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Alarm clocks shouldn’t sound like common birds
I’ve had the same alarm clock for quite a while now. I got it for Christmas a few years ago, so the first time I used it, it was in the middle of winter. That […]
Articles by Ty Stockton
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Summer’s nighttime light shows are spectacular
Like much of the West, we could often stand to get a bit more rainfall. That’s not really the case this year, because we’ve had more than our fair share. We’ve had quite a few […]
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My boys have inherited my fishing ineptitude
I’m a horrible fisherman, at least when it comes to fishing in Wyoming. When I fish in other states, I do fine. But I can’t catch a fish to save my life in my native […]
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Why can I catch fish everywhere but in Wyoming?
I’m a terrible fisherman in my home state, but when I venture outside of Wyoming, for some reason, I tend to be much better with a rod and reel. Some of that is, of course, […]
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Baby bird gets me out of mowing the yard
I wasn’t altogether excited to mow the yard last week, so I admit I was looking for excuses to stop early. Thankfully, I found one. As I was taking my third or fourth pass up […]
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Some new vehicles come with off-road grit built right in
There are a couple of trucks and at least one SUV on the market these days that are perfect just the way they come off the lot – no aftermarket modifications necessary. As for the […]
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If you catch and release, release ’em right
Each year, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department sends out a reminder of the right way to release fish when you turn them back into the water. Al Langston of the Game and Fish recently […]
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Ethics of long-range hunting are called into question
There are a lot of shooters working on their long-range shots these days. Most of those folks confine their long-distance shooting to the range, where they try to tighten up their groups and get more […]
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Sight in without using up all your ammo
One of my young friends did his 4-H presentation on how to sight in a scoped rifle the other night. He did a good job explaining how the windage and elevation adjustments on his scope […]
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Hunting and shooting contribute more to the economy than you’d think
The National Shooting Sports Foundation keeps track of a lot of data related to guns and shooting. But they recently announced a very surprising figure about what target shooting brings to Wyoming. That figure? Seventy-one […]