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In The Hall Of The Mountain King – Part 2, By Coley Gentzel

One was good-sized. We had to get closer and put the big glass on them. The next hour was agonizing as we crept down the ridge just off the crest, being careful not to roll

Augusts in Africa – Buff!, By Tom McIntyre

  They saw the buffalo after killing the elephant. The PH switched off the engine and eased out of the battered olive Land Rover, carrying his binocular. His hunter slipped out on the other side,

Hunting is Killing, By Paul C. Fast

“So, you’re a hunter. You catch anything lately?” I live in the city, and in the city, this is the question I get asked most often once my dark secret has been uncovered. I used

Now What? By Robbie Kröger

It’s what all western hunters dream of. In this day and age, an email brings the anticipation, hoping for the word of all words for us lottery hunters. It’s opening that long-awaited message. It’s logging

The Finest Ever Taken — Frank Cook’s Alaska 1956 Dall Sheep — #2 B&C All-Time

  The sheep were on the bare steep slope of a mountain four or five miles away, and even through the binoculars they looked like no more than five small white specks. “It’s too late

Changing My Approach, By Glenn Owings

I think one of the greatest lessons that rambling in wild places can teach is comfort with the unknown. You could call it flexibility, but that seems to shortchange the ever-present possibility of failure; whether

Miracle on the Mountain,By Nathan French

It all started at the early age of eleven. After immigrating to Canada from England, I was quickly introduced to the hunting lifestyle that beautiful British Columbia had to offer. Moving opposite a taxidermy shop,

Camp-Fire Tales From Boone & Crockett Club’s Classics Camp-Fires in the Canadian Rockies

  Who is there who does not love a good story, told to eager and sympathetic listeners beside a generous camp-fire! Show me a man who does not, and I will show you a man

A Day to Remember By Clay Peck

  The alarm went off at four in the morning, and I eagerly jumped out of bed. It was time for my long-awaited goat hunt. I had drawn a Limited Entry Hunting (LEH) tag in

Bears on the Beach, By James Dorrett

2017 didn’t exactly start out as I’d planned. I took time off guiding to work construction across the country in Newfoundland and never in the past few years have I ever been so out of