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  A personal favorite. Low light and a long exposure, a bit tricky to pull off but very satisfying. 'Towards the end of the week we see signs of rain coming. For the next twelve hours straight it drums hard on the tin roof. We busy ourselves with chores until they run out, then stoke up the fire. After dinner Jamie takes the pen from the hut book and, using the flickering light, makes a tiny signature on the wall. It takes a moment to see it for what it is, his small mark on the world. … [Read more...] about Hut Life

Peter Stewart's unerring eye for detail and use of light brings Africa to life. He is highly regarded in the hunting community for the care and sensitivity that can only come from endless hours of patient observation. In 2017, Peter won the David Shepherd Wildlife Artist of the Year animal category, and was accepted as a signature member to the prestigious Society of Animal Artists in the USA. This oil on canvas portrait (The Hunter) is used in Hunting Life - Moments of Truth as part of a … [Read more...] about The Hunter

A lovely image by Matt Kidd, a former editor of mine at Fieldsports magazine. 'An hour later, an icy wind has sprung up and the light begins to fade. We pick up the shells and break our little camp for the last time this year. Without being asked, Jamie carefully threads the ducks onto my leather carrier and heads off with a load slung on his back, leaving just a few for me and Tom to walk back with. And just like that my little boy is a little man. We’re packed up but there are more ducks … [Read more...] about Moments

Flyleaf image courtesy of the very talented Hans Bergrem. Introduction to Hunting Life - Moments of Truth  ‘I’ve got one for you’, Dewy launched out of his rocking chair and dived into his overflowing bookshelf. I’d found myself halfway across the world in the Canadian Rockies, snowed in, sitting in a log cabin around a crackling open fire while sipping on coffee and whiskey. As the snow kept falling we ran out of steam on the guitar and harmonica so turned our attention to this old-style … [Read more...] about Introduction – Willie Duley, NZ Hunter

An evocative image from fellow hunter and Labrador man Jo Vagaan.  'There are scientists out there who could, if they chose, take a tiny piece of tissue from Tom, smash those cells down to a pulp and then make another dog. And that dog would want to go find birds and bring them to me without even being taught to. If that doesn’t amaze you, move you, give you some idea of what you’re dealing with, you’re not listening to the powers of the world.' from Hunting Life - Moments of Truth … [Read more...] about Lab Life

Walk softly and carry a big stick - Krieghoff double in .500 Nitro Express. Peter P. Ryan  www.faraway.co … [Read more...] about Send it