Suicide Drop - Before a plunge down 210 feet of a 60-degree slope covered with loose, wet sand, riders race their horses 120 yards toward the drop-off. They begin their near-blind descent at a full gallop, an invitation for broken bones and other…
Barry Wahl is reflected in a truck window as he stops and enjoys a cigarette and the autumn air after a hunt in October. Wahl has hunted for more than 40 years and always says that even if they don't get any kills, just being out in nature with his…
Barry Wahl cuts up sections of a pheasant that was killed that day during a birdhunt. Much of the bird will be used, consisting of several meals. Barry says he always eats what he kills, never killing an animal just for sport.
Beth Irwin, 13, is bored while she waits in a tree stand while out hunting deer with her father, Tim. Patience is required in deer hunting - hunters wait for hours, sometimes all day, often in tree stands to get the chance at a deer.
Dottie, an English Pointer, carries out a pheasant that was killed by Bob Wahl during a bird-hunt. Wahl trains his dog all year to assist in the birdhunting.
Barry Wahl looks back at his brother, Bob, after their hunting dog pauses at what they thought might be the scent of a woodcock. The two brothers have hunted together for more than 40 years.
Tim Irwin, left, and Don Joy carry out a deer that was shot during the opening day of deer season. This deer will provide dozens of pounds of meat throughout the winter.
Robert Vezina looks proudly on a deer he killed on the opening day of deer season. At right is his friend Don Joy and at left is Beth Irwin. Vezina has hunted since he was a child and the two men have hunted together for dozens of years. "I was as…