Perfect Practice Makes Perfect
Confession: I am a conservatory-trained classical musician, tutored in the fine art of “perfect practice makes perfect.” Nothing less was acceptable to my professors, let alone picky audiences or symphony...
Stories & How To's
My Shooting Excuses, Vol. 1
I was born under a bad sign. If it weren’t for bad shooting luck, I’d have no luck at all. That’s my story and I’m stickin’ to it. Most bird...
The Hunt for Tradition
Something we hunters have in common is a deep fondness for hunting tradition and all its trappings. How many of us do you know who wax nostalgic about the good...
His Shotgun
“OK, kid, go get my shotgun from the house and we’ll take Duke to see if we can find a covey of birds.” Most of my hunting adventures with...
Dove Hunting with a Department Store Shotgun
The twenty-gauge shotgun had not been used, carried, or shot in decades. It stood as a silent sentinel in my father’s wooden gun cabinet. It had been abandoned or yet, replaced by semi’s then soon-after, double-stacked barreled shotguns. This relic of my youth was a Western Field Montgomery Ward M550CD, 20-gauge pump-action shotgun.
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Don’t Wear a Dress, Do Put in Those Ear Plugs, and Honor Your Gun
If you’ve watched my TV show, you know I’m not a very good shotgunner. I was even worse before a bachelor’s degree-worth of lessons and years of trial-and-error. And while...