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I hope you get the day off for Presidents’ Day
There’s not a lot to hunt on Presidents’ Day, but it’d be a shame to waste a day off work. There may not be a lot of open seasons, but I always look forward to […]
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Maybe I got Valentine’s Day right this year
I’ve said it before, but it bears repeating. I hate Valentine’s Day. It’s supposed to be a day when romance blossoms. Whether you’re in a shiny, new relationship, or have been married for 70 years, […]
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Wyoming’s beautiful from the highway, if you look
Next time you travel across Wyoming, take it slow and easy. Watch the scenery as you move along, instead of just focusing on getting to your destination. On a trip from Cheyenne to Riverton several […]
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Drone mishaps can be expensive mistakes
I got into drone photography when I was the photographer for North Dakota Game and Fish, and my boss sprung for a drone I could share with the department’s video guy. Mike was a little […]
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Every kid needs a special place in the wilds
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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I’ve learned to temper my off-road driving ideas
It’s a wonder I’ve made it this far. I made more than my fair share of stupid decisions when I was growing up, and many of them involved a motorized vehicle. And a great many […]
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I’m getting the itch to go out and take photos again
I’ve been neglecting my camera for the last several years. I haven’t been carrying it with me when I go to work, or on trips to other towns to watch my kid compete in athletic […]
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First a day of shooting practice, then cake
I like to joke that much of Wyoming gets this day off because it’s my birthday, but that’s a bit disrespectful to the real reason for Equality Day. We get this day off because Martin […]
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The cold is more of a hindrance the older I get
Not so many years ago, I would have thought nothing of venturing out into thirty-degree-below-zero weather to go coyote hunting. Well, I guess I still do that. But I’d also head out into that kind […]
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It’s not the sharpness of the knife that’ll cut you
There’s certainly some truth to the old adage that it’s the dull knives that will cut you. A dull knife can slip off whatever it is you’re trying to cut and end up embedded in […]