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Great-Grandfather’s Leather Folder, Recipe No. 4: Snapping Turtle Soup
The leather folder is starting to smell like river mud, which tells you how far along we are. Amos never fussed over a clean pantry. Recipe No. 4 has…
2 months ago
The Stove Died on Night One
I bought the best backpacking stove on the market and never used it once. When I finally took it on an elk hunt, the handle snapped off in my hand at…
2 months ago
YouTube Does Not Hold the Knife With You
The first deer I shot, I butchered in my garage with a YouTube video playing on a laptop balanced on a tool chest. The guy in the video made it look …
2 months ago
Forty Pounds of Pack for a Three-Hour Sit
The first time I walked into the deer woods by myself, I carried 42 pounds of gear. I know this because I weighed my pack afterward, out of pure self…
2 months ago
From a 38-Pound Pack to a Knife and a Granola Bar
The first year I hunted, my pack weighed 38 pounds. I know this because I weigh everything now. Back then I didn’t, and that was part of the problem.…
2 months ago
Great-Grandfather’s Leather Folder, Recipe No. 3: Possum and Sweet Potatoes
Amos had opinions about possums. He wrote them into the margins like he was arguing with himself. Recipe No. 3 in the leather folder has more margin …
2 months ago
A Bucket, a Rope, and a Fake Exit From the Stand
Last season, opening week, I hunted the same oak flat six mornings in a row. It was the kind of spot that had everything — rubs, trails crossing, aco…
2 months ago
You Heard It Hit. Now Find It.
The doe came out of the treeline at about 60 yards, quartering away. I had my .308, a soft-point load I’d used for years. Off a shooting stick, solid…
2 months ago
You’re 1,200 Miles From the Nearest Icebox. Now Keep the Meat From Rotting.
You wake up because a mosquito is drinking from the corner of your mouth. Late June, 1843. The canvas glows gray before dawn. Somewhere outside, the …
2 months ago
The $340 Setup That Lost to a Kid’s Paw Patrol Rod
I spent $340 on a St. Croix rod last spring. Watched seventeen hours of YouTube videos about reading river seams. Memorized the hatch chart for my lo…
2 months ago