Field Journal

Podcast

Click the link below to listen to me on Thomas Pedersen's Speak for Change podcast. We talked about the outdoors, education and family....

Winter Reading for Spring Bear Hunters

The Pacific Northwest is bear country. If you’re someone who is thinking about chasing adventure into the spring bear woods, there’s a...

Bone Broth Recipe

When I first got into hunting, I promised myself I’d use as much of my animals as possible. Making bone broth is one of my favorite ways...

3 Things You Can Learn from a Bowhunter

Recurve bowhunter Nathan Sutterfield at full draw.

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Hand-Grabbing Crawdads

It’s a known fact that coastal streams of “The Beaver State” are full of crayfish (also referred to as crawdads). These delicious,...

Guns, Growth and Grandfathers

We assign meaning to objects passed down to us from those who no longer walk the earth. Simple things that would otherwise carry very...

How to Crab in Coos Bay

If you’re like me and you live in the Pacific Northwest then you’re probably pretty bummed out that hunting season is over. Sure, you’ve...

Who Got Game?

I recently took a short drive north to interview Donny Adair, president of the African American Hunting Association. Adair is a Pacific...

10 Grouse Soup

In the coastal mountain range of the Pacific Northwest, one of the first things folks learn to hunt for is ruffed grouse; a...

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Fall Turkey Hunting: Success at Long Last

I’ve always made a point to mention that I did not grow up hunting and fishing. I immigrated to the backwoods because living in the city...

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Bacon-Wrapped Rainbow Trout recipe

When most people start out fishing, it’s rainbow trout they’re after. In fact, rainbow trout are the most widely cultivated trout species...