The Tribune Needs an Outdoor Writer
I fish, hunt, wander, hike, camp, canoe, kayak, bird watch lately and pay attention to conservation issues that impact all of these activities. I don't travel much to take part…
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…
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…
Ice, Ice Baby
Based on memory, which is probably not the most reliable way to do things, this may be one of the mildest Decembers in a long time. We had a few…
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…