Articles
The Last Hunt- Blowin' in the Wind
Totally exasperated, I pulled the truck to the side of the road, jumped out and checked my boots. “It’s got to be you, Vic,” I growled. “Get out and check…
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The Last Hunt- Primum Non Nocere
Old Dr. Foshee loved to bird hunt. He basically assumed the hunting rights in all the New Site area and wherever he could get in his Ford Model T or…
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Ruark's the Old Man's Boy
In the vast annals of the quail hunting experience, possibly no story carries greater power and poignancy than Robert Ruark’s “But Not on Opening Day.” Originally published as one of…
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Schooled in the Sagebrush
The town of Toppenish in the southern half of Washington takes its name from the Indian “Xuupinish,” which means “sloping and spreading.” You get a sense of its meaning in…
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The Prairie Way
There is a notion across North America that good bobwhite quail hunting is gone for the average bird hunter. I disagree. For the past 25 years, I have focused my…
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The New Eddie Bauer
Northern goose down is the finest insulating material known to man–at least for clothing to keep you alive under the worst conditions. Down is the ultra-fine, almost weightless plumage that…
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The Arizona Prize
“Lady, whoa.” The German shorthair keened and quivered. She looked at each of us in turn to make sure we were ready. During the end of November, our group had…
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Tribute to One Man- Kim N. Price, Founding Father
One man made the enduring success of Covey Rise magazine possible—Kim N. Price. The avid sportsman and conservationist started the publication for “the serious quail hunter” in 2002. Through the…
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Lost!
The American Heritage Dictionary offers a definition of “fog” as: “Condensed water vapor in cloudlike masses lying close to the ground and limited visibility…A state of mental vagueness or bewilderment.”…
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