Camp Files

MOBILE HUNTING
Getting into a mobile-hunting system seems so involved, it's a wonder anyone would ever want to get out of one.

The Allure of Mobile Hunting

On hanging from trees while hunting and not dying by Teresa Mull I went to…
YUSEF DIKEC
Yusuf Dikeç shoots in the 2024 Summer Olympic Games (Wikimedia Commons), sans accessories.

Does Gear Make the Outdoorsman?

The first time I attended a grouse trial event, I donned knee-high rubber boots, “reenforced”…
teresa mull
If you went somewhere and did something but didn't take a selfie, did it really happen.

To Be Hunted and Haunted

I remember thinking as I stood in line to get into the Donald Trump rally…
People who participate in grouse trials are, much like their dogs, a special breed.

Bells in the Forest

Last April, I was invited by my friend Jeff (yes, I know him through the…
One man's roadkill is another man's trophy.

80 Years of Hunting

It all started, as so many providential things do in my smalltown life, at our…
The author believes a proper shooting outfit increases confidence.

Females and Firearms

The first time, several years ago, I went to my local sportsmen’s club to check…
falconry
As ammunition becomes increasingly costly and scarce, brushing up on your falconry skills now isn't a bad idea.

Choosing an Outdoor Adventure

It may be best to let the adventure choose you by Teresa Mull The Great…
Instructor George Daniel, director of The Joe Humphreys Fly Fishing Program at Penn State University, provides students a magnified view of the art of fly tying 

Flies in the Classroom

It’s a Thursday morning on the first day of February, and Penn State’s University Park…
Catching a fish is always a thrill, but fly fishing reminds us that in the romantic world, letting the wild things get away is sometimes best for everybody. 

Fly Fishing Makes for the Perfect Date

St. Valentine’s Day is fast approaching, and if this fact fills your romantically inept imagination…
San Juan worm and the Elk-Hair Caddis

My First Fly-tying Class

Early morning (8:00 a.m.) Mass is always the fast one. There’s no choir. Father Matthias…
The excerpt, found on page 45 (Canto LI) in the Fifth Decad of Cantos. The sections are numbered individually, and the page numbers are not consecutive, and there is no table of contents. You thought James Joyce was difficult.

Ezra Pound on Tying Flies

Ezra Pound is remembered for being many things—prolific poet, Modernist pioneer, anti-Semite, fascist, “intellectual crackpot.”…
Waders might not actually be magical, but when used properly, they can be empowered to ward off bad days. 

An Ode to My Waders

It being more than a year since I moved into my new house, I figured…