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Put the Hillsdale Traction System to use
I’ve talked about my driveway on this show several times. It’s not as bad as it used to be, because we finally got it mostly fixed. It still gets to be a problem when we […]
Month: April 2026
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The photo bug is biting hard again
I’ve dabbled in wildlife photography for much of my adult life. I started somewhat by accident, while I was the Outdoors Editor at the Cheyenne newspaper. They didn’t send a photographer with me on my […]
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Do you tie or do you buy?
I’ve finally crossed that point as a fly-caster where it makes much more sense to tie my own flies than to buy ‘em. There are a few reasons for that. First of all, I’m still […]
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Welcome to chain season
My dad taught me the value of a good set of tire chains at a young age. I was probably eight years old, riding along with my dad on a spring bear hunt, and we […]
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Not all the stories about bird migrations are true
My friend Ken Keffer wrote a fascinating article for The Nature Conservancy’s blog, Cool Green Science. He focused on some of the myths that have surrounded bird migrations in years and centuries past, and some […]
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This wind is messing with my sighting-in
Now is not a great time to sight in a rifle. It’s just too windy. That wind will affect the flight of your bullets, so if you sight in now, your shots will be off […]
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The best .22 is probably YOUR .22
When the wind kicks up above 30 miles an hour, I spend more time indoors reading. I’ve gotten pretty efficient at my outdoor chores, like feeding the horses and filling water tanks, because I either […]
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I’m the fly-fisher other fly-fishers hate
Even if I win the Publisher’s Clearinghouse Sweepstakes and find myself duded up in the fanciest fishing finery, I won’t become a fly-fishing purist. I’ve never claimed to be a proper fly fisherman. I’m the […]
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It’s not prime bowfishing time yet, but it’s still fun
There are better times of the year to go bowfishing for carp. Hardcore bowfishers say late summer is fantastic, when the water’s lower and hotter, and the fish are snagging cottonwood seeds off the surface. […]
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Take a fishing break
I know Wyoming’s windy, but this is ridiculous. I can’t recall a spring that has had as much constant wind as we’ve seen this year. But if you can stand the wind, or if we […]