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  • Thanks, Dad

    This article was chosen by Field and Stream as a runner up in their ‘Thanks, Dad’ writing contest. It was first published in the August 2025 issue of North American Whitetail magazine. I was robbing Peter to pay Paul when… Continue reading

    Thanks, Dad

  • Muscles and Machine Guns

    This article was first published August 2, 2025, at fieldethos.com. I’ve seen Africa with my own eyes. Three times now, I have journeyed to the Dark Continent, and each one of those trips has left an indelible image burned into… Continue reading

    Muscles and Machine Guns

  • Rabbit Massacre

    What happened next can only be described as a massacre. Continue reading

    Rabbit Massacre

  • The Heavener Runestone

    This article was first published July 13, 2025, at fieldethos.com. In the far reaches of eastern Oklahoma, just shy of the Arkansas line and smack dab in the center of Le Flore County, lies the sleepy town of Heavener. A… Continue reading

    The Heavener Runestone

  • A Real Kick(er)

    This article was first published in the July 2025 issue of North American Whitetail magazine. I thought the kicker on the buck’s G-2 was really cool when I pulled the trigger on my muzzleloader. It was the first thing I… Continue reading

    A Real Kick(er)

  • The Peril of a Pit Stop

    This article was first published June 29, 2025, at fieldethos.com. Scattered across these United States are a string of mom and pop maintained drive through safaris. It’s actually not a bad business venture if you’ve got five or ten acres… Continue reading

    The Peril of a Pit Stop

  • Sorry About That

    This article was first published June 21, 2025, at bushmanjournal.com. “Hey dad, what’s going on?” I talk to my dad once or twice a week, so I wasn’t surprised in the least that he was calling. It was the tone… Continue reading

    Sorry About That

  • The Fight of the Century

    This article was first published in the Spring 2025 issue of American Clubman magazine. The bad blood had been brewing between the two men for years, so no one was surprised when it finally boiled over into a bout of… Continue reading

    The Fight of the Century

  • Protests and Pit Hair

    This article was first published May 12, 2025, at bushmanjournal.com. I reeled out of my first Dallas Safari Club Convention like a lush at closing time, having drunk my fill of bespoke rifles and exotic hunts. I staggered smack dab… Continue reading

    Protests and Pit Hair

  • Deer Hunting for Dad

    This article was first published in the June 2025 issue of North American Whitetail magazine. I’m not the first hunter to walk into the deer woods with his father heavy on his heart. That kind of sentiment typically indicates that… Continue reading

    Deer Hunting for Dad