A Winding Trail The Virginia Sportsman June/July 2010
Clark interviews Alan Geoffrion, the author and screenwriter of the award-winning AMC movie The Broken Trail. (Click here to read the article.)
A Photographer's Journey
The Virginia Sportsman December 2009/January 2010
"...It may be hard to imagine that this man is one of the most prolific photographers in the calendar business—a man whose calendar pictures of puppies and kittens and other warm fuzzy animals decorate offices and kitchens around the world. He has been chased by an elk, nearly stomped to death by javelinas, dodged rattlesnakes,and found himself alone—eye-to-eye—with a bear in the Montana wilderness. It’s all about the photograph to Goochland resident and internationally recognized photographer Dwight Dyke..." (Click here to read the article.)
Hot Summer Flights
The Virginia Sportsman October/November 2009
"...I am a Southerner, or as a close friend from north of the Mason-Dixon Line states, a professional Southerner, and like most Southerners, we hold fast to tradition as best we can. There is nothing more traditional to a Virginia hunter than the first day of dove season. For many of us, a dove hunt was where we were first introduced to the intricacies of wing shooting. It was a place where we could sit with an elder, learn lead, gun safety, and have enough tagets so that a miss did not mean complete failure..." (Click here to read the article.)
The Vintagers
The Virginia Sportsman August/September 2009
"...Collectors and shooters of vintage side-by-side shotguns all agree there is something special about owning such a gun. And like all things we choose to own, it more than any other gun says something about what we value. In our ever-changing world of techno gear, these guns, and the Vintagers who shoot them, are a nostalgic link to a past when things could be simple but elegant." (Click here to read the article.)
Ducks Unlimited
The Virginia Sportsman February/March 2009
"...The core of Ducks Unlimited's mission, to conserve wetlands and other habitat for North America's waterfowl, has not changed since its inception approximately 70 years ago. This was long before our country decided to go nouveau green. the organization's dedicated members and volunteers have had a great impact on our state's environment... " (Click here to read the rest of the article.)
Southern Side by Side
The Virginia Sportsman October/November 2008
"Somewhere off the beaten path in North Carolina between Raleigh and the sand hills of Pinehurst, in an area known more for basketball and barbecue, is an event of international proportions. On a spring weekend in April, just outside the town of Sanford, Deep River Sporting Clays holds the Southern Side by Side Championships...Contestants attempt to break a clay target that could represent a rabbit running along the ground, ducks landing on a pond, or the flush of a quail or grouse... " (Click here to read the article.)
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Shooting Star:The Elizabeth Lanier Story
"...when you meet Lanier, one of the first things you recognize about her is how delighted she is that you are interested in a sport she now champions. It is this unintimidating and sincere passion for shooting sports, which she spreads around like a magic potion, that makes you feel you are going to have a good time shooting even if you have never done it before... " (Click here to read profile of Elizabeth Lanier.)
German Shorthaired Pointer
The Virginia Sportsman August/September 2008
"...As a hunting dog, the breed excels in most environments and on just about any feathered quarry. Their popularity over other pointing breeds may be because they are eager to please and therefore easier to train. The dog's coat, though short, is not thin and has an underlayer that protects it in colder temperatures...The GSP hunts with you, not by himself---a bird dog who desires to please you... " (Click here to read the article.)
