Thanks for the thoughtful response.

A good friend was editor of American Hunter and he mentioned the typical pay for a feature was cut in half over about a 5-year period. That was over 10 years ago.

I have no idea what outdoor magazines, if any, are paying $1000 for a feature now, but selling one a month would gross $12,000. Two a month would not even get one out of the poverty level. The overhead costs in travel, food etc, even if much of it is picked up by tourism agencies, etc., can be a killer.

A fulltime freelance writer needs a wife with a good job, independent wealth, or the ability to live in poverty.