To the Point: Specks in the Sky
Human nature being what it is, bird lovers of all stripes will seek the rare species. For this waterfowl hunter, that would be the...
To the Point: The Case for Snipe
One hundred twenty-five years ago, a Louisiana land baron named J.J. Pringle published Twenty Years of Snipe Shooting. Pringle’s book details how, from 1867...
To the Point: No Ugly Duckling
The first drake wood duck I shot as a high school hunter turned into a mounted disaster, proof that my future did not lie...
To the Point: Chicken Delight
If you had told me I would go to Kansas—that fabulous bird hunting state—for three days and not kill a pheasant or quail, I...
Paul Nelson Farm
How much would you pay to turn back the clock to those Soil Bank days of post-WWII when pheasants were as thick as blackbirds?...
To the Point: Dainty Dishes
If you’ve lived to age 60 and eaten three squares daily, you’ve already sat through more than 60,000 meals. How many of those involved...
To the Point: My Bird Dog Hall of Fame
Fifty years ago, the man who introduced me to grouse hunting said every bird hunter deserves at least one exceptional dog. “Counting Tammy here,...
To the Point: Remnants
Whether your next bird hunt occurs up north, down south, out west or halfway around the world, something about the experience will linger in...
To the Point: Something About a Prairie
Something about native prairie makes the walking bird hunter want to take it on. The challenge is what will come first—the horizon or the...
To the Point: Cans Are Back!
Last December I blew my chance to kill a canvasback by not swinging through on the single volunteer that flashed past our decoy spread...
To the Point: Pacing
Fossilized human footprints discovered inside bigger animal prints in what is now New Mexico suggest a hunter was tracking a giant sloth some 23,000...
Safety First
When accidents happen, it’s usually carelessness—not ignorance—that is the cause.