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.…
Deer Hunting at Silver Springs?
Might want to have a Plan B
Archery deer season ends January 15, 2012, but at Silver Springs State Park it pretty much ended in November. Because I am currently unemployable and have time on my hands…
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…
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.…
A Drive Down Memory Lane
The first week of September I purposely decided to take myself out of the loop. I let my writing drop off. I decided for the rest of the year I…
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…
Fishing Reports for the Refined
Over the past 15 years I've got to know some of the best anglers that fish the rivers and streams, the lakes and ponds in the Greater Chicagoland Area. From…