The Last of the Turkey, for now…
I have one last bag full of turkey parts, just the meat to be exact. Just the dark meat to narrow it down even more. No matter how it's injected,…
Thanksgiving Weekend in Missouri
Spent the long Thanksgiving weekend at my father-in-laws house 20 miles east of Branson Missouri. That's the same as saying out in the middle of nowhere. I had planned on…
Funny How? Funny Like a Clown?
Well, I thought it was a little amusing anyway. No, not the picture. Nine months out of the year my car has everything in it that I could possibly need…
Up a Creek, Again
The plan for the day was to go out to Marseilles State Fish and Wildlife Area to do some squirrel hunting. Only I had forgot that it was closed on…
WGN, Greg Jarrett and The Hometown Voices Tour coming to Yorkville
I already know that most people, after reading that headline, have a blank look on their face as they try to process where Yorkville is located. I get that look…
How to Fish… (A Work in Progress)
The purpose of this post is twofold: 1. I'm hoping fishing noobs stop by, click on a link they're interested in and learn everything they need to know to fish…
Prelude to a Squirrel Hunt
I stopped going out fishing at sunrise a few years ago when I noticed it didn't matter. Either the fish were there or they weren't, no different than any other…
Fishing the Fox in the Wind and the Rain
You got the river, a relatively thin strip of shoreline, a bike path, sometimes a guard rail and the road. It goes on like this for a couple of miles,…
Up a Creek
For the second straight year, Field & Stream has partnered with Trout Unlimited on tours of America’s Best Wild Places. The Best Wild Places is a joint project and offers…