I Would Never do this to an Animal I Killed
Over the last few days I've tried to write this up twice. Each time I gave up. I was trying to be too insightful on an issue, on something I…
Golden Eagle flew over my house, December 11, 2011
That was the name of a post put on Facebook the other day by Larry Granat. Almost two years ago I was out cruising along the Fox River on a…
Really, cat?
This cat has been my buddy since he came with the package deal of my wife. Three dogs came with the deal too, but I don't care about them. This…
Fishing Reports for the Refined
Over the past 15 years I've got to know some of the best anglers that fish the rivers and streams, the lakes and ponds in the Greater Chicagoland Area. From…
The Struggle with Words
The use of words has always confounded me. I remember English classes where the definitions of terms like verb, adverb, adjective, noun, pronoun and my favorite, the dangling participle, were…
Bogs – Mens Ultra High Boots Review
It seems that whenever I’m in need of something, in this case a good pair of winter boots, Outdoor Blogger Network has a gear review opportunity for exactly what I…
My Adoring Fans and the Death of Outdoor Writing on the Internet
It all started with what I thought was a semi-humorous, tongue-in-cheek post about Night Fishing for Walleye. Those who know me personally got it right away, those who don't took…
Night Time, Cold Water, Fox River Walleye
It's that time of year when anglers that are still out angling on the Fox River have turned there attention to Ol' Marble-eye. That's right, it's walleye time. The air…
Was a Perfect Day for a Squirrel Hunt
There was a sky blue sky. Virtually no wind. No leaves on the trees. The woods on the edges of my neighborhood, just a hundred feet or so away, were…