago
“The only way to handle weather,” said the Old man, “is to know what to do with it – and use it accordingly ..read more
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