The Camp Book

The Distillation of a Hunt

A classically trained pianist, motorcycle enthusiast, and certified pilot, Kate has traveled a long way from her Pennsylvania upbringing, landing 2,000 miles away in a small, west Texas desert town.

Back to Basics in the Lowcountry

South Carolina’s Lowcountry region is a landscape defined by water. It shapes daily life in the bustling hub of Charleston, dictating everything from weather patterns to what’s for dinner. From cre...

In the Field: Testing the Timbers

It’s 6am and 12 degrees. You’re watching ice form at an alarming rate – around trees, around your pant legs. In fact, you tripped about 20 minutes ago and just realized your jacket cuff is frozen t...

The Retrieve

Mazie leapt from the blind into the pond. We never trained her quite right and she—a lean, graceful swimmer, a yellow lab with a magical nose—always assumed we’d killed something. When we missed, w...

Man on a Mission

The opportunity to train dogs professionally means more to Chris than simply earning a living or being happy at his job—it’s a passion found, and a promise fulfilled. Hard work with a little luck g...

Stashing Memories

Edgar carries quite a few titles lately: fine artist, father, husband, former gallery owner, current business partner, life-long angler, and freshly-minted hunter among many. For today, though, he’...

The Many Houses of Mill

Around forty years ago, Mill caught his first tarpon on a fly, an oceanside fish near Islamorada. “One came up behind my fly,” Mill recalls, “and then my fly grabbed a bit of sargassum grass, so I ...

In the Field: Texas Turkey

The great pursuit of turkeys has led us into the field year after year. Now we feel pretty darn certain that we make the best gear to hunt turkeys in. But, what's the best state to hunt turkeys in?...

In the Field: Appalachian Cast & Blast

Waterfowling or catching a monster winter brown seems to drive enthusiasts out into what many would call “unbearable conditions.” so we chose to toss on extra layers, crack hand warmers and wear t...

Mapping Out a Passion

My partner Chris comes from a long line of proud Montanans. His father was one of the family’s only members to leave small-town-Montana, for a career in the Air Force. Moving from Germany, to Hawai...