Hunt Russian Brown Bear – the beginning My hunt for Russian Brown Bear began with my departure from Dulles International Airport. The TSA completed a thorough check for my passport and visa.…
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Hunting Russian Brown Bear in Kamchatka
Planning a Year in Advance for Brown Bear in Kamchatka To hunt Brown Bear in Kamchatka, it all starts out by planning at least a year in advance. Getting in physical shape…
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Shot Placement for Humane Hunting
Shot Placement for Humane Hunting Humane hunting requires proper shot placement. A humane shot hits a vital area to create a fatal wound. As part of making the shot, it is important…
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#1 Tip for Flyfishing Waders
#1 Tip for Flyfishing Waders My #1 Tip for Flyfishing waders is to know your water’s bottom surface before you go. Sounds simple, but it is critical. On a recent overcast September morning,…
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Hunt for Cape Buffalo – One of the Big Five
Hunting for Cape Buffalo Hunting for Cape Buffalo with East Cape Safaris in South Africa, 50 miles from Somerset East, with 2 professional hunters (PHs), a tracker, a skinner and me. The karoo opened…
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Fly-fishing the St Croix River in Maine
Summer is almost over. Before we get ready for our travels out west for the fall hunts, I wanted to flyfish for smallmouth bass and pickerel. My wife, Patricia, wanted quiet time to…
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Fly-Fishing Third Machias Lake in Maine
A White Perch Frenzy Any day out on the water fly-fishing is a good day. My guide was Jeff McEvoy from Weatherby’s in Grand Lake Stream, Maine. It was sunny and getting…
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So, You want to Go Hunting………
There’s quite a bit of information about fathers taking their sons and daughters out for a first hunt, passing down tradition from prior generations, as well as about experienced hunters getting back…
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Catch and Release Fishing is Fun and Allows the Fish to Live On
There is a lot of information about fly rods, tippets, leaders, fly reels, fly lines, and flies, but little info on what to do when you catch & release a fish so it can survive for another adventure. Over the years I…
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FISHING ACTIVITY INCREASES ON THE PONDS WHEN……
Springtime fishing arrives when the water temperature rises causing fish to become active. It is also the time of many of the hatches of all life cycles of the various insects. This is the…