By The Editors
The Field Ethos editorial staff stopped stockpiling champagne and fireworks long enough to compile a list of some of our favorite web stories from 2024. This is by no means an exhaustive list as our writers are awesome and we post great pieces each week on our website. We suggest giving these a read while you pre-game for tonight’s New Year’s Eve party or when you need a break from stumbling down some unknown street tomorrow looking for your other shoe.
We hope you enjoy these stories and that they inspire you to live a life worth writing about. Live adventurously, document it, and submit your stories to us HERE.
Shooting for soup by Roger Pickney
Hunting Cape buffalo in Zambia as told by one of the most gifted writers and storytellers we’ll ever work with: the late Roger Pinckney.
War in The Blood by Logan Metesh
The epitome of a badass warfighter.
The Best Field Sobriety Test by Jimmy Ewing
Unconventional brilliance on the part of a southern sheriff.
Bob’s Coot Shoot by Brooks Potter
High-end hunt clubs and dipsh*t guests don’t mix.
Taxidermy as Curriculum by Josh Quong
Proof that our public school system is not lost.
Thank God Marines Are Insane by Scott Longman
We’ve always known that real heroes drive Porsches.
Fly Fishing For…Pelicans? by Doug Patteson
Most fly fishing stories are gay; this one is not.
Worse Than Death by Will Dabbs
Have fun sitting on a toilet ever again.
Wounded Game by Dr. David Svinarich
Man up and take responsibility.
My First Deer by Brigham Stepp
An 11-year-old wrote an impressive account of killing his first deer.
