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Photography is a lot like hunting
If you haven’t looked up in the night sky the last few evenings, what are you waiting for? Get out there at moonrise tonight. The time the moon rises in your neck of the woods […]
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There’s still time to get your Thanksgiving turkey
Thanksgiving is a little less than two weeks away. Are you ready? Have you bought your bird? Or would you rather go out and get a turkey yourself? There’s still time. Turkey hunting is […]
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Thank you, veterans
Some folks get today off for Veterans’ Day, and I think it’s a state law that you have to do two things. First off, thank a vet. Whether it’s someone who served decades ago or […]
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First pheasant hunt wasn’t perfect
Like a lot of Wyoming kids, I grew up hunting. I bagged my first cottontail before I can remember, and I outgrew more duck hunting parkas than I’ve worn out. But during the first few […]
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A bird dog is a built-in excuse to get outside
I got a golden retriever a few years ago, and I immediately started working on her hunting ability. She’s bred to hunt, so she took to it pretty naturally. But there’s always room for improvement. […]
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First-time duck hunters — prepare for sticker shock
A friend of mine recently asked me what he’d need to get started hunting ducks. He’s pretty well-off, and he asked if money were no object, what would I get? The first thing that came […]
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Happy Halloween … watch out for ghosts
One of my dad’s buddies used to go camping with us each summer, and he usually made it for our elk hunt every fall. Bill was a darn good guy, but sitting around the campfire […]
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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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Use your shotgun barrel as a rangefinder
If you’ve done any goose hunting, you’ve probably heard the term “skybusting.” You may know it means shooting at birds that are out of your shotgun’s effective range, but do you know if you’re guilty […]
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I have visions of losing my vision
I don’t have good eyes. Had I been born a hundred years ago, there would have been no help for me. Glasses can’t help me, so I’d have blind. I have to wear a special […]