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…
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…
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…
Like Clockwork, Goose Opening Day, October 15th
Everyday at 7:45 AM I drive the back roads through the Fox Valley to get to the main road to go to work. The corn and soybean fields have been…
Do you go Fishing or Hunting in September
Do you go Fishing or Hunting in September In an ideal world I would have the ability to pick the perfect day and time to go do either. In the…
A Past Squirrel Hunt in Three Parts: Part Three, the Descent Into Hell
. . . But when they stopped, usually on the side of a tree facing away from me, they may as well have vanished into thin air. I headed in…
A Past Squirrel Hunt in Three Parts: Part One, the Setup
I think I got out hunting twice in 2007, both to Marseilles State Fish and Wildlife Area. Twice is a far cry from the 25 or more trips per year…
Heeere Turkey, Turkey, Turkey
Got back mid afternoon Tuesday after scouting spots on the Fox for a potential waterfowl hunting trip.
On a Hunting Note …
To me the true squirrel season started November 1st. We had a killing frost, which puts down pretty much all the bugs and kills off a lot of the fleas,…