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Finding a Reason to Wander: Grouse Hunting with Blaine Peetso

Blaine Peetso is a mill worker in Northern Alberta and a self-described daydreamer. With a penchant for the outdoors and for photography, he created The Borealist blog as an excuse to capture images of his part of the world and to rearrange the alphabet as he sees fit. Follow Blaine as he finds a particular kind of beauty in his own backyard on a late Autumn grouse hunt.

How-To's

Afield Without A Dog: Hints for Dog-Free Hunting

While most serious upland hunters wouldn’t think of leaving their dogs at home, sometimes opportunities to hunt good land (or between big trips) are lost. Plenty of other hunters may want to tackle upland birds but don’t have dogs, but that’s no reason to stay home. Words by David S. Lewis. Photos by Lee Kjos.

Profiles

Sheep Shearing in Western Washington with Nich Hance McElroy

Nich Hance McElroy is a photographer based in Vancouver, BC. Since 2010 he’s owned and operated a small scale sheep shearing business in Western Washington, which takes him – along with his sheepdog, Finn — from the Canadian Border to the Key Peninsula, and from the San Juan Islands to the crest of the Cascades.

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Profiles

In Your Words: Matthew Graham’s Mackinaw Cruiser

‘In Your Words’ explores the incredible stories we’ve received from Filson fans across the globe. Send us your own experiences with our clothing or product here for a chance to be featured on the Filson Life blog. Matthew Graham remembers his family story with the help of a Filson Mackinaw Cruiser. “What kind of jacket should

Finding a Reason to Wander: Grouse Hunting with Blaine Peetso

Afield Without A Dog: Hints for Dog-Free Hunting

Sheep Shearing in Western Washington with Nich Hance McElroy

In Your Words: Matthew Graham’s Mackinaw Cruiser

Washington State Fire Lookout Project with Kyle Johnson, Part 2

Mikael Kennedy Is Lured to the Road

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On the Banks with John Ludlam

The Time of the Harvest: Mushroom Foraging with Jonathan Levitt

A Traveling Tradition: Halley and Bobbe Hit the Road

Searching the Night Sky with Photographer Daniel McVey

Developing Gun Sense with George Hickox

The Do’s and Don’ts of Fishing in Bear Country

Depth in the Field: From the Mountains to the Ocean with Photographer Bryan Bowie

Behind the Cover: Filson Flies with Photographer Peter Sutherland

Traveling the Trans-America Trail with Jonathan Gallegos

6 Reminders for a Happy Hunt with Andy Duffy

From Birmingham to Bellingham with Photographer Ryan Russell

Spend 4 Days Exploring the Shores of Maine by Canoe with Rhon Bell

Left of West: Forest Woodward Explores the American West

Tricks of the Trade: Make Your Own Archery Quiver with Matt Pierce of Wood&Faulk

Can Fly Fishing Save the World with Mongolia River Outfitters

3 Ways to Better Your Chances for a Bird this Fall with Andy Duffy

Nick Stevens and the Washington Conservation Corps

7 Days of Salmon and Camping with Evan Lane

Getting in to Wild Cutthroat in Durango with Justin Meyer

Washington State Fire Lookout Project with Kyle Johnson

Beekeeping Benefits with Peter Patenaude

Farm Ponds with Judith O’Keefe

Summer in Vermont with Mikael Kennedy

From The Archives: Man of the Woods, 1951