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Modern Huntsman Stories
Browse an array of stories from our ever growing network of endlessly talented creatives spread across the globe.
Interview with Caris Fawcett
Her intimate knowledge of color and light are most recently felt in The Modern Huntsman Cookbook– an oil painting that lives framed in green leather and cream linen on the cover of a book celebrating meals made and earned in wild places. Over an evening of shucking oysters, Contributing Editor Chelsea Rosson chatted with one of Texas’ most beloved artists about her process to create the cover for Modern Huntsman’s first cookbook.
The Scavenger’s Season: Spring
Our new Wild Food Editor Chef Jesse Griffiths explores the vegetables and hunts that define Spring. From the hopes we have, to the imperfect realities that are bound to come our way, Jesse explores one of his favorite seasons and the simple pleasures it has in store for those who are willing to scavenge.
A WALK IN THE WOODS WITH DAN MOULTRIE
A man of many good deeds, he’ll be the last to boast about them. This humility is somewhat at odds with the Dan Moultrie in front of a camera marketing a new deer feeder, the Dan Moultrie sitting proudly beside a lifetime buck, or the Dan Moultrie who has appeared on television shows with legendary football coaches or outdoor celebrities.
Matagi
“The word ‘matagi’ is derived from ‘matagu’, meaning to
cross over, step over or straddle, bounding an image of
people between two worlds — the realm of humans and that
of the mountain deity: yama-no-kami.” Scott Schnell, Ph.D.,
Associate Professor Emeritus in Anthropology
Deer Wars
Therein lies the overarching question: what does society want our landscape to look like? We seem to be moving toward a future where, in the name of "rewilding," people are disassociating with the land.
Fire & Fear on the Middle Fork
Fire history across the West is invariably wrapped up in human history, and removing human fire in these places calls to question what wilderness actually means. The essential truth is this: fire belongs in these landscapes.
Hope Dies Last
Fear is not a sin in the taiga, but cowardice is.
Love, Loss & the Blood of a Stag
After nearly four years of anticipation, reminiscing and planning, it was to be my triumphant return to Scotland.
The Land of the Tall Grass, Again.
“There’s nothing more rewarding than seeing results from the hard work that you’ve done yourself. Our ranch’s soil health is improving because of the work we’ve done, and our rangelands provide for us every summer because we’ve put in the time to regenerate them. It only gets better every year, and it’s somewhat addictive because as long as we keep doing it right, we’ll keep seeing results.”
The Last Overland
The Last Overland was the greatest adventure of my life. At moments, however, I questioned what on earth I was doing: what even is “adventure” in the 21st century, where there are so few “world-firsts” left and you can view the top of Everest from your mobile phone?
The Question of Enough
“It’s deliciously impractical covering eight or ten or twelve miles a day, gaining elevation much of that time, all for, if you’re lucky, a couple of birds that, plucked, will fit in your palm.”
To Glimpse a Ghost
Federal and state wildlife agencies estimate there are around 300 wolverines living in the Lower Forty-Eight, with strongholds and stable populations in Alaska and Canada, several hundred of which reside in Montana.