The scenes from Florida are apocalyptic. City blocks were destroyed in Fort Myers and much of the surrounding landscape was flooded, first by the storm surge, later by rivers swollen from rainfall as Ian tracked inland.

So far the alchemy of bobwhite recovery has eluded wildlife managers. It’s not so simple as it is with desert quail in the Southwest, where a wet winter or two can make wildlife managers look like geniuses.

While debate rages as to how bright a life it was, we can all agree on its duration

Colorado has surprisingly regressive stream access laws

The FWP rationale is that these stocked pheasants will be easier for newbies, and that will mean better recruitment and retention in the ranks of hunters. That’s a load of hooey. The real rationale is that stocked birds are easy. Habitat and access protection are not.

Hunting is richly fulfilling, both for the nutritious, ecologically sustainable protein, as well as the soul-cleansing excuse it offers for wandering about in bird country

I love fly fishing for trout, but I needed something different. Carp were just that.

There’s not much of an off-season from fly fishing in Montana these days

Critters aren’t concerned with our gangster garb. They just need space to live. We’ll save space for wildlife or lose it.

Someday I may make it to New Zealand or Chile or wherever it is permitted to catch a fish on a fly, but I can be on that close-to-home water, watching a bass crush a popper at dusk, seven days a week

Cleaning up our abandoned fencing seems the least we can do as stewards of the land

I love sipping trout as much as the next guy, but there’s nothing quite as thrilling as a poorly adjusted largemouth that has decided your fly must die

Everyone knows when you adopt a new boat type, your first purchase is never what you need; it takes an upgrade or two to get it right

Peak flows are past, but it’s still high-water season and extra caution is required before launching anywhere in Montana

My father wasn’t the greatest fisherman and didn’t really teach me much about fishing, other than the most important lesson of all: to love it