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
Hunter Education: Set Your Sights on Safety
The pressure I already felt was ratcheted up a notch by the fact that my dad worked for Oklahoma’s Department of Wildlife. Continue reading Hunter Education: Set Your Sights on Safety
Measuring Up
There are watershed moments in our lives when old information presents itself in a new light, moments that force us to reexamine everything we once believed to be true. Continue reading Measuring Up
Of Elk and Ethics
For three straight years, I wondered about my integrity as a sportsman. Continue reading Of Elk and Ethics
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
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
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?
Wright Outdoors 