There are great gifts out there for your dog
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again – and I’m sure my wife will agree: I’m not a good Christmas shopper when it comes to finding good gifts for people. [...]
Great Outdoors
I need to get back out in the duck marsh soon
There are a number of reasons I haven’t hunted waterfowl as aggressively as I did when I was younger. The main reason is my lack of a good retriever. I had a two good [...]
Dogs are a lot easier to shop for than wives
I’m a terrible gift shopper. Every once in a while, when I’m forced to go into a store looking for something I need for a project I’m working on, I’ll see something [...]
Happy birthday to my mom today!
Today is my mother’s birthday. I want to use these two minutes today to wish her a happy birthday and thank her for shaping me as the person I am. She didn’t take me [...]
Put some thought into your gift-giving
Several coworkers and I were talking about Christmas presents a few days ago. I work with people who are as into the outdoors as I am, so most of the gifts we discussed had [...]
Our tree might be much smaller this year
My whole family loves to go outside. Even when it’s snowy and cold, we love the outdoors. Granted, I don’t think any of us like the snow, cold and wind when we have to be [...]
Things to consider when giving guns as gifts
This being Wyoming, there are undoubtedly going to be quite a few firearms tucked under Christmas trees across the state. I’d be lying if I told you I wasn’t wishing for [...]
Identify your ducks before you shoot
Waterfowl hunting is a lot of fun, and ducks and geese can make for great meals. But it’s not very hard to screw up when you’re duck hunting. A former game warden once [...]
Missing my bird dog more than usual today
On a cold morning 15 years ago, I made the trip out to Albin to bring home the best bird dog I’ve ever had. She wasn’t the best bird dog ever – don’t think I’m [...]
Let the Christmas season begin!
Welcome to the Christmas season. You only have 25 days until Christmas to get your gifts for everyone on your list. Or 24. Or something like that. I’m a journalist, so math [...]