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Reports, profiles, and stories from more than 25 years of writing about wildlife, public lands, hunting, and fishing.

Roadless: America’s Sporting Lands

Trout Unlimited, 2026

Research, writing, and editing for a report on the importance of roadless areas to fish and wildlife habitat, hunting, and fishing.

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Critical Minerals: A Hunting and Fishing Perspective

Trout Unlimited, Spring 2025

A report examining how responsible critical minerals development can meet growing demand while protecting fish and wildlife habitat, clean water, and hunting and fishing opportunities.

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Brian Ross: Portrait of an Antler Collector

Boone and Crockett Club, January 2023

A profile of a lifelong antler collector preserving the hunting stories, local history, and people behind remarkable whitetails.

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Bozeman, Montana: How to Ruin a Perfectly Good Mountain Town

Crazy Canyon Journal, January 2023

A personal look at the growth, rising costs, and changing character of a Montana mountain town—and what gets lost when a place becomes a destination.

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What Is Your Fair Chase?

Boone and Crockett Club, December 2022

Sure, it’s legal, but is it right?

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Ice Fishing. Seriously, what’s the point?

Union Sportsmen’s Alliance, January 2022

Why do a few die-hard ice fishermen spend the better part of winter over a few holes on the ice? For one, nothing beats catching walleye from a couch.

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Is Point Creep Killing Western Big-Game Hunting?

Outdoor Life, November 2021

Western draw systems have become increasingly complex, competitive, and expensive. Even as many hunters grow skeptical of ever drawing their tag, they can’t stop putting in for that golden ticket.

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Is Trapping in America on the Brink of Extinction, or at the Beginning of a Comeback?

Outdoor Life, November 2021

Low fur prices, anti-trapping laws, and an increase in participation? We take a deep dive into the state of trapping in the U.S.

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Yes, You Can Hunt Elk on Your Own

Hook & Barrel, August 2021
You and your buddies have talked about it for years. Well, no more excuses. Pack up your rig, point it west and hunt elk. Here’s how.

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National Wildlife Refuges: A Hunting and Fishing Perspective

Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, 2021

A report exploring the National Wildlife Refuge System’s importance to conservation, hunting, and fishing, with profiles of four refuges and recommendations for its future.

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SOLD!

Montana Outdoors, July-August 2021

Big dollars for Montana’s special auction tags produce major gains for big game management and habitat.

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Iceman of the Tatshenshini: The Journey Home

Bugle magazine, May-June 2020

Canadian sheep hunters stumble onto the mummified remains of a fellow traveler. Little did they know the next four years would be a journey for the ages.

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Butcher Better

Outdoor Life, Dec-Jan 2016

Ever wonder what happens to your game after you drop it off at the processor? What we learned working the floor of a family butcher shop during the busiest weekend of the season will make you a more efficient and effective processor. 

Backstory: When I was 22, my AmeriCorps job ended in September, and I had a few months to kill before classes at Montana State began. A friend worked at her dad's meat processor, and I spent an entire fall cutting up other people's meat. That experience built a solid foundation for this feature 15 years later.

Published in Outdoor Life. The original online article is currently unavailable.

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