I made sure Jake was in position and had the moose in his sights as I continued to glass the bull. Some quick back and forth ensued. Can we get him out of that valley? We don’t want to take a chance and lose him down there. Can you make a clean shot through the cover?
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A Guide’s Truck
Charley scrambled up into the passenger seat of my pickup truck and fastened her seatbelt. We had just finished breakfast and were headed out of the hotel parking lot on our way to the State of Maine Sportsman’s Show at the Augusta Civic Center. Her father Thomas skipped breakfast that morning and was already there,Continue reading “A Guide’s Truck”
Big Bait, Big Fish
As temperatures in Maine’s smallmouth bass waters climb into the 60 degree range, bass begin the spawning ritual. First, the males will begin building spawning beds. Using their caudal fins, they will sweep away larger stones and debris, building a fairly smooth gravel ‘bed’. Soon after the larger females, swollen with eggs, will move toContinue reading “Big Bait, Big Fish”
Is it time to change the way we talk about hunting?
There seems to be an ever widening chasm between hunters, trappers and fishermen to some degree, and the non-sportsman populace of the American public. Is this deepening rift caused by simple ignorance of wildlife management, hyper sensitivity or is it something more sinister? I remember the early days of anti-hunting and trapping sentiment belonging toContinue reading “Is it time to change the way we talk about hunting?”
Guns are not the problem America, you are
Let me make this clear; America’s school shooting epidemic isn’t about guns. It’s about you, America. And until you stop beating your chest and pointing fingers, these kinds of tragedies will continue.