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If you carry, don’t carry the wrong gun
If you’re going to carry a concealed firearm, make sure it’s a safe firearm. I was in a local home improvement store a few years ago when a lady in the checkout lane dropped her […]
Articles by Ty Stockton
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It’s a good time to tie some flies
While you’re parked on the couch watching football this weekend, put your hands to good use. Instead of just watching the games, pull out the fly-tying gear and get a start on the flies you’ll […]
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Stay safe on the ice … if we ever get any
Four inches of clear ice is usually safe to walk on. That’s clear ice, not milky ice. The clear ice is more stable. If it looks milky, the bonds between the water molecules aren’t as […]
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I have my annual case of the coyote bug
I haven’t done a whole lot of coyote hunting over the years. But the coyote populations have been up lately, at least around where I live, and the more of ‘em I see, the more […]
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I only have one resolution again this year
I quit making new year’s resolutions a long time ago. Then I got fat and out of shape, I stopped getting out in the field as much as I did before, and my aim with […]
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Happy 2026 to you all!
I’ve cussed out the old year as we’ve ushered new years in, but the new year turned out to be just as bad – or maybe even worse – than the previous year. I’ve tried […]
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Go get that new Christmas rifle sighted in
Depending on the weather in your neck of the woods, now might be a great time to sight in that new rifle or the new scope – or both – you got for Christmas. Down […]
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You might as well just take the whole week off
The last week of the year is always pretty meager in terms of production on the job. You’re still probably a bit groggy from all the Christmas festivities, and in another couple of days, you’ll […]
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Christmas is over; now it’s broken-toy season
When my oldest son was three, I was glad I didn’t give him a bike for Christmas. The first bike I had got taken apart and reassembled at least a hundred times before it just […]
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You got good toys, now get out and use ’em
I’m sure there were plenty of goose calls, pheasant vests and shotgun shells under the trees Wednesday. And I’m sure if you were the happy recipient of any of these items, you were dying to […]