Sam Palmer returns from Africa with a zebra hide and stories to tell JOHN DAY — A change in plans on a South African hunting excursion left Sam Palmer, of John Day with a beautiful zebra hide after ...

Howard Ashbrook carries a leopard that he shot to complete the African Grand Slam. Ashbrook has bagged an African elephant, Cape buffalo, African lion, leopard and rhinoceros. The Big 5 are considered ...

The thunder of a rifle echoes across the savannah. Antelope scatter as birds of all feathers take to the air. A dull thud signals that the marksman’s shot ...

The first time I heard about calamari was probably in 7th grade. I remember seeing the word and photo in a Spanish class textbook and upon learning it was squid, decided it wasn’t for me. I was a ...

The Thrill of the Hunt The African Elephant, the Cape Buffalo, the lion, the leopard and the rhinoceros—these are just the latest attractions at the local zoo. These animals make up the “Big Five Game ...

DILLON — Don Darling steadied the crosshairs on a gemsbok while on safari in Africa and squeezed off a shot to drop the plains animal. The gemsbok was just one of many he’d glassed that day, and ...