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Steve Schwartz
Steve Schwartz is a Texas-based freelance writer and photographer. As an avid hunter, angler, and semi-functional cook, he’s committed to exploring close-to-home outdoor pursuits and all of the fulfillment and bug bites that come with it. In other words, “incapable of holding down a 9-to-5 job.”
Recent Posts
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Why I Stopped Looking for a Deer Lease
On a brisk weekend in October, I had an epiphany. After three seasons of shivering, sweating, waiting, watching, and throwing the occasional hissyfit—I was standing over a mature, nine-point deer. Was it a record-breaker? No. Did it come at a high price? Yes and no. This particular instance worked...
Steve SchwartzMar 22, 2024
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Waterfowl
Troubleshooting for Duck Hunters: What to Do When Things Go Wrong
With all of the interaction that comes with duck hunting, there's no surprise that things can go wrong. It can be all the more frustrating when you don't actually know what is going wrong. You're looking at the sky, not seeing any birds, and wondering why you even picked up the sport in the first...
Steve SchwartzDec 15, 2023
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Waterfowl
What You Need to Know as a New Duck Caller
As a duck hunter whose enthusiasm regularly outweighs their actual skill, the calling aspect of the sport has always baffled me a bit. I seem to get two different answers—one from what I’m told and another from what I witness firsthand. Generally, I’m told that “less is more” and “don’t even pick up...
Steve SchwartzDec 5, 2023
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Waterfowl
A Quick Guide to Run-and-Gun Duck Hunting
Duck hunting seems to be an all-or-nothing type of pursuit. As someone who generally relies on sweat equity to out-compete other hunters on public land, chasing waterfowl seems to be the outlier. Duck hunters will literally do anything to get themselves to the “X.” And, if you’re wondering, “They...
Steve SchwartzNov 30, 2023
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