Public land is your land, too, so treat it like your own
How many landowners do you know who rev up their four-wheel-drives and tear through riparian areas on their land? Or just toss their garbage out in the brush when they’re [...]
The Great Outdoors
An ice fishing hut makes a huge difference
A friend named Granger recently asked me if I’d been ice fishing a lot this year. I had to admit to him that I haven’t. I’ve never been much of an ice fisherman. It’s [...]
Every so often, you just need a nice redneck weekend
I finally had the redneck weekend I’ve been needing for a long time. It all started out with some four-wheeling. Granted, that part of the weekend wasn’t by choice. To [...]
If you have today off, don’t waste it
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 this [...]
Outdoor Hall of Fame picks the best inductee yet
On March 20, the latest class of Wyoming Hall of Fame inductees will be honored at the Buffalo Bill Historical Center in Cody. The inductees are Richard Guenzel, who [...]
I studied at the knee of the outdoor mishap master
I can’t even remember the first time my dad dragged me into the wilderness on a campout. For as long as I can remember, I’ve spent a good deal of my free time in the [...]
Protect your gun rights — get as much training as you can
All the talk in the news lately about new gun control laws has me worried. As gun owners, we need to let our senators and representatives, both in the state house and in [...]
A little love for hunters in the Washington Post
Newspapers in rural areas are constantly running stories about hunting, fishing and other outdoor activities. They give advice about where to go or how to improve your [...]
Prime pelt season is nearing its end
If you’re looking to tack a coyote pelt or two on the barn, you better do it soon. Coyotes and furbearers start losing their hair about this time of year, and if you’re [...]
Are there any good outdoors TV shows anymore?
There’s not a lot of hunting going on right now. The light goose season is open, and so is the rabbit season, and I’ll probably spend a fair amount of time chasing both [...]