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Martha’s Vineyard Outdoors Cover Art Is a Singular Story
It is often the first comment I hear when I hand someone a copy of Martha’s Vineyard Outdoors: “What a beautiful cover.” The cover...
Nelson Sigelman
Feb 25, 20183 min read


Island Hunter Values Time in a Tree Stand
Regret mixed with relief as I retraced a brush-strewn path I had followed so many mornings and afternoons during the hunting season just...
Nelson Sigelman
Jan 21, 20184 min read


A Visit With Nelson Bryant Is Time Well Spent
In his nineties, retired New York Times outdoor columnist and D-Day veteran Nelson Bryant maintains his enthusiasm for the strenuous life.
Nelson Sigelman
Dec 26, 20174 min read


How to Cure Those Island Winter Blues
Striped bass have left Island waters, save for a few holdovers trapped in Edgartown or Tisbury great pond. The ten-week deer hunting...
Nelson Sigelman
Dec 11, 20174 min read


On Martha's Vineyard, Hunters and Landowners Savor the Bond
A Martha’s Vineyard property owner with a deer problem does not need to purchase enough high fencing with which to outfit a small youth...
Nelson Sigelman
Nov 2, 20174 min read


Derby Fishing Is Serious Business
For the first time in my life, in September 2017 I was unemployed during the Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby....
Nelson Sigelman
Sep 21, 20174 min read


The Day of a Thousand Striped Bass
In September 1996, when I was younger and cared more about the pursuit of fishing glory, I was on the beach with my fly rod for the start...
Nelson Sigelman
Aug 18, 20174 min read


Lobsterville Stripers Echo the Past, Auger Well for the Future
Years ago, striped bass swirling on bait along Martha’s Vineyard’s premier fly fishing beach were a predictable sight in June and early...
Nelson Sigelman
Jul 4, 20175 min read
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