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The mornings this time of year are picture perfect

May 30, 2025 Ty Stockton Comments Off on The mornings this time of year are picture perfect

I love to fish, but I’ll admit I’m not very good at it. In fact, I’m absolutely horrible. It doesn’t matter what I use for a lure – fish just don’t want whatever it is […]

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A little love for the Western Meadowlark

November 22, 2023 Ty Stockton Comments Off on A little love for the Western Meadowlark

Meadowlarks are held in high regard around here. They’re our state bird, and Wyoming was the first state to give them that honor. They welcome the rebirth of the prairies with their unique song, and […]

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Find yourself some space in the Great Outdoors

July 27, 2023 Ty Stockton Comments Off on Find yourself some space in the Great Outdoors

One of the benefits – or drawbacks – of the pandemic is that it got people to spend more time in the great outdoors. Early on when everyone was trying to stay well away from […]

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An alarm that sounds like a robin is a stupid idea

July 13, 2023 Ty Stockton Comments Off on An alarm that sounds like a robin is a stupid idea

I’ve had the same alarm clock for quite a while now. I got it for Christmas a few years ago, so the first time I used it, it was in the middle of winter. That […]

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Lightning is nature’s fireworks show

July 7, 2023 Ty Stockton Comments Off on Lightning is nature’s fireworks show

Don’t get me wrong. I do think fireworks are really cool. Hey, I’m a guy. Guys are just hard-wired to get excited about blowing stuff up. And living in Wyoming, where there aren’t many laws […]

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Feeling nostalgic for the ‘lower pasture’

February 3, 2023 Ty Stockton Comments Off on Feeling nostalgic for the ‘lower pasture’

I grew up outside of Riverton, on a piece of land that abutted the Wind River. We had the yard and the pasture, and surrounding that were three large fields a local farmer took care […]

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Don’t forget to look around you

May 20, 2022 Ty Stockton Comments Off on Don’t forget to look around you

I was out feeding the horses on Sunday morning, and a turkey vulture flew down into the pasture. As I watched, it landed just out of my view over the lip of a little rise. […]

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Some myths about birds are downright odd

April 22, 2022 Ty Stockton Comments Off on Some myths about birds are downright odd

My friend Ken Keffer wrote a fascinating article for The Nature Conservancy’s blog, Cool Green Science. He focused on some of the myths that have surrounded bird migrations in years and centuries past, and some […]

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Pay attention to the tale of the trail

April 11, 2022 Ty Stockton Comments Off on Pay attention to the tale of the trail

There’s always something to see out in the woods. Even if you don’t find what you originally went out there to find. Some years, wildflowers are starting to appear by now. That’s certainly not the […]

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Hunting can bring you temporary peace

September 3, 2021 Ty Stockton Comments Off on Hunting can bring you temporary peace

Down here in the so-called civilized world, things have been nuts for more than a year. I’m not going to mention any of the craziness by name, because it seems like no matter what you […]

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