Great Outdoors
My ‘neighborhood’ has a coyote problem
My neighbor called me last week to tell me there was a coyote headed toward my place. I thanked him politely for the heads-up, but didn’t have any inclination to go get the coyote gun […]
Articles by Ty Stockton
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I’m meeting my new pup this weekend
I have a feeling this week is just going to seem like it crawls by. Time always seems to slow down when you’re waiting for something. And for me, that something is getting to meet […]
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If you haven’t found KUIU yet, check it out
For a long time, it seemed like the only camo you could get was based on a close-up photograph of the vegetation you’d find in a Louisiana swamp or a Virginia forest. MossyOak, RealTree and […]
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Targets, now arrows, are getting expensive
I told you earlier this week that I finally broke down and bought a new 3-D archery target. I also wound up having to buy some new arrows. Those were a couple of expenses I […]
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3-D archery targets are a bit pricey
I have an old 3-D archery target I’ve been poking holes in for years. For the first few years of its life, it lived in a shed out behind my garage. When I moved to […]
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Speed goat season is less than 2 weeks away
It seems like there’s nothing but bad news right now. Inflation’s up, campaign ads are downright aggravating, and there’s lots of talk of a recession. But there’s one thing that’s nothing but good news – […]
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The U.S. House has passed a new gun ban
Friday, the U.S. House passed its bill to ban the sale of what it calls “assault weapons.” There is a lot of confusion among many news agencies about what constitutes an “assault weapon,” but the […]
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Get the bow out of its case now
Don’t just let that bow sit in the closet or out in the garage all summer. Dust off the case, take the bow out and get some practice. There are dozens of archery ranges around […]
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Keep your GoreTex fabrics working right
There’s not an awful lot that’s worse than a rain coat that doesn’t keep the rain out. What’s the point of packing it along if it just turns into an extra layer of soaking-wet clothing? […]
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Horses are great, but they’re a lot of work
In my days in the mountains, I’ve seen some horse wrecks that probably should have turned my hair gray prematurely. I’ve had horses go lame on me deep in the backcountry. I’ve been awakened in […]