Of Elk and Ethics
For three straight years, I wondered about my integrity as a sportsman. Continue reading Of Elk and Ethics
Category: Big Game
The Hatchback Buck
The new car smell in that Civic was long gone. Continue reading The Hatchback Buck
Blood Trail
Fully mature, block headed and barrel chested, the buck looked like he belonged on the cover of a magazine. Continue reading Blood Trail
Hunter in the Headlights
Never has the phrase ‘deer in the headlights’ been more fitting. Except that it applied to me, not the buck. Continue reading Hunter in the Headlights
An Embarrassment of Opportunities
It took a trip to Germany and a conversation with a man who’s hunted all over the world to make me realize just how blessed I am to be a sportsman in Oklahoma. Continue reading An Embarrassment of Opportunities
Peter Hathaway Capstick: The Best of the Worst of Us
If Peter Hathaway Capstick stretched the truth, he was only doing what we hunters do; he just did it better. Continue reading Peter Hathaway Capstick: The Best of the Worst of Us
Once Bitten, Twice Shy
No amount of adrenaline can staunch the flow of blood from a scope bitten forehead. Continue reading Once Bitten, Twice Shy
Personal Preference
Why not slip on the mad scientist’s lab coat and design the Frankenstein’s monster of all whitetails? Continue reading Personal Preference
Banking Fire
That which once was wild within me is increasingly becoming domesticated. Continue reading Banking Fire
Red Light, Green Light
I opened that window just in time to see the red glow of my trail camera’s infrared flash. Continue reading Red Light, Green Light
Wright Outdoors 