Charles Elliott

1. Article · Aug 22, 2026 · Charles Elliott

   I Floated a Remote Canyon with the ‘Old Guide,’ Hoping to Catch a Muskie. Nobody Thought We'd Survive It (opens the original)

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   THE RIVER had us trapped in a rocky eye where it lunged and growled around the stern of our boat. I stood up on a slippery rock, breathing as if I’d just run a record marathon, and looked at the Old Guide. He sat on another rock, his shoulders bowed, as exhausted as I was. The first two days had been rough enough, but today we’d taken our worst beating. “You can’t convince me,” I said, “that you or anyone else ever floated through this canyon.” “Hell, yes, I did,” the Old Guide said. He squared

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2. Article · Aug 7, 2026 · Charles Elliott

   Misguided Adventures: My 5 Craziest Hunting Guide Stories (opens the original)

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   OVER THE LAST THREE QUARTERS OF A CENTURY I HAVE made hundreds of trips with hunting and fishing outfitters and guides throughout the Western Hemisphere. Almost without exception, these men watched over my welfare in the woods and were excellent outdoorsmen and capable professionals. But not always. Through the years I have been saddled with a handful of guides who were, for one reason or another, scarcely qualified for the job they were supposed to do. YEARS AGO, WHEN REGULATIONS REGARDING OUTF

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