Pen-raised birds can extend your season
The hunting season for upland birds in Wyoming has been closed since the end of December. But if you’re a die-hard uplander, you can still hunt. There are several bird [...]
Great Outdoors
It’s not spring yet — keep the parka handy
The calendar says spring starts on Saturday. But that doesn’t mean it’ll be 72 degrees and sunny every day. In Wyoming, we tend to get a pretty good percentage of our [...]
There are better options for gun cleaning
I will admit, I don’t clean my guns nearly as often as I should. After a day at the range, I might have four or five guns that are in serious need of a good scrubbing. [...]
I’m doing my best to be patient, waiting out the weather so I can sight in my new rifle
I picked up my new Weatherby Vanguard last week, and I already had a brand-new Maven scope to mount on it. Just a few days before I went to get the rifle, I got the scope [...]
The fishing bug is biting
Man, I’m ready to go wet a line. It’s almost spring, and the fishing bug is biting hard. And repeatedly. And with the pandemic still causing havoc back in the real world, [...]
Add a little wind to make trap shooting even harder
I know I’m out of practice with my shotgun, but it usually doesn’t take me too long to get back in the swing of things. With that in mind, I hauled the shotgun out to the [...]
Time to get serious about archery practice
My kids have started their archery program in 4-H again, and for the sixth year in a row, it reminded me I need to get my own bow out and start practicing again. But this [...]
There’s not much to hunt, but there’s plenty to do
There’s only one hunting season open right now. If you want to hunt, you’ll have to be content with light goose hunting. Either that or predator hunting, but the furs are [...]
Get ready now for spring wild turkey season
If you’re a turkey hunter, you have some time to wait. Spring turkey season doesn’t start until the first of April in Area 3, but not until April 20th in the rest. If you [...]
Even a poor bird dog is better than no dog at all
I grew up with dogs. I learned to walk by leaning on our obese Norwegian elkhound, and I learned how to care for other living beings by taking care of a succession of huskies [...]