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Take some time to honor vets 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 at the […]
Fishing
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Fishing is therapy, and it’s the cheapest kind
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 occasional trout lends a feeling of accomplishment […]
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Cramming a summer into just one week
My oldest son has been talking about joining the National Guard since he graduated last spring, and he took a year to think about it and get a couple of semesters of college under his […]
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Careful — bowfishing can be addicting
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 are snagging cottonwood […]
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Sneak in some fishing on a weekday
I know Wyoming’s windy, but this is ridiculous. I can’t recall a spring that has had as much constant wind as we’ve seen this year. But if you can stand the wind, or if we […]
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It is definitely time to go fishing
Man, I’m ready to go wet a line. It’s spring, and the fishing bug is biting hard. And repeatedly. And this year, it’s affecting me more than it has in years past. With all the […]
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I want realistic fishing shows
I want to see outdoors shows that are realistic. I get pretty tired of watching anglers catch fish with every cast. Send a video camera along on one of my fishing trips, and you’ll see […]
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Wind is good for more than being annoying
It’s easy to cuss the wind. It blows drifts across your driveway, it makes an already cold day feel a whole lot colder, and it even rips the shingles off your roof. But whether this […]
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You can still fish in the winter
It’s about 15 days before spring will finally have sprung. But don’t let the fact that it’s still winter keep you away from the lakes and streams. There’s plenty of open water to be found. […]
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I became a professional outdoorsman by luck
I was asked to speak to a class of high school kids a while ago, to tell them how a college education was important to the careers I’ve had. I guess they asked me because […]