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Tradition and the Webb Farm
I pulled to the side of the road near the J. Robert Gordon Sandhills Field Trial Ground, rolled down the windows, and enjoyed the sweet, warm breeze blowing through my…
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Road Out Ahead, Part II
We are leaving Montana, continuing the autumn hunter’s road trip to Alberta, Canada. In the morning, preparing to embark, we realize the lug wrench for the Burb (my Chevy Suburban)…
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Points Northwest- Bringing Up Pup
My pup was 16 weeks old, legs too long and feet too big for the rest of her. Sometimes she missed the front step and went out flat on her…
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Fine Writing-Eugene Connett
Although he personally wrote two books of note on upland game hunting and edited two more, Eugene Virginius Connett (1891–1969) made far more lasting and important contributions to the literature…
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Quail Preserver
Dale Rollins figures he drove about a million miles in his career as an extension service biologist for the Texas A&M University system, what’s now called Texas AgriLife. Most of…
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Life in the Slow Lane
Most chefs begin cooking fish and game because they are outdoors aficionados or are heavily schooled in the traditionally game-inclusive cuisine of Europe—or both. But Doug Mack’s route to game…
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About Our Companions- Canine Concerns, Part I
Hunting dogs are athletes required to perform in all kinds of weather and are exposed to environmental hazards rarely found in a backyard. Further, many hunting dogs have a drive…
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Beauty Marks on Steel
Gardone, Val Trompia, isn’t a tourist town. Though that part of northern Italy is thick with natural beauty—ragged mountains, shimmering lakes, rolling green valleys—and Gardone’s ristorantes and trattorias serve spectacular…
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Fine Writing-Eugene Connett
Although he personally wrote two books of note on upland game hunting and edited two more, Eugene Virginius Connett (1891–1969) made far more lasting and important contributions to the literature…
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New World Setters
“If you don’t stand for something, you’ll fall for anything,” goes the saying, and here’s some of what I stand for: I love all horses, some dogs, and no cats…
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Course Appeal
All food is fantastic,” says culinary guru Kent Rathbun of the Dallas, Texas, area. We caught up with him in April as he prepared lunch at the Masters Golf Tournament…
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California Natives
“Absolutely stunning.” That was all my friend could say, and the fact that he was so impressed really impressed me. We were standing together, leaning over a sturdy oak table…
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