A plucked bird browns to a nice mahogany and the skin shields the meat beneath from the harsh heat of the oven

The evidence is overwhelming: catch-and-release fishing, as a conservation tool, works

There are plenty of nice drinks to celebrate a day afield, but beer just happens to be my favorite

It was a good day

Roaming grizzly bears is the new normal

The “sport” in hunting isn’t about a ball game, it’s about being a conservationist

October is the time for both Doll and I to get a little exercise

The good news is that once the campaign season ends, we’ll still have plenty of hunting season ahead

The interspecies relationship between elk and wolves is a sometimes brutal dance, shaping the behavior of each

I’ve eaten a few doves in my time, and frankly, I wasn’t impressed

Hunting is fun and cooking can be too, with the right prep

The time to take extra tick precautions extends into summer and even the warmer months of fall

This is probably the new normal in the West

When summer finally breaks sometime in September, the best season of the year — autumn — is imminent

It’s against my instincts to order folks around where river meets launch ramp, or in any setting for that matter