THE LATEST

Shortcuts – Friend or Folly

We’ve all taken shortcuts at one time or another. Many live by the shortcut. Some, if we were to admit, have fallen by the shortcut. In a world where we want everything stat, patience is not only a virtue but...

Featured image for “Shortcuts – Friend or Folly”

Featured image for “Sometimes Lessons Need To Be Relearned”

Sometimes Lessons Need To Be Relearned

Well folks I don’t know about you but we had a decent deer season for 2024. A total of 6...

Featured image for “Ode to the magnificent rimfire “Double Deuce””

Ode to the magnificent rimfire “Double Deuce”

There is little doubt that the most popular rifle and handgun cartridge in this country is the .22 rimfire round....

Featured image for “Diehard – A Battle of Wills”

Diehard – A Battle of Wills

The following article is about an extraordinary hunt as told by our nephew, Derek. Derek Harrison experienced the hunt of...

Featured image for “ODE TO JOE – A Faithful Companion and Friend”

ODE TO JOE – A Faithful Companion and Friend

Anyone who has ever owned a dog can appreciate the immense sense of loyalty a canine friend provides. This bond...

THE LATEST

Shortcuts – Friend or Folly

We’ve all taken shortcuts at one time or another. Many live by the shortcut. Some, if we were to admit, have fallen by the shortcut. In a world where we want everything stat, patience is not only a virtue but...

Featured image for “Shortcuts – Friend or Folly”

Featured image for “Sometimes Lessons Need To Be Relearned”

Sometimes Lessons Need To Be Relearned

Well folks I don’t know about you but we had a decent deer season for 2024. A total of 6 deer were taken off the property we hunt this year...

Featured image for “Ode to the magnificent rimfire “Double Deuce””

Ode to the magnificent rimfire “Double Deuce”

There is little doubt that the most popular rifle and handgun cartridge in this country is the .22 rimfire round. Annual ammunition sales also state that it is the most...

Featured image for “Diehard – A Battle of Wills”

Diehard – A Battle of Wills

The following article is about an extraordinary hunt as told by our nephew, Derek. Derek Harrison experienced the hunt of a lifetime on opening weekend of gun season 2024. It...

Featured image for “ODE TO JOE – A Faithful Companion and Friend”

ODE TO JOE – A Faithful Companion and Friend

Anyone who has ever owned a dog can appreciate the immense sense of loyalty a canine friend provides. This bond may be intensified when dog and man spend countless hours...

HUNTING &
OUTDOORS

Hunting deer in sights

Ode to the magnificent rimfire “Double Deuce”

Humility and Kindness; Pass It On

Reflections in The December Woods

STORIES &
ADVENTURES

Successful hunter posing with his prize

Diehard – A Battle of Wills

ODE TO JOE – A Faithful Companion and Friend

Humility and Kindness; Pass It On

TIPS &
TECHNIQUES

Hunter giving advice to a couple of eager hunters

Shortcuts – Friend or Folly

Sometimes Lessons Need To Be Relearned

Ode to the magnificent rimfire “Double Deuce”

TIPS FOR
BEGINNERS

Michigan’s Liberty Hunt offers a wonderful opportunity to introduce kids to the wonderful world of deer hunting.

Ladies Preparing To Take Aim

The “Sacred Doe” Of The Forest

STORIES &
ADVENTURES

Successful hunter posing with his prize

Diehard – A Battle of Wills

ODE TO JOE – A Faithful Companion and Friend

Humility and Kindness; Pass It On

HUNTING &
OUTDOORS

Hunting deer in sights

Ode to the magnificent rimfire “Double Deuce”

Humility and Kindness; Pass It On

Reflections in The December Woods

TIPS &
TECHNIQUES

Hunter giving advice to a couple of eager hunters

Shortcuts – Friend or Folly

Sometimes Lessons Need To Be Relearned

Ode to the magnificent rimfire “Double Deuce”

TIPS FOR
BEGINNERS

Michigan’s Liberty Hunt offers a wonderful opportunity to introduce kids to the wonderful world of deer hunting.

Ladies Preparing To Take Aim

The “Sacred Doe” Of The Forest

GUNS

Featured image for “Ode to the magnificent rimfire “Double Deuce””

Ode to the magnificent rimfire “Double Deuce”

There is little doubt that the most popular rifle and handgun cartridge in this country…

By: Tom Lounsbury

Featured image for “Trophy doe hunting can become a challenging proposition”

Trophy doe hunting can become a challenging proposition

When I began deer hunting in my home Thumb area in 1963, deer weren’t as…

By: Tom Lounsbury

Featured image for “.41 Great Lakes – a new and truly amazing straight wall cartridge”

.41 Great Lakes – a new and truly amazing straight wall cartridge

When Michigan’s Shotgun Zone became the Limited Firearms Zone in 2014, it would completely change…

By: Tom Lounsbury

GUEST AUTHORS

Road Rally or Elk Hunt?

Featured image for “Road Rally or Elk Hunt?”

Building A Hunting Rifle

Featured image for “Building A Hunting Rifle”

Arrowheads – A Steady Evolution

Featured image for “Arrowheads – A Steady Evolution”

Pursuing wild ringnecks in the long grass

Featured image for “Pursuing wild ringnecks in the long grass”

Taming The Beast

Featured image for “Taming The Beast”

Public Hunting Land: 6 Features of a Great Deer Stand

Featured image for “Public Hunting Land: 6 Features of a Great Deer Stand”

Preseason Readiness – Deer Season is fast approaching

Featured image for “Preseason Readiness – Deer Season is fast approaching”

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Featured image for “This Should Be My 46th Deer Season!”

This Should Be My 46th Deer Season!

By: Jim Kushner. This should be my 46th deer season. I started hunting with my Dad & older brother on…

Jim Kushner

Featured image for “A Bear Hunt That Sparked A Friendship”

A Bear Hunt That Sparked A Friendship

By: Bob Weller. Going on a bear hunt was one of those, “I want to do that someday” ideas. Well…

Robert Weller

Featured image for “Exploration Adventures in Yooper-land”

Exploration Adventures in Yooper-land

There is a unique sense of entering an isolated, slower-paced and back-to-nature atmosphere after crossing the Mackinac bridge into the…

Tom Lounsbury

Featured image for “Paradise Restored”

Paradise Restored

As an outfitter and guide, Gary Morgan rarely gets the opportunity to hunt. It’s been about 10 years since his…

Rebecca Morgan

Featured image for “A look back at the christening of Wild Game Dynasty (ELO)”

A look back at the christening of Wild Game Dynasty (ELO)

By: Jim Kushner. The summer after Gary first purchased his place at East Lake I helped him out with some…

Jim Kushner

Featured image for “The Ever-Versatile Shotgun”

The Ever-Versatile Shotgun

By: Tom Lounsbury. The shotgun has played an important role throughout the history of firearms. From matchlock and flintlock “fowlers”…

Tom Lounsbury

FISHING

Featured image for “The Fish Dimension”

The Fish Dimension

You’ve heard of the 5th Dimension, which has been defined an extra dimension of space. It has also been defined…

By: Rebecca Morgan

Featured image for “Tag Team Fishing Scheme”

Tag Team Fishing Scheme

Outnumbered and ambushed! That’s the story of one less fish in our stream. And man (or woman) was not the…

By: Rebecca Morgan

Featured image for “The magical atmosphere of fishing during the “Dog Days” of summer”

The magical atmosphere of fishing during the “Dog Days” of summer

When July eases in, I automatically start longing to go wade-fishing on the nearby Upper Reaches of the Cass River,…

By: Tom Lounsbury