Great Outdoors
Can the wind let up just a little bit, please?
For a guy who was born in Wyoming and has spent pretty close to his whole life here, I’m a big wimp when it comes to wind. I can take it for reasonably extended periods […]
Fishing
Great Outdoors
Be careful out on the ice this season
Four inches of clear ice is usually safe to walk on. That’s clear ice, not milky ice. The clear ice is more stable. If it looks milky, the bonds between the water molecules aren’t as […]
Great Outdoors
Don’t waste good ice
While waiting to get on the ice for a league hockey game, I often hear my teammates grumbling about the figure skaters who are twirling around on the surface. The most common comment is, “What […]
Great Outdoors
Welcome to a new year
OK, let me just get this out of the way: Time just seems to go faster the older I get. There. I said it. Now I’ve officially crossed into middle age. Now that I’ve gotten […]
Great Outdoors
Use your new toys
I’m sure there were plenty of goose calls, pheasant vests and shotgun shells under the trees yesterday. And I’m sure if you were the happy recipient of any of these items, you were dying to […]
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Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas to you. Even to those who aren’t deeply religious, if they have some sort of a Christian background, Christmas is a day of peace, love and caring. In Wyoming, for most people, December […]
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There’s just too much to do
I overheard a group of high school-aged kids complaining that there’s nothing to do around here the other day. It was a complaint I just couldn’t wrap my mind around. I mean, it’s fall in […]
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Protect your eyes when you’re out 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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Keep our public lands public
I’m not a big fan of one-size-fits-all federal oversight. I also tend to be skeptical of people in Washington, D.C., telling us how things should be out here on the other side of the continent. […]
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Labor Day always ends up being a lot of work
My wife has a very misguided understanding of what Labor Day is all about. Rather than celebrating the economic achievements and success of American workers by doing nothing at all work-related, she sees it as […]