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Big Five by Grant Hacking

On Safari with Grant Hacking

I wish I’d collected the T-shirts I’ve seen over the years of Africa’s Big Five…
Martini, by Susie Wind. Courtesy of The Sportsman’s Gallery, LTD., Charleston, South Carolina.

Raising the Bar

Craft cocktails from St. John's.
T.J. Mortimer’s maker’s mark, in silver.

The Trials of Clan Mortimer

The name “Mortimer” pops up periodically throughout English and Scottish history. The earliest I ever encountered…
autumn setter pasqua
"Autumn Setter"

Lou Pasqua

The meticulously conserved furnished rooms and artwork in the Elisabeth Ireland Poe Gallery at Pebble…
A pair of anglers try their luck along the fog-shrouded banks of Puget Sound.

Coastal Cutts

I met Dave McCoy on a chilly winter morning south of Seattle, when I‑5 was…

Almost Hemingway

Negley Farson’s fate is partly summarized by the fact he gets second billing in the…

Fur & Feather

I know I’m not alone when I recall exploring the possibility of harvesting a pelt…
dog painting
The three hounds in the “Apokalupsis” mural represent Love, Beauty and Joy.

Joseph Sulkowski: Transforming a Painting Into a Sculpture

As the wife of a professional hunter, editor for many years of African Hunting Gazette,…

Between the Lines

I was amused recently to read a piece from the National Review, shared with me…
"HMS Ulysses," a novel by Alistair MacLean, was published in 1955. It gives a vivid and detailed — if horrifying — picture of the Murmansk Convoys.

Abandon Ship!

I found myself immersed in the history of the Murmansk Convoys. These were the Anglo-American shipments…
bird illustrations
The illustrations in Field Guide to the Birds of Mexico (1973) are considered Peterson’s best.

Roger Tory Peterson – the Book, the Man, His Wives

It all began in 1976, after my high-school-sweetheart husband dumped me for a friend of…
The classic S&W Model 60, a trusty old carry gun that still does the job. How many of these lurk in bedside drawers?
The classic S&W Model 60, a trusty old carry gun that still does the job. How many of these lurk in bedside drawers?

Lessons From History

It was the summer of 1940, the Germans were threatening to invade, and things looked…