Burn, Baby, Burn
In January of 2005, after 15 years of talking about it and 5 years of planning and waiting for the perfect location, the perfect location became available right on the…
How we Hunt – The Backcountry Journal
Ben Smith has a great website called Arizona Wanderings – fishing, hunting and roaming the Southwest. In the right hand column on his site you'll see Browse by Category and…
Bald Eagles in Yorkville
Photo Courtesy of Larry Granat. Bald Eagle near Yorkville, Illinois. I was out on my front porch today enjoying a leisurely smoke of a cheap cigar. I enjoy watching the…
Squirrel Hunting in my Front Yard
I spent over 5 hours this morning wandering through the woods. I covered over two miles, half of which is made up of some of the toughest terrain I've ever…
Geese Must Taste Like Shit
In the north zone of Illinois, duck and goose hunting started on October 15th. Starting then, every morning I would hear gun shots going off down on the river or…
Today’s Sunset
In the 30 seconds it took to run into the house and grab my camera, nearly half the color in the sunset had gone away. I'm unemployed and near broke.…
So, How did I get Here? – Rusty Ring
It starts out innocently enough. I go over to Outdoor Blogger Network, look at the list of Newest Blogs and if I see a name that sounds intriguing, I click…
Damn Crows
The crows have been following me around. I go out hunting, there they are, hanging around the trees. Go for a walk, doesn't matter where, there they are overhead somewhere.…
The Evolution of a Picture
The other day I was out in the woods pretending I was hunting for squirrels. The squirrels weren't cooperating so it turned into a long walk, which is what was…