Some things we teach kids are more fun than others
I love introducing my kids to the things I got to experience the first time with my dad. Things like fishing, hunting, hiking and camping were some of the best things my dad [...]
Fishing
Mowing is cutting in on my fishing time
It takes all weekend to mow my lawn. I either need a smaller lawn or a bigger mower. When we don’t get much rain, I don’t have to mow more than once or twice a month [...]
Remember those who bought us our freedom
This day has become the unofficial beginning of the summer, even though it won’t truly be summer for another month. But the weather is getting nice enough to get away to [...]
Remember those who gave all this weekend
If you get Monday off for Memorial Day, take some time to pay tribute to those who have died for our freedom. It’s a day that was originally called Decoration Day, way back [...]
Happy birthday to my very first hunting & fishing buddy
Happy birthday to my dad today. I won’t embarrass him by revealing his age. I’ll just say he’s older than I am, which should probably come as no surprise. My dad is [...]
Let fishing help you conquer the COVID-19 blues
There’s truly something cathartic about the repetitive motion of casting a fly. The trickle of the water over rocks has healing powers of its own, and catching the [...]
Bowfishing will give you the escape you need right now
I’m sure there are better times of the year to go bowfishing for carp. Many of the experts say late summer is fantastic, when the water’s lower and hotter, and the fish [...]
Double up on fun — hunt turkeys AND go fishing
It’s time to get out of the house and away from town. Get far, far away from anything that even remotely reminds you of this coronavirus fiasco. Grab the shotgun and your [...]
Go fishing. You deserve it.
This coronavirus business has everything all messed up. Lots of people are out of work, and those who are still working are working like crazy. Whichever boat you’re in, I [...]
I’m having to stretch to find ways to stay busy lately
They say it’s an ill wind that blows no good, and that you can make a sow’s ear into a silk purse. I don’t know about the second one, but there may be some truth to the [...]