To: Fox River Waterfowl Hunters Below Yorkville
From: The Guy That Lives on top of the Hill Above the River Some advice... When you put your boat in the river at 4 a.m. at the boat ramp…
I didn’t have a Plan B when I started
Hell, I barely even had a Plan A when I headed out. I've taken advantage of the mildest winter in 78 years by doing virtually nothing outdoors for the past…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…