What CAN’T you get in camo these days?
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service produces a report every few years that tries to gauge how many people are hunters, anglers, or wildlife watchers. The idea is to see what [...]
Great Outdoors
Leave the technology home 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 [...]
Get some snipe before they head south
I’m constantly surprised by the number of people who think I’m trying to put one over on them when I tell them I’m going snipe hunting. It’s amazing how strong those [...]
If you carry, carry it concealed
When Walmart announced it was going to restrict the types of ammo and guns it sells in its stores, there was a lot of uproar around Wyoming. But I say more power to ‘em. I [...]
The weekend didn’t go according to plan
You know those weekends when you leave home early on Saturday morning, hike back into the wilderness so you’ll be in the perfect spot long before the sun comes up, and [...]
I need to get tougher if I want to be like my dad
My dad has been a very good sport about being picked on repeatedly for this blog. He has a true talent for getting hurt on our outdoors outings, and while some of those [...]
Follow the rules in Yellowstone — PLEASE!
There are signs all over Yellowstone saying “Don’t approach the wildlife.” When you drive through the gates, the rangers in the check stations give you a pamphlet that [...]
A few things you can do to protect your gun rights
From the federal government all the way down to municipalities, there are as many as 20,000 new laws being debated that would restrict gun rights. These new laws would ban [...]
Don’t get me started on maps
JD from the radio station sent me a message the other day asking me where I get my maps. I used to just buy the USGS maps at the nearest sporting goods store. Over the years, [...]
Know the rules before you take to the field
Some game violations are committed out of pure disregard for the law, and some are just simple mistakes. But there are a few that seem to be the most common offenses every [...]