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K is for Kansas, K is for Kold :: Story by George Calef, Photography by George & Brodie Calef

K is for Kansas. Some would say it is also for King, the new king of pheasant hunting states. While Kansas still ranks second to South Dakota, the perennial leader in the number of pheasants taken by hunters, the gap is small and closing. If Kansas is not yet the King, definitely it is the Krown Prince.

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Spent Shells :: Come Spring Story & Photography by Ron Ellis

In February, optimism begins to bloom inside of me, riding on warm thoughts of the coming spring. Maybe it is the same with you when you see the days getting a bit longer and the gray, leaden clouds occasionally opening up to provide a much-needed glimpse of a warm blue sky. Under these conditions, my first thoughts are always of woodcock returning from their southern wintering grounds to nearby brushy fields and clearings, and of the magic and wonder I feel when going to those secret coverts on March evenings to watch the males perform their mating ritual in the thin, fading light. My wife, Debbie, and I go there with old friends and hunting companions—Mark and Lois, Jim and Linda, Billy and Linda—just to be among these little russet migrants that have captured our hearts over these many years and, quite simply, as Mark often says, “to see the woodcock dance.” We thrill to the male’s peenting and his erratic, spiraling flight into the dusky sky and then watch amazed—over and over again—as he plummets to earth, seemingly out of control, only to catch an occasional glimpse of him stopping short and then fluttering softly to earth, at nearly the exact place from which he began this aerial display for a female tucked into the cover somewhere nearby. It is a fine way to welcome spring and the best of excuses to be among old friends with whom I’ve shared the woods and waters for most of my life.

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Artistry in Oak & Leather :: Story by Kelly Boatright, Photography by David Krehl

Long before I could ever afford a “Best Quality” gun, I admired the oak and leather cases of Marvin Huey. Each was a finely bound book that was to be opened, a holder of history and a resting place for heirlooms. A fine Huey oak and leather case is the binding which holds an heirloom for generations yet to be. 

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Gauges Defined & Refined :: Story & Photography by Terry Wieland

The problem of how we view the different shotgun gauges can be illustrated by a real-life example from two plantations where wild quail are shot over dogs.

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Texas Scrub :: Photography by Brian Grossenbacher

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Lazy Brews for Lazy Days :: Story by Lindsay Mott

Photograph by Stephen Savage

 

Kiln, Mississippi, located just miles northwest of Bay St. Louis, has long been home to those that love and make beer. Known as the moonshine capital of the world, according to legend, during the bootlegging years of prohibition, moonshine was made there secretly for many years.

Today, beer is still manufactured in Kiln, referred to as “The Kill” by locals, in large quantities but in a very legal way, at the Lazy Magnolia Brewery. Lazy Magnolia is the first and only manufacturing and packaging brewery in Mississippi since prohibition and is focused on bringing a true Southern quality to all of its brews.

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Following the Hops Trail, Part One :: Story by Mart McCann and Photography by Frank Barnett

 

Portland, Oregon, has more microbreweries per capita than any other city in the country. Living here should make writing about craft beer a snap, right? As it turns out, the plethora of breweries, brewpubs, and bottle shops can be a bit overwhelming. Where to begin? Serendipity led photographer Frank Barnett and me to follow the hops.

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The Oldest New Way to Pursue Salmon, Steelhead, and Trout. A Spey-Fishing Primer Installment No.3: The basic casts :: Story and Photography by Jeff Bright

 

Without preamble, I’ll continue this Spey-fishing primer with a discussion of mechanics for the basic casts and a general guideline for which cast to use when. If you’re just joining, it is imperative to visit the previous two issues, Vol. 2 No. 3 and Vol. 2 No. 4, for a review of the first two installments.

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Taimen Fishing in Mongolia :: Story and Photography by Henry Gilbey

 

I often think about different kinds of fishing that might or might not qualify as “legendary,” but should legendary fishing be all about merely the fish and the act of catching them, or should it also be about the place and the people? I can’t help but think more and more that it’s about the overall experience, and when it all comes together as some kind of delightful sensory overload then perhaps that is the time when the fishing becomes “legendary.”

Taimen fishing in Mongolia is just that to me. Legendary. And I got to go and do it, or rather I want to go and photograph it, live it, and perhaps fit in a few casts myself.

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Trout Unlimited’s Sportsmen’s Conservation Project: Protecting the Best of What’s Left :: Story and Photography by Chris Hunt

 
Habitat and opportunity. Without the first, the second is impossible.

Trout Unlimited’s Sportsmen’s Conservation Project works on public lands throughout the West on landscape-level campaigns to protect the best of what’s left with this notion in mind. If we are able to protect irreplaceable fish and game habitat, we are cementing in place the ability to hunt and fish on public lands for generations to come.

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