Last Squirrel Hunt of the Season
I've been going out to Marseilles State Fish and Wildlife Area to hunt squirrels for around eight years. It's just shy of four square miles and the hunter fact sheet…
Last Fish of the Year
Apparently my intolerance for cold is long standing. I remember hating it as a kid. December of 2001, I wrote this in a post: In my nightmares, hell has 3…
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…
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…
Merry Christmas, Norm
This Christmas morn, the mother-in-law is off at a nursing home recuperating, the wife is still fast asleep. The dogs have all been let out and no longer pacing and…
Maybe I’ll get some Sleep Tonight
You wouldn't think that such a simple thing as the world tilting on it's axis, stopping, then going back the other direction would cause such problems for my sleep patterns.…
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…
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…