Life’s a Game of Inches

By troutvalley | July 19, 2024 | Comments Off on Life’s a Game of Inches

The dove came as a single, swooping down and in, then back up banking to its left once it realized this was a killing field. My father shouldered his Sweet Sixteen and fired. Darling, the faithful black lab awaited instruction, but I could not. I broke like an untrained puppy, even though he’d told me…

Standing Point ep. 5: Going Home: Robert Hitt Neill

By troutvalley | May 24, 2024 | Comments Off on Standing Point ep. 5: Going Home: Robert Hitt Neill

The day after my wife’s birthday, I was supposed to call Bob Neill and schedule a date and time for him to come to me, or for me to go to him, to record a podcast together. I had grown up reading his books, totally immersed in the various sagas and adventures of The Jakes.…

Standing Point Episode 3: ‘Sippi Girls

By troutvalley | January 12, 2024 | Comments Off on Standing Point Episode 3: ‘Sippi Girls

Recorded at Trout Valley Farm in November, 2022, the girls sit down with Cal Trout to discuss the origins of ‘Sippi Girls and their vision for a womanly life outdoors.

Standing Point Episode 2: Mike “Catfish” Flautt

By troutvalley | December 4, 2023 | Comments Off on Standing Point Episode 2: Mike “Catfish” Flautt

Tallahatchie County, Mississippi farmer and businessman Mike “Catfish” Flautt discusses growing up as a young boy hunting in Tallahatchie County’s duck hunting hotspots, and beginning and growing Tallahatchie Hunts into an international waterfowl destination.