Mary Sprague—one of the most beloved Orvis employees of all time, who worked at the company for 50 years—is retired now, but she sent in these great photos of her husband, Burr, and his. . .
Read MoreWritten by: Kip Vieth, Wildwood Float Trips
Well, baseball has its spring training, so we thought we would do a little of our own. Temps here in Minnesota finally got above 40, and Bucky the duck dog had a serious case of spring. . .
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I’m lucky enough to live in a spot where I can gear up and walk right out my back door and into the grouse woods, and it’s become my tradition over the past few years to spend an hour or. . .
Read MoreWritten by: Phoebe Bean
Mays Pond is a quail hunting plantation located near Monticello, Florida, that has been in the Perkins family for generations and has both Orvis Wingshooting and. . .
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My friend Bill Curtis sent in this cool photo, which shows the contents of the crops of several New York grouse that he shot. The variety of foods represented lets you know where to look for more birds.
Read MoreWritten by: Phoebe Bean
On Saturday, my recent good luck with Eastern duck hunting continued; Dave Perkins, Nancy Mackinnon, Charley Perkins, Jess (Dave and Nancy’s lab from Wildrose Kennels), and I trundled off in the pre-dawn darkness to set up decoys and. . .
Read MoreWritten by: Scott McEnaney, Orvis Eastern ELOG Director
The dogs were looking at me with eager eyes on Monday morning. They watched me head to the field a couple of times over the weekend…but I wasn’t bringing them along. It was opening of archery season here in Vermont, and it wasn’t anything. . .
Read MoreWritten by: Reid Bryant
As Wingshooting Services Manger here at Orvis, I am fortunate to spend the bulk of my time surrounded by folks whose passion for upland and waterfowl hunting rivals my own. To work alongside people who recognize the smell of. . .
Read MoreWritten by: Nathan Diesel, Orvis Leawood
Our twin daughters came early and, for me, spring turkey season came late. Don’t misunderstand. Having twin daughters trumps a good turkey hunt any day of the week, but I will admit that I was more than happy when my wife told me that. . .
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So we are nearly two weeks in to our VT Turkey Season, and the Orvis Turkey Pool is showing some stiff competition. Scott McEnaney remains at the top of the heap with a. . .
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