As a young man I dreamed of moving to Alaska. Finding the middle of nowhere. Building a cabin. Trapping and hunting. Living off the land. Then, life got in the way. An education, a good job, a wife and kids, a home and a farm all happened over the course of fifteen years, and that Alaska dream kind of drifted into the background. A few years back, life kind of settled down … [Read more...] about More Than Wolverine: An Alaska Wilderness Trapline
Modern Outdoor Nonfiction
Storied Waters
Fly fishing, writing and art seem to go together quite well, don’t they? There’s something about fly fishing that appeals to an artistic mind, or maybe it’s the other way around. Either way, the fly fishing world is crazy with art and literature inspired by the practice. I enjoy reading about fishing almost as much as actually fishing - almost. The great story tellers can … [Read more...] about Storied Waters
Mainely Bird Hunting – Brad Varney
It’s fun to hear from someone so passionate about an outdoor pursuit that it becomes a major part of their life. For some it’s fly fishing. For others, it’s tracking big bucks, trapping furbearers, calling in turkeys, or sitting in a duck blind. Brad Varney’s passion is bird hunting – more specifically, hunting upland birds with dogs. Varney has hunted birds in Maine for … [Read more...] about Mainely Bird Hunting – Brad Varney
Ghost Buck – Dean Bennett
Deer hunting plays an important role in rural life across much of North America, and annual trips to deer camp are the cultural norm in places like Maine. Friends and family come together and bonds are forged over the years at camp, some that last for decades. Few families have upheld the deer camp tradition for as long as Dean Bennett’s, and his latest book “Ghost Buck” tells … [Read more...] about Ghost Buck – Dean Bennett
Reading The River – John Hildebrand
Recently reading John McPhee’s “Coming into the Country”, a 1970’s look into the people living on Alaska’s Yukon River, and Dan O’Neill’s 2006 followup “A Land Gone Lonesome” put me on a track to consume writing about the Yukon and its people like it was oxygen. As just one of many Americans who has often dreamed of living their lifestyle, I find it simply fascinating. And when … [Read more...] about Reading The River – John Hildebrand