Scott Bestul

1 week ago | fieldandstream.com | Scott Bestul |Dave Hurteau |David E. Petzal

For spring gobbler hunters, the late season is a bit of a double-whammy. First off, a fair number of the toms that were gobbling their heads off and running to decoys in the early season are in hunter's freezers (or bellies) by now. Second, what gobblers are left on the landscape have likely been bumped a time or two, have heard a lot of artificial yawping, and have possibly been shot at. Bottom line: They are at their absolute wariest.

2 weeks ago | fieldandstream.com | Scott Bestul

Editor's Note: Longtime F&S whitetail columnist Scott Bestul passed away on April 19th, after a long battle with cancer. In memory of him, we will be republishing some of the Bestul's best work. In today's story, the author captures, on an intimate level, how the outdoors can help us through tough times. I WAS A MESS when I first set foot on the place.

3 weeks ago | fieldandstream.com | Scott Bestul

Editor's Note: Longtime F&S whitetail columnist Scott Bestul passed away on April 19th, after a long battle with cancer. In memory of him, we will be republishing some of the Bestul's best work. Today's story highlights his no-b.s. reporting. Never one to ape anyone's marketing claims, Bestul instead put them to the test and reported the results without fear or favor. The story below is a perfect example, introduced here by F&S hunting editor, Will Brantley.

3 weeks ago | fieldandstream.com | Scott Bestul

Editor's Note: Longtime F&S whitetail columnist Scott Bestul passed away on April 19th, after a long battle with cancer. In memory of him, we will be republishing some of the Bestul's best work all this week. One of the things that made Bestul such an effective writer was that he was never afraid to get personal, to open up to his readers about even the most difficult topics—and to show how the outdoors touches every aspect of our lives. There's no better example of this than the story below.

3 weeks ago | fieldandstream.com | Scott Bestul

Editor's Note: Longtime F&S whitetail columnist Scott Bestul passed away on April 19th, after a long battle with cancer. In memory of him, we will be republishing some of the Bestul's best work all this week, starting with this classic from a collection of "Great Stories," originally published in the February 2015 issue. LAST APRIL I guided my father, 84, and my Uncle Al, 82, to the base of a steep, tangled, and secluded bluff.