Predator hunters, heck all kinds of big game hunters, get a lot of flack for hiding in a comfy, camouflaged spot and taking down an unsuspecting critter from 2/3/400 yards. Almost like it’s remote control. Hunting ethics isn’t really a conversation for this post*, but boy howdy are these two olde thymey hunters getting up close and [...]
Soundtrack: Mendelssohn’s Hunting Song
Daniel Barenboim plays Mendelssohn Songs Without Words Op.19 No.3 A (Molto allegro) – “Hunting Song” Sure we may favor outlaw country at hunt camp and Narcocorridos when driving and glassing for hogs, but we can clean up nice now and then, too. Like Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, this music sounds like it’s subject matter feels. Listening to [...]
Lockdown Barrel Rest
While we’re collectively about 342 products behind on gear reviews and recommendations we’d like up on the site, sometimes a little device comes along that’s so simple and inexpensive yet still able to improve your day in the field enough to hopscotch the backlog and earn some testimony. The Lockdown Magnetic Barrel Rest more than [...]
Montana Window Shopping
These photos are taken looking out from Bill Haff’s Montana backyard only a few hundred yards away. The National Forest is off to the left. Why they never visit when I am there I would like to know…
Cinghiale d’Ado
This afternoon I dropped off a leg from one of this weekend’s pigs with the fellow on the left, Antonio. He’s the chef at Ado. He’s going to cook it up this coming week, maybe as early as this weekend. anyone in the neighborhood who’s interested in joining, give me a shout, dan, charlie, if [...]
ND Pheasants, 2012
cold /kōld/ – adjective, 1. being a temperature that is uncomfortably low for humans There are a bunch of things that come to mind when I look back on this year’s trip to North Dakota… The addition of 3 new hunters in Bill, Jamie and Uncle Johnny. The “double” that led to Jamie’s being awarded our [...]
Orland Hog Hunt
I have done the majority of my hunting here in California and have shot more wild pigs than anything else. If there are a few things that I have learned to count on it is that the best hog hunting is always on private land where pressure is lower and near agriculture where feed is [...]
Yuma 2012
This year was unlike the others. Now, don’t jump to any conclusions. We shot birds, drank beer and ate great food, as we do each and every year. However, it was different all the same. For starters, seven (7!) Yuma regulars didn’t make the trip. Parli, Meyer, Keller, Sheffer, Haas, Ingold & Sambar weren’t in [...]
California DFG News
- Memorial Day Reminder: Suction Dredge Mining is Prohibited
- CDFW Officers Cite Two for Abalone Poaching in Marine Protected Area
- Boaters Urged to Help Fight Spread of Invasive Quagga and Zebra Mussels Over Memorial Day Weekend
- Hunting Licenses, Big Game Drawing Applications Now Available
- CDFW Reminds Residents to be Rattlesnake Safe
F&S Field Notes
- Retired Marine Pilot Designs Boat Rails for Anglers With Disabilities
- FL Officials Trap Near-Record 620 lb. Black Bear
- New Record Amberjack? If It Hadn't Been Made Into Tacos, We Might Know for Sure
- Update: Senate Passes Bill to Prevent Boating Restrictions on Cumberland River
- Study: Sport Fishing for Tarpon and Bonefish Brings Big Money to Florida Keys
