Great Outdoors
I may have found a new addiction
I need to find someone with coon dogs who’ll let me go hunting with him sometime. I’ve been reading a lot about raccoon hunting, and it sounds like my kind of activity. First of all, […]
Articles by Ty Stockton
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An aluminum pickup? You bet.
It’s simple physics. A heavier vehicle won’t do as well on fuel as a lighter one. Likewise, a bigger engine will use fuel faster than a smaller one will. But those of us who hunt […]
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I’m the proud new owner of a tired, old camper
My wife and I have been looking for a camper for a long time. We didn’t want a fancy, shiny, new one with slide-outs, TVs and satellite dishes. All we needed was something we could […]
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Mistakes happen; ethical hunters own up to them
It’s not hard to accidentally make a mistake while you’re hunting. Wild animals don’t always behave predictably, the weather can make things difficult, or you can simply get the many rules confused. Mistakes can happen. […]
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Wyoming’s chief game warden is the state’s classiest hunter
With all the rules dealing with hunting, even if you’re paying attention, it’s not hard to accidentally break one. And since you’re out there in the middle of nowhere, with nobody around to see you […]
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Don’t forget your rope
My friend and coworker Greg came back from a deer hunt recently, and he filled me in on the details of his successful trip. He had prepared well, he knew the country, he put himself […]
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Don’t forget to buy your preference points
Most of the hunters I know apply for all the licenses they are allowed to put in for every year. That includes moose and bighorn sheep. And if you’re a resident, and you apply for […]
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A Deer Sleigh’r makes getting game home much easier
A couple of weekends ago, I went out to one of the walk-in areas near my house to do a little antelope hunting. The night before this most recent antelope hunt, I made a checklist […]
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Sight in at the range, not in someone’s hunting area
Way back around mid-August, I snuck out to the chunk of state land near my house to try to bring home an antelope with my bow. I got out there well before sunup, found myself […]
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Unplug and get outside
With the proliferation of new-age gadgets, wing-dings and hoo-haws, we have plenty to worry about. Those things are supposed to make our lives easier, but I spend about 70 percent of my waking hours rebooting […]