Great Outdoors
Test gear before you buy it
Don’t just buy your gear because it looks good. Buy it only if it fits you properly. Hiking boots that don’t fit you well will give you blisters, and you’ll spend your entire trip sitting […]
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Practice for hunting season starts early
I’ve been getting up early the last few months. Real early. For most of my life, I didn’t even know there was a 4 o’clock in the morning. At least not on days when there […]
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Summer’s already booked
How do I do this every year? Before the summer even starts, I’ve already committed myself for every minute of vacation time I have available. I guess I ought to point out that not every […]
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How does a ’94 Ford stack up to a new Ram?
There’s nothing like a truck. I’d rather push my ’94 F-250 than drive some fancy new sedan. Granted, no sedan on Earth would make it down my driveway, so whether I like it or not, […]
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Coming up with ideas is getting expensive
Believe it or not, I sometimes run out of ideas for this radio show. My favorite source of inspiration is the name of this program: The Great Outdoors. If I can get outside, I can […]
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Practice up for bird season
We have ninety days until the next hunting season starts. Archery season for antelope kicks off August 15th. You’ll have to wait a little longer to hunt doves or blue and ruffed grouse. Those seasons […]
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Detour: Fishing ahead
Are you driving right now? Pull off the highway and do a little fishing. I never go anywhere without fishing gear. I’ve always got a fly rod and a spinning rod in the vehicle, complete […]
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Find an excuse to go fishing
Now that spring has sprung, it’s time to go fishing. I’m starting a new routine this year with my kids, and I think it’s something every parent ought to do. I’ve promised my boys that […]
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Map fever has taken hold again
There I was, perched in front of my computer monitor, trying to come up with ideas for a week’s worth of radio shows, when a noise started picking at the edges of my consciousness. I […]
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Another Lexus proves it’s not just a pretty face
I’m not sure I’d spend $55,000 on a fancy all-wheel-drive and then take that thing out and beat the snot out of it, but if I did spend that kind of money on a vehicle, […]