Wild Surroundings

“In hunting, the finding and killing of the game is after all only a part of the whole.

The free, self-reliant and adventurous life, with its rugged and stalwart democracy; the wild surroundings, the grand beauty of the scenery, the chance to study the ways and habits of the woodland creatures-all these unite to give the career of the wilderness hunter its peculiar charm.”

-Theodore Roosevelt

Since I was first invited to deer camp as a boy, surrounded by my father, uncles, and cousins, it was tradition to recite aloud Teddy Roosevelt’s account of the unfettered outdoorsman. Years later, whether I was carrying a gun, a fly rod, or a foraging basket, Roosevelt’s quote grew into a personal mission: to constantly improve my familiarity with the great outdoors and share that knowledge with others.

At Wild Surroundings, we strive to examine the “peculiar charm” of the natural world with a uniquely broad lens, so that we may extend our findings to our fellow adventurers.

Buying a shotgun to sit in a collection is one thing, but if you’re looking for one that hits targets, it’s a different ball of wax. A walk around the Covey & Nye gunroom featuring the likes of Luciano Bosis, Purdy, Holland and Holland, AYA and Antonio Zoli will make your head spin. If those don’t grab you, maybe classic American guns like Parkers, Foxes and L.C. Smiths will.

When you find a gun that you throw up to your cheek, one that makes you reach for your wallet, you’ll find the voice of reason echoing off the burgundy walls and across the Oriental carpets of the gunroom. It’ll be coming from Lars Jacob, who will make sure you buy a gunning iron that hits.

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Spending a few minutes with an expert gunfitter such as Lars Jacob may do more to improve your shooting than hours at the clay target range.

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Jacob’s expertise as one of the country’s top gun fitters led him to help develop the Perazzi Ladies Sporter with Perazzi’s Al Kondak.

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Spending a few minutes with an expert gunfitter such as Lars Jacob may do more to improve your shooting than hours at the clay target range.

Jacob’s expertise as one of the country’s top gun fitters led him to help develop the Perazzi Ladies Sporter with Perazzi’s Al Kondak.

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Lars Jacob In the News

Spending a few minutes with an expert gunfitter such as Lars Jacob may do more to improve your shooting than hours at the clay target range.

Jacob’s expertise as one of the country’s top gun fitters led him to help develop the Perazzi Ladies Sporter with Perazzi’s Al Kondak.