Hunting Stories

The Turkey That Wouldn’t Commit — A Mid-Season Lesson in Patience

The Turkey That Wouldn’t Commit — A Mid-Season ...

Roy McAllister

By mid-April, the woods begin to feel different. Early season enthusiasm has subsided. Gone are the boisterous gobbles heard during late March; instead they've given way to something quieter, more...

The Turkey That Wouldn’t Commit — A Mid-Season ...

Roy McAllister

By mid-April, the woods begin to feel different. Early season enthusiasm has subsided. Gone are the boisterous gobbles heard during late March; instead they've given way to something quieter, more...

The Last Flight in January

The Last Flight in January

Bud Harris

  By January, the marsh has a different feel. The excitement of the early season is long gone. The easy birds have also long since disappeared. What remains are the...

The Last Flight in January

Bud Harris

  By January, the marsh has a different feel. The excitement of the early season is long gone. The easy birds have also long since disappeared. What remains are the...

When the Woods Go Silent

When the Woods Go Silent

Wayne Carpenter

December strips the woods down to their truth. The color is gone. The noise has faded. What’s left is cold, patience, and honesty. Every December hunt feels heavier than the...

When the Woods Go Silent

Wayne Carpenter

December strips the woods down to their truth. The color is gone. The noise has faded. What’s left is cold, patience, and honesty. Every December hunt feels heavier than the...

The Quiet Morning: A Hunter’s Reflection in Woods

The Quiet Morning: A Hunter’s Reflection in Woods

Clint Walker

November has a sound all its own. The whisper of dry leaves underfoot, the distant crack of a branch, the hush that settles when the forest takes a breath. For...

The Quiet Morning: A Hunter’s Reflection in Woods

Clint Walker

November has a sound all its own. The whisper of dry leaves underfoot, the distant crack of a branch, the hush that settles when the forest takes a breath. For...

Into the Autumn Woods: A Bear Hunter’s October Morning

Into the Autumn Woods: A Bear Hunter’s October ...

Hank Thompson

October mornings in the mountains feel different. The cold is heavier, the forest quieter, and the sense of solitude deeper than at any other time of year. Long before sunrise,...

Into the Autumn Woods: A Bear Hunter’s October ...

Hank Thompson

October mornings in the mountains feel different. The cold is heavier, the forest quieter, and the sense of solitude deeper than at any other time of year. Long before sunrise,...

Opening Day of Archery Season: A September Hunt to Remember

Opening Day of Archery Season: A September Hunt...

Jake Miller

  September in America marks the true beginning of fall for many outdoorsmen. The air feels different, crisper in the mornings, and the first hints of color begin to show...

Opening Day of Archery Season: A September Hunt...

Jake Miller

  September in America marks the true beginning of fall for many outdoorsmen. The air feels different, crisper in the mornings, and the first hints of color begin to show...