I started hunting in September of 1972. Seated on the ground next to my father, I settled the gold front bead of a 410 single shot on a fox squirrel’s head and pulled the trigger. Fifty-two years ...

When I think about how long I’ve been hunting deer, it’s honestly a little embarrassing. The year was 1972, which means Richard Nixon was president, the average cost of a new home in the U.S. was ...

Al Raychard learned early that keen eyes and ears are essential in hunting, and that patience, observation and listening are virtues that make all the difference. Credit: Courtesy of Al Raychard It’s ...

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We’ve learned a lot about hunting in recent days. We’d already heard that it is something that one might not want to do in the company of Vice President Dick Cheney – even he has joked that Sen. Saxby ...

Deer hunting has a way of humbling people who think buying a tag and a rifle is the whole assignment. Season after season, new hunters walk out of the woods with clean tags and a long list of “next ...

Ask another hunter to join you for a snipe hunt, and you must be careful how you phrase the invitation. Even then, you may get a knowing grin and a polite decline. The image of an age-old practical ...