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Burrowing owls are sneaky little devils
A few months ago, as I was driving down my driveway on the way home one night, I nearly hit a bird that was sitting on the edge of the road. As I passed by, […]
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If you’ve never been to Bomber Mountain, go.
As a bowhunter, Labor Day, or at least Labor Day weekend, usually falls within the hunting season. But there are usually way too many people out there in the woods on Labor Day weekend. I’m […]
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I am a certified map junkie
My wife was making fun of me the other day, and she said I have so many maps, I need a map for my map collection. She got a good laugh out of it, but […]
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Get your vacation time scheduled now for hunting
Back when I was the outdoors editor at the paper, my job was pretty sweet. I had the freedom to decide what I wanted to write about, then figure out how much time I wanted […]
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How the heck do you identify hummingbirds?
I like to think I have a good grasp of a lot of bird species, but I also realize there are a whole lot more birds out there that I can’t identify. Especially when it […]
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When it’s hot, hit the water
When I was growing up in Riverton, my friends and I had a perfect solution to the hottest days of the summer. We took the inner tubes down to the Wind River and floated down […]
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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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Add a mountain bike to your fitness toolbox
You’d think I’d learn. Every year, though, I slack off on my exercise after the hunting seasons end, and the next spring and summer, I just about kill myself getting back in shape for the […]
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Just what I need — another expensive hobby
My son Colby has had a desire to get into rock climbing for more than half his life. My wife and I took him to a climbing gym a few years ago, hoping he’d have […]
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It’s probably a scam, but I’m optimistic
I got a letter in the mail a little while ago that has to be a hoax. It’s from the North American Hunting Club, and the envelope said “We’re looking for people to test hunting […]