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Everybody's Watching the Wrong Map
Everyone's arguing about the monument map. The word that actually matters came out of the law the next morning, while nobody was looking.
10 hrs ago
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Josh Crumpton
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The Practice
I came to hunting late, expecting it to be about the shot. It turned out to be mostly waiting, the weight of the kill, and cooking my own animal.
Jun 24
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Josh Crumpton
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Red Diamond Man Chow
A TikTok snack trend, a freezer full of deer, and a quart of Red Diamond. The least likely fusion dish in my rotation, and one of the best things I’ve…
Jun 16
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I Didn’t Grow Up Hunting
May 26
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Josh Crumpton
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What We Lose When the Labs Close
Apr 27
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Josh Crumpton
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Cold Beer in a Stone Cooler
May 30
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Josh Crumpton
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36 Hours in Gulf Shores, Alabama
Oct 25, 2025
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Josh Crumpton
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The Practice
Jun 24
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Josh Crumpton
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America’s Oyster Reefs: A Sporting Conservationist’s Field Report
May 18
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Josh Crumpton
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Refined Stories from Wild Places
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Everybody's Watching the Wrong Map
Everyone's arguing about the monument map. The word that actually matters came out of the law the next morning, while nobody was looking.
10 hrs ago
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Josh Crumpton
7
2
Same Dirt, Two Truths
Two press releases, one rule, opposite verdicts. A plain, non-partisan walk-through of what the June 11 BLM rescission actually changes on the unit you…
Jun 9
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Josh Crumpton
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America’s Oyster Reefs: A Sporting Conservationist’s Field Report
A field report on America’s wild oyster reefs — what’s at stake, what’s working, and how the people who eat oysters are also the ones putting them back…
May 18
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Josh Crumpton
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What We Lose When the Labs Close
57 of 77 Forest Service research stations are closing. The fire models, stream data, and invasive-species work sportsmen funded for nine decades — gone…
Apr 27
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Josh Crumpton
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Resurrecting the Greenback: The Truth Behind Colorado’s Lost Native
From the secret waters of Bear Creek to the Leadville Hatchery, a million-year-old lineage of cutthroat trout fights for survival.
Mar 30
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Josh Crumpton
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Wildly Gourmet
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Red Diamond Man Chow
A TikTok snack trend, a freezer full of deer, and a quart of Red Diamond. The least likely fusion dish in my rotation, and one of the best things I’ve…
Jun 16
2
Restaurant Review: Le Diplomate DC
Beyond the menu: A review of Le Diplomate’s atmosphere, craft, and why the traditional French meal is the ultimate reset for the weary traveler.
Jun 11
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Josh Crumpton
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Cold Beer in a Stone Cooler
The Fisherman's Larder kickoff at Wild Dispatch — Josh's monthly food-on-the-water column.
May 30
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Josh Crumpton
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Hard Cider Poached Oyster Yakisoba
Three days into a wild oyster harvest on the Olympic Peninsula, the math caught up to me. The bowl that came out: chorizo-cider broth, yakisoba noodles…
May 11
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Josh Crumpton
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The April Trio: Three Spring Mignonette Recipes for Oysters
Rosemary and gin. Rhubarb and chive. Pink peppercorn and cider. Three mignonettes from a folding table on the Olympic Peninsula — built the day before…
May 9
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Josh Crumpton
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The Practice
I came to hunting late, expecting it to be about the shot. It turned out to be mostly waiting, the weight of the kill, and cooking my own animal.
Jun 24
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Josh Crumpton
13
8
3
I Didn’t Grow Up Hunting
I didn't grow up hunting. My grandfather did. This is how I came to it the long way — late, on my own, through cooking.
May 26
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Josh Crumpton
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Travelers Know Travelers
A story from the Olympic Peninsula — on fast friendships, the discipline of showing up open, and the friendships that get built somewhere neither of you…
May 14
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Josh Crumpton
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Trout Unlimited, American Rivers, and the Quiet Work of Democracy
A deep dive into the "slow-cooked" result of democracy and the people like Chris Wood and Tom Kiernan keeping our rivers wild.
Mar 23
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Josh Crumpton
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American Rivers: Protecting Our Water
Individual devotion to a home river is the spark, but systemic advocacy is the engine. Explore how American Rivers converts local concern into national…
Mar 20
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Josh Crumpton
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Field, Fire, and Fine Living
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