They planned to use a brand-new, cutting-edge cartridge on red stag in “Middle Earth.” But beauracratic kiwi snafus quashed that. So two Americans hunted with “old” cartridges and wondered whether the grass was indeed greener ...
Few experiences in a hunter’s life compare with acquiring an over-the-counter tag for an emperor goose, or hunting a flock of 80,000 brant or any other of the myriad waterfowl that live on the Alaska Peninsula. And the fishing here—fuggedaboutit. This is a wingshooting and fishing paradise.
Back in December of 1959, the Model 99 at the heart of this story cost my mother $85.25. It has become a wise investment in precious metal, walnut and stories that cannot be traded for any amount.