Nicole's Big Honest Update on 'The Westrn'

It's long overdue, tbh.

Mar 8 • Nicole Qualtieri

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February 2026

The Kids Are All Right

Teaching high school English is renewing my sense of hope.

Feb 9 • Nicole Qualtieri

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December 2025

Moose Calf in Barbed Wire

Nicole finds an unlucky moose calf and attempts to make the most of it.

Dec 8, 2025 • Nicole Qualtieri

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November 2025

The View From Behind

A fly fisherman makes his case for sitting in the back of the boat.

Nov 17, 2025

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October 2025

Excuse Me, Do I Have Dirt in my Teeth?

Are you sure? Oh, thank you. Yes, I ate shit once again.

Oct 27, 2025 • Nicole Qualtieri

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How to Become a Hunter

Becoming a hunter opens up new potential foodways, big adventures, and a bevy of applicable skillsets.

Oct 9, 2025 • Nicole Qualtieri

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'Westrn Radio': How to Become a Hunter, Part 1

Our first resource-driven multimedia series offers aspiring hunters a way forward.

Oct 9, 2025 • Nicole Qualtieri

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Ungulate Highways

In search of mountain caribou in Idaho's Selkirk Mountains

Oct 7, 2025

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September 2025

Love audiobooks? Listen to 'Westrn Radio'

Our first award-winning piece, read aloud!

Sep 11, 2025 • Nicole Qualtieri

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The Deer Gyno Will See You Now

Dr. Elizabeth Painter studies whitetails, and it begins in utero.

Sep 4, 2025

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August 2025

Extreme Gardening

Writer Sylvia Dekker's backyard garden becomes her own Rocky Mountain wilderness

Aug 26, 2025 • Kestrel Keller, Nicole Qualtieri, and In the Presence of Wild Things

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WHY PRINT IS ON PAUSE

TL;DR? "The Hunting Issue" is next, and we need to raise $15,000 to put it in the mail.

Aug 25, 2025 • Nicole Qualtieri

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