A Beast

  NEXT LEVEL! I have travelled Africa extensively, and seen and pursued an above average number of Buffalo…..BUT then near the South Sudan Border in Kidepo NP, Uganda……this monster steps out amongst a myriad of old dagga boys…..what a blessing and a privelage to see such a beast in the wild…… Clive SafariDad Curtis

What’s Causing the Parkinson’s Belt?

A mystery all too familiar for Steve. Spoiler: it’s the pesticides. Researchers found that those living within a mile of golf courses have 126 percent higher risk of developing Parkinson’s disease than those who live more than six miles away, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). …

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Steven Rinella just got himself an honorary doctorate

Steven Rinella just got himself an honorary doctorate in forestry and conservation from the University of Montana. That’s right—Doctor Rinella. Turns out a lifetime of eating squirrels, packing out elk quarters, and preaching the gospel of wild places can earn you a cap and gown. MeatEater  “One of his books was in Steve’s book on sporting …

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Street Smart Cooper’s

The hawk, in other words, appears to have learned to interpret a traffic signal and take advantage of it, in its quest to hunt. Which is, with all due respect, more impressive than how most humans use a pedestrian crosswalk. That sort of urban buffet seems to have been a major incentive for this particular …

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Aspevig

  “Missouri River” 6×10 feet, oil on canvas by Clyde Aspevig 2024 A good landscape guy. I have seen his stuff for years although seldom at this scale.

Niagara

Niagara ​ I was on the viewing platform at the bottom left corner once. The falls were fascinating but I was drawn to the river at my feet just before it went over the falls. I was surprised by the water clarity and how trouty it looked. I was itching to fish it even if it was …

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