Hunting & Fishing Stories

Dove Season: The Curtain Rises

Sep 6th, 2010 | By Hank | Category: Featured, Hunting & Fishing Stories, Wild Game

The opening of dove season every year serves as a reunion with friends — and firearms — and the dove feast afterward is as much a Labor Day tradition as grilling and football.



Hunting Deer on Catalina Island

Aug 10th, 2010 | By Hank | Category: Hunting & Fishing Stories

A deer hunt on Catalina Island offers me a glimpse of a potentially bright future for the pursuit – and hits home how much you need to know if you want to be a master deer hunter.



Shark Fishing in San Francisco Bay

Aug 2nd, 2010 | By Hank | Category: Fish, Hunting & Fishing Stories

The only thing better than catching sharks? Eating them. We came home from shark fishing in San Francisco Bay with our first leopard sharks, which we soon learned are delicious: firm, juicy and white.



La Paz, Fishing and Old Friends

May 24th, 2010 | By Hank | Category: Hunting & Fishing Stories

Holly and I just got back from La Paz, Mexico, where I became reacquainted with two old friends from my fishing days on Long Island: Mr. Mahi Mahi and his friend Little Bonito…



Fishing and Foraging on Bodega Bay

Mar 28th, 2010 | By Hank | Category: Hunting & Fishing Stories

Resourcefulness and flexibility are vital traits if you want to be a successful forager. When fishing’s bad, switch to crabs. If crabbing’s bad, switch to clams. If all else fails, look to the plants to sustain you.