The Struggle with Words
The use of words has always confounded me. I remember English classes where the definitions of terms like verb, adverb, adjective, noun, pronoun and my favorite, the dangling participle, were…
Bogs – Mens Ultra High Boots Review
It seems that whenever I’m in need of something, in this case a good pair of winter boots, Outdoor Blogger Network has a gear review opportunity for exactly what I…
My Adoring Fans and the Death of Outdoor Writing on the Internet
It all started with what I thought was a semi-humorous, tongue-in-cheek post about Night Fishing for Walleye. Those who know me personally got it right away, those who don't took…
Night Time, Cold Water, Fox River Walleye
It's that time of year when anglers that are still out angling on the Fox River have turned there attention to Ol' Marble-eye. That's right, it's walleye time. The air…
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…
The Last of the Turkey, for now…
I have one last bag full of turkey parts, just the meat to be exact. Just the dark meat to narrow it down even more. No matter how it's injected,…
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…
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…
Up a Creek, Again
The plan for the day was to go out to Marseilles State Fish and Wildlife Area to do some squirrel hunting. Only I had forgot that it was closed on…