The Hunting Singularity
The Singularity is a hypothetical future point where self-aware machines run improvement cycles resulting in super-intelligence that is uncontrollable. Basically, humans create machines that…
16 versus 20
In recent years there’s been a resurgence in popularity of 16 gauge shotguns. It’s tough to say exactly how much impact it has had…
Bird Dog Dealing with Lar Par
I’m not sure I can say “Laryngeal Paralysis” once correctly, let alone three times quickly — it’s a tongue twister. It has also been…
Unspoken Alliances
A number of years ago I was riding shotgun pre-dawn on opening day in Kansas. My buddy was behind the wheel as we chugged…
Nowhere to Look
Dropped Wyatt off at the vet this morning for an exploratory procedure. I am now trying to do anything, accomplish something, will myself to…
Two-Track Tacos
Came up with this recipe in Colorado early in the season and it quickly become a staple both in camp and at home. Originally…
Granny Smith Phez Hand Pies
I don’t believe I’ve ever met a pie I didn’t like. For those unfamiliar with travel hunting, hunters have to consume birds that we…
The Quail Hunter’s Lost Code
There’s a small, back corner on a piece of public land in Kansas that my dad and I have hunted for 10 years. It’s…
Why Peasants Shoot Doubles
I see a narrative pop up again and again that shooting double-barrel break-action shotguns is elitist. Some believe using doubles perpetuates a stereotype of…
The Hunters’ Predicament
A couple of years ago I found myself hunting late season public lands in West Virginia. Having never hunted here before I took to…