Great Outdoors
Protect your eyes 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 […]
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Don’t tick off your fishing guide
Quite often, the OutdoorHub sends some very useful information my way. If you aren’t an OutdoorHub subscriber, you should be. But enough advertisements. Back to my point. I don’t get the chance to fish with […]
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Fall may be hunting season, but fishing’s excellent
If you want to catch trout, you don’t fish when the temperatures are in the nineties. The fish might bite, but they won’t bite as frequently as they will when it’s cooler. So as fall […]
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My inability to catch fish is apparently contagious
I’m a horrible fisherman, at least when it comes to fishing in Wyoming. When I fish in other states, I do fine. But I can’t catch a fish to save my life in my native […]
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Complete your Cutt-Slam this summer
If you haven’t completed a Cutt-Slam yet, now’s the time to get it done. The Cutt-Slam is like other grand slams in the hunting and fishing world. It requires you to get one of each […]
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Do fish have feelings? I really don’t want to know.
Imagine being really hungry, or even just a little hungry, for that matter, and heading for the kitchen to do something about it. You nose around the fridge and the cabinets for a while, then […]
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You don’t have to OWN a boat — you can RENT one
My family went camping with several good friends of ours last weekend at Glendo, and on one of the days we were there, our friends rented a pontoon boat. I didn’t know you could rent […]
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As Calvin says, “The Days are Just Packed”
Every so often, I re-read my old Calvin and Hobbes comic books. One of the books I have is called “The Days are Just Packed,” and that right there is one of the reasons I […]
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I too would rather be fishing
On one of my many trips back and forth to Capital Lumber over the weekend, I saw a bumper sticker that said, “I’d rather be fishing.” I’d rather that guy were fishing, too, because he […]
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Break up a road trip with some fishing detours
Driving across our great state can get a little hypnotic. Pull off the highway and do a little fishing to recharge so you don’t start drifting off at the wheel. I never go anywhere without […]