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Essays from Vermont on wild places, family, hunting, conservation, and the effort to stay awake in modern life.
If you’re new here, welcome.
I’m Jesse McEntee. I live in Vermont, and I write this Substack because I keep coming back to the same things: wild places, fatherhood, hunting, conservation, resilience, and the question of how to stay fully awake in a life that can get dulled by screens, routine, and noise.
Some of these pieces begin in the woods. Some begin at home. A few start with deer season, field notes, or a stretch of water and end up somewhere else entirely.
The name Next Adventure came out of family life. When my kids were younger, I used to ask, “What’s our next adventure?” The question stuck, and it still feels like the right one.
This publication is for readers who feel more like themselves outside. People who care about place, family, attention, risk, work, and the kinds of experiences that leave a mark. You do not need to hunt, fish, or live in Vermont to find something here.
A few good places to start:
On risk, striving, and the urge to keep pushing toward the edge.
A piece about hunting, family, and the strange work of trying to understand your own life.
On deer season, digital overload, and what follows us into the woods.
One of the best entry points into the place-based side of this work.
A good place to start if you want the larger argument running underneath many of these essays.
On memory, inheritance, and the long view.
You’ll also find occasional posts on gear, books, mindset, field photos, and audio versions now and then.
What subscribers get:
Free subscribers get new essays, Notes, and updates.
Paid subscribers support the work directly and get a monthly Field Note with occasional gear or book recommendations, field photos, and behind-the-scenes notes.
Thanks for reading.
— Jesse