Among the innumerable tales of close encounters with dangerous game, few send chills up the spines of hunters quite like that of the Tsavo Man-Eaters: a pair of maneless male lions that, together, terrorized the Tsavo region of Kenya in the late 1800s. Their story, and that of their eventual demise, captures the essence of
Written by Matt Fratus, this article was originally published by Free Range American on October 12, 2020. In 1912, Ishi crouched behind a bush and put his index and middle fingers to his lips. He made a sharp, high-pitched kissing sound — a rabbit distress call. To his left, Saxton T. Pope watched in amazement as a small group of
It is said that there are outdoor writers, and then there is Jack O’Connor. Before the days of the internet, when no one had ever heard the term “Instagram influencer” and information about a species, firearm, or hunting location wasn’t merely a click away, it was Jack O’Conner’s articles and books to which hunters would
When the first colonists came to America and took in the vast, untouched wilderness, they knew they had found a home. The pioneers brought with them diverse beliefs and cultures, and as they intermingled, a nation with its own unique folklore was formed. Many of their stories have persisted from those early days, myths and
“In a civilized and cultivated country, wild animals only continue to exist at all when preserved by sportsmen.”—Theodore Roosevelt Few of our nation’s great leaders stand out more than Theodore Roosevelt. First taking office in 1901 after the assassination of William McKinley, he guided a nation still divided and reeling from the Civil War decades
Much is said about the pioneers of the world. The ones who came first, the originals, the old-schoolers. The men and women of the past who have become legends of our culture. They were the ones who made the discoveries, who broke the barriers and led us into the future. From the seafaring Vikings of
