Category: Blog

The Rescuers

I have seen many things in the mountains, but we could not quite make out the dark something a half mile down the trail. We could tell it was moving, but it looked close to the ground and big.

Sally’s little school on the prairie

Sally was a teacher. Not just a teacher, but someone special. She spent her entire life teaching in a one room school house. She was the last one-room school teacher in the state of Kansas.

Where are the Men?

“There was a day when you would move from boy to man, and there was some indication of when that was. Now we don’t know… and the result is that you’ve got a bunch of biological adults but emotional children… boys who can shave.”  

The Hunt List

No matter what we are hunting making a list in preparation is a smart thing to do. As with many things you lost me at that “S” word. I suppose it’s not really as much of an intelligence factor as it is a personality trait.

Hunting Health

As  Sage, Sadie (my labs) and I are sitting on the deck in Colorado waiting on the bear to walk past on it’s way to the dumpsters by the local eating place, I’m thinking about how lucky I am to be alive.  My wife… Continue Reading “Hunting Health”

The Whirlwind Continues

I published an article on the huntsman blog last week, “The Whirlwind”, that was written five years ago. In a prolog I stated that I still battle the busyness of life with its urgencies and demands that often overpower the important and the blessings.… Continue Reading “The Whirlwind Continues”

After “Cancer” Thoughts

Tom and I met a couple of years ago through business, quickly figured out we have many things in common and struck up a friendship. The first of this year I got a call from Tom and he said, we now have one more thing in common, I have cancer.

Storm on the water, a fishing story

The other gentlemen said I wasn’t too concerned about my rear getting pelted but I was praying mighty hard. Dear Lord don’t let a bunch of rain water whoosh down this pipe and blow us into the lake!

The Whirlwind

The whirlwind I experience most often today is called life. I’m not sure how it happened but life has become a chaotic swirling whirlwind for most of us. There is a constant battle to stay on one’s feet as the winds seem to be gusting from all directions.

A secret weapon for elk hunters!

I’m writing this with a little trepidation! As hunters we are sometimes known to keep our secrets to success close to the vest {in my case a fleece camo version}. Hunting elk with a bow requires a hunter to get close. In my case… Continue Reading “A secret weapon for elk hunters!”