Growing up, I looked forward to the Fourth of July even more than Christmas. It was my favorite holiday. That was partly because our good family friend Bill Brohm also loved [...]
About a month ago, my wife asked me if I wanted to do the 100-mile Tour de Prairie ride. I declined. I’ve done 100-mile bike rides in my younger days, but youth was a big [...]
I built a shooting range in my yard when I first moved to my house. I set the backstop up at the bottom of one of the hills in my pasture, and I could shoot down at it from [...]
On our trip around Wyoming last month, we saw all sorts of wildlife, including grizzly bears, black bears and wolves. But we didn’t see any moose. That was disheartening [...]
In 1995, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department introduced a preference point system for moose and bighorn sheep. Every year, when you apply for a license and fail to draw, you [...]
I had grand plans to hunt a couple of new areas this year. I’ve scouted those areas, bought new maps that cover them, and come up with schemes to ambush the game I was [...]
I applied for limited quota elk and deer licenses this year. It was the first year I’ve remembered to apply in probably the last five or 10 years. Most years, I’ve ended [...]
We built a new bar in our basement several years ago. I’m not entirely sure how long ago we built that bar, but it’s been quite a while. I’m embarrassed to say we got [...]
Fishing season is finally here. The die-hards have been hitting the water for the last several weeks, but now even a lot of the higher country is free of ice. Be careful, [...]
My dad gave me a Brunton ADC Summit a few years ago. The ADC is a handheld weather station. ADC stands for Atmospheric Data Center. You can strap it to your backpack or wear [...]