Category: Outdoors

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”

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!

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!”

It’s more than just a hunt

Reflection on a hunt that I wasn’t sure would ever happen again.

Kids say the darndest things, while hunting

Kids say the darndest things, while hunting

Kansas, Where people dream of Deer Hunting

Prologue: I’ve had two brothers-in-law whose personal hobbies greatly impacted my life. One was a rodeo calf roper and the other a bow hunter. Both spent enough time teaching me these pursuits that both became an enduring part of my life. I thought I… Continue Reading “Kansas, Where people dream of Deer Hunting”

Unlikely Hunting Partners

Prologue: Some hunting buddies come from unlikely places. Over the last seven years my brother-in-law, Mike, has developed a very special relationship with his favorite hunting partner. It may be like the relationship between Obi-Wan and Luke Skywalker, where the student became more talented than… Continue Reading “Unlikely Hunting Partners”

Hunting with Kids

Hunting with kids and grand kids is like an old dog teaching a young dog new tricks. You have to spend the time.

Join The Hunt

As I watched the sun rise over the Rocky Mountains this September I was in awe of God’s creation. There was also an awareness of the opportunity God had given to see this very day. Only four months earlier I was finishing up 5… Continue Reading “Join The Hunt”

When bowhunters hunted with bows

I was 14 years old in 1972 when my first hunting bow arrived in the mail. Archery deer hunting was fairly new and with few deer in Southwest Kansas there weren’t many archery hunters to ask advice of. For reasons I don’t remember, the bow… Continue Reading “When bowhunters hunted with bows”