The Rule Bender
This article was first published June 5, 2026, at fieldethos.com. Even from where we parked a quarter mile away, I … Continue reading The Rule Bender
Category: Small Game
Ishkitini
This article was first published in the Autumn 2025 issue of Feathers and Whiskey magazine. Work took me east and … Continue reading Ishkitini
Counting Coup
This article was first published August 24, 2025, at fieldethos.com. Among the Plains tribes of Native Americans, the most decisive … Continue reading Counting Coup
Rabbit Massacre
What happened next can only be described as a massacre. Continue reading Rabbit Massacre
Bullfrogs On the Bank
This article was first published April 27, 2025, at fieldethos.com. Most kids learn to shoot a rifle from a bench … Continue reading Bullfrogs On the Bank
Fool’s Errand
This article was first published November 1, 2024, at tombeckbe.com. This morning may well have been God’s finest to date. … Continue reading Fool’s Errand
Landmine
This article was first published September 26, 2024, at fieldethos.com. Fleeting glimpses of long-tailed cats crossing country roads. Childlike screams … Continue reading Landmine
Between A Skunk and a Hard Place
photo courtesy of Teri James This article was first published in the Fall 2024 issue of Life and Land magazine. … Continue reading Between A Skunk and a Hard Place
Last Call
Here in Oklahoma, we listen to classic country. Country-and-western country. Three-chords-and-the-truth country. So do the birds we hunt. Continue reading Last Call
It’s a Sin to Kill a Mockingbird. Or Is It?
It was the last call he made that made me turn and run for the safety of civilization. Continue reading It’s a Sin to Kill a Mockingbird. Or Is It?
