Really depends on what you’re looking for in a magazine. If you want to read something by folks who actually know how to write, you should get your hands on Gray’s Sporting Journal.
I really appreciate all of the comments. Thanks to all of you who have taken the time to offer input.
Anyone else have strong feelings about dates? I really would like to hunt those bucks in the alpine, but I’d also prefer to be there after the antlers have hardened up. Is there a window there...
I think I’m getting older or something because I care less and less about big antlers and think more about landscapes. To that end, I’ve never been to Kodiak Island, and it’s been a place that I’ve wanted to experience for quite a while. In 2028 I turn 50, and the plans for a half-century...
My family had an outfitter friend who owned one. This was in Montana in the ‘90s. Horse was adopted from Nevada and saddle broke. I had the “privilege” of riding it in the Bob Marshall one day. I was only a 150-lb teenager at the time. Couldn’t kick that horse hard enough no matter how hard I...
On the other end of the spectrum, there’s the perfect-in-its-simplicity advertising that just leaves you dreaming and scheming. Anyone familiar with those old Pinnell and Talifson ads in Outdoor Life? Nothing really needs to be explained when you see one of those. You just wish a Kodiak trip...
I’m really not trying to dog on a particular company. I’m sure it’s tough marketing products in today’s saturated consumer landscape. But the truth is that outdoor company marketing can be pretty hilarious at times. Lots of examples, but this one made me chuckle.
“It’s not cold enough to...