Hunting Posts
What Your Knife Says About You
Your hunting knife is the closest thing to a signature you carry in the field — it says whether you’re a tool guy, a weight-weanie, or someone’s granddad who’s been carrying the same Case since before you were born. A carbon steel blade with a patina tells a different story than a $400 custom in a Kydex sheath, and neither one is wrong if it actually gets used. The real tell isn’t the knife itself — it’s whether the edge is sharp when you pull it out.
Squirrel Hunting as a Gateway Drug to Conservation
Squirrel hunting is where most Southern hunters start — cheap license, low barrier, you can do it on public land behind a Walmart. But here’s the thing nobody tells you: once you start spending mornings in the woods watching hickories and oaks, you start noticing when the habitat’s sick. That kid who went out for squirrel meat comes back a few years later planting mast trees and fighting for clean water access.
Why Public Land Still Matters
Public land is one of the last places where access isn’t decided by money—and that still matters.
A Good Dog Changes Everything
A good dog doesn’t just follow you into the field—it changes how you see it.
What We Owe the Animal
Ethics in the field begin long before the trigger and continue long after the shot. Respect for the animal is not about legality — it’s about responsibility.
Why Duck Blinds Feel Like Chapels
Before sunrise, in a structure barely visible against the marsh, silence becomes discipline. A duck blind is more than cover — it is ritual.
Celebrating 50 Years: The 2026 NWTF Convention & Sport Show
The National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) is gearing up for an historic celebration in 2026—the 50th anniversary of its renowned Convention and Sport Show.
Listen for the Whistle
If you want to know the health of a Southern landscape, listen for the whistle.
World Waterfowl Day – 2026
World Waterfowl Day isn’t about celebration. It’s a moment to pause and consider what the birds overhead—and the places they depend on—ask of us long after the season ends.
The Bleached Bones by the River
At first I thought it was just another carcass left by poachers.
Then I saw the rifle.
And the boots.
The Sand Flea Gospel
The smallest creatures know the biggest truth — keep digging, even when it doesn’t last.
The Horns of Lord Derby
He stood alone in the orange light, a giant eland bull with horns like spiraled smoke.
The shot was perfect — a hundred and fifty yards, broadside, steady wind.
But something in his eyes stopped me.
Dawn on the First Day
Early morning sunlight warms the open field as hunters take their positions, ready for the first flight of doves of the season.