Becoming an addict. 8 years ago, as I neared the end of my first year of college, my wonderful girlfriend at the time (now wife) presented me with an envelope. Tucked neatly inside, under crisp white folds of a letter, was a gift card. One half-day float trip on the Elk River, fly-fishing. “Hmmm”, I thought to myself.…
Should hunting seasons only be enforced in certain cases? I recently read an article bout a gentleman who killed a deer in his back yard the short article from The Northern Virginia Daily reads “Front Royal police charged a town resident with unlawful hunting last week and several related offenses after they discovered a dead…
An interesting take on a nonsense law in America! http://www.wideopenspaces.com/sunday-hunting-bans/
Check out my article! Thanks! http://www.wideopenspaces.com/idaho-forefront-elk-population-management/
Each duck season brings to light two things my empty bank account and the fact ducks seem to become wiser every year. So, I would like to take this time to see if we can have a mutual exchange of trade secrets, one hunter to another. What is something you learned this year, or just…
Duck hunting is hard, really hard. We, duck hunters, wake up in the middle of the night to fight sub-freezing temperatures with the hopes of being lucky enough to shoot at a few ducks. We drive for miles trying to “chase” the migration. We stand in frigid water. We bust holes in ice and risk…
As duck season winds down I can fill a sense of depression slowly creeping in. Like every year I usually am found a little down in the dumps immediately following the last week of duck season. While some sleep is needed, the early mornings and the endless quest for those winged creatures of beauty is…
While I pride myself on being a communicator, I tend to lack the ability to effectively describe why I duck hunt when asked. The words seem to always be fleeting and forced. I feel that in-passing it is indescribable. Knowing this, I decided to describe a hunt I recently went on to offer a lens…
Duck Commander, the brand behind the hit A&E show Duck Dynasty, is having quite the impact on American culture. Who would have thought that a favorite hunting DVD and duck call of mine would blossom into a full grown empire? Certainly not me. The brand has now evolved into a beacon of light among the dross and…
Many people, right now, are sitting around spooning in that last bowl of ice cream saying “I am really gonna get in shape this year. I’ll start next Monday.” I am one of those people. Literally, I tell my wife this about everyday. Yet, my reason like many of my readers is that Monday, or…
Every year we watch as a barrage of duck calls and call companies come and go. Why is that? Mainly, because the act of making a duck call for the sake of making a duck call is generally not that difficult. The large call companies, RNT, Duck Commander, and Zink while they all make great calls, have…
Pics my wife took with our new camera while the dog and I worked. Wife of the year!
These are a few cell phone shots of our opening day hunt in Georgia. The Ghosts of Blackshear is an apt name for this photograph. Opening day-eve we camped out on an island in Lake Blackshear and as I cupped a beercan in my lap sitting by the campfire, I thought, man we have already…
Duckbills N Fly Reels 