A minimal level of sportsman ethics afield is mandated by written law. Beyond that, say, when an action is legal but ethically questionable, or when (as Aldo Leopold long ago pointed out) no one is watching, hunter ethics is an… — David Petersen Copy Share Image
You should always aim to be your own mouse, Lieam. In fact...you already are. You are not so quick to jump into danger as… — David Petersen Copy Share Image
Take no duty of the Guard lightly. Friends must not be enemies Just as enemies must not be friends. Discerning the two is a… — David Petersen Copy Share Image
I am a hunter. Not merely 'a person who hunts', but someone to whom this ancient, natural and honorable activity is an essential and… — David Petersen Copy Share Image
“The natural world is the only reality, thus the only valid base for spirituality there is.” — David Petersen Copy Share Image
A minimal level of sportsman ethics afield is mandated by written law. Beyond that, say, when an action is legal but ethically questionable, or… — David Petersen Copy Share Image
Clouds, leaves, soil, and wind all offer themselves as signals of changes in the weather. However, not all the storms of life can be… — David Petersen Copy Share Image
The 'will to peace' is the best answer that we can imagine to the 'will to war', which unfortunately seems as strong in this… — David Petersen Copy Share Image
“On a long journey to Glen-Stone Isailed into its shade there before me she proudly shone my decision was already made. A lass who… — David Petersen Copy Share Image
Naturally and logically, people who forage rather than herd domestic beasts and tend crops for a living - that is, people who depend utterly… — David Petersen Copy Share Image
I've known no better teacher than hunting. And what hunting has taught me is hardly restricted to the ways of wildings and woods. — David Petersen Copy Share Image
