Walk-in areas offer great opportunities close to home
Last weekend was a bust for hunting, though I did finally get the firewood I’ll need to keep warm all winter. With that task behind me, it’s time to take another run at [...]
Great Outdoors
Steady your shot with shooting sticks
I have a set of Vanguard shooting sticks I picked up several years ago. I’ve used them at the shooting range when I’ve practiced with my hunting rifles, but I wasn’t [...]
An evening hunt works in a pinch
There’s not much I like better than packing deep into the wilderness with all I need to survive for nine days on my back. That’s a recipe for a great hunt, whether we [...]
Follow the rules on state land so we don’t lose it
As long as there are public roads leading to state trust lands, and as long as there are no cultivated crops on that land, Wyoming hunters can most likely hunt on those state [...]
Take better pictures of your game animals
I’ve seen a lot of pictures of people posing with dead critters after a successful hunt. And this time of year, those pictures multiply exponentially on social media sites. [...]
Protect your eyes while you’re out in the field
Not long ago, I saw two posts within a week about guys getting stuck in the eyes by fish they’d caught. One was a catfish spine, and the other was a walleye fin. I don’t [...]
Fall mornings are perfect for hunting
Maybe it’s because I usually end up coming home empty-handed, and it’s pretty rare that I get to experience the feeling that comes at the end of a successful hunt, but my [...]
Going hunting? Don’t forget to take 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 [...]
Tents will self-destruct in order to cause us misery
Yesterday, I told you how devious tents are, and how they’re always trying to ruin our camping trips. The example I gave you yesterday involved water. Sometimes another, [...]
McManus was 100% right: tents are out to get us
I miss Patrick McManus. He was without a doubt my favorite writer ever. I still read all his stories over and over again, and they always make me laugh. The only thing that [...]