Dear HCN, The letter from Scott McIntyre Feb. 19 in response to my essay “Hunting: Get Used to It” (HCN, 1/22/96) displays all the prejudice that makes a rational dialogue between hunters and antihunters so difficult. Although McIntyre claims that he is “not for … or against” hunting, his implication that he’s too mature to […]
Jim Fergus
Posted inJanuary 22, 1996: At Hanford, the real estate is hot
Hunting: Get used to it
Let me state right off and as unapologetically as possible that I am a member of the “hook-and-bullet” press – a field editor of the venerable Outdoor Life magazine, which along with its sister publication, Field & Stream, are America’s original conservation magazines. Both have been in business since before the turn of the century, […]
Posted inApril 19, 1993: Clinton flinches under western pressure
A man and his dog, in search of grace and innocence
Book excerpt: “A Hunter’s Road, a Journey with Man and Dog across the American Uplands”, by Jim Fergus. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline A man and his dog, in search of grace and innocence.