Highlights
Ben East was born in 1898, the same year that Outdoor Life was founded. He became a staff writer for OL in 1946, where he published hunting, fishing, conservation, and survival stories. He passed away in 1990. You can learn more about him here.
More from Ben East
Hunting
Wheeler’s Baptism: A Hound Dog’s First Real Raccoon Hunt Wheeler’s Baptism: A Hound Dog’s First Real Raccoon Hunt
By Ben East
September 24, 2024
Big Game Hunting
Come Wolves and High Water: When a Fly-In Moose Hunt Turns into a Fight for Survival Come Wolves and High Water: When a Fly-In Moose Hunt Turns into a Fight for Survival
By Jerry Valentine, as told to Ben East
September 17, 2024
Bear Hunting
Fred Bear in Alaska: Bowhunting a World-Record Brown Bear Fred Bear in Alaska: Bowhunting a World-Record Brown Bear
By Fred Bear, as told to Ben East
July 21, 2024
Survival
Frozen Terror, One of the Greatest Survival Stories of All Time Frozen Terror, One of the Greatest Survival Stories of All Time
By Ben East
March 21, 2024
Hunting Coyotes with Hounds, Snowshoes, and an Old-School Snowmobile Hunting Coyotes with Hounds, Snowshoes, and an Old-School Snowmobile
By Roy Chambers, as told to Ben East
January 9, 2023
The Golden Age of Jump-Shooting Ducks on the Prairie The Golden Age of Jump-Shooting Ducks on the Prairie
By Ben East
December 14, 2022
Arrow for a Grizzly: A Classic Fred Bear Tale from the Archives Arrow for a Grizzly: A Classic Fred Bear Tale from the Archives
By Fred Bear, as told to Ben East, introduction by Tyler Freel
February 12, 2022