Grandma Was a Squirrel Hunting Fool

Grandma Was a Squirrel Hunting Fool

It’s not every fellow who can say he grew up under the tutelage of an extraordinary grandma who was a squirrel hunting fool. As a youngster, I was fortunate to spend considerable time around both of my grandmothers. Each, in her own way, was a genuine character. They...

The Best Super Bowl Commercial Ever

The Best Super Bowl Commercial Ever

The best Super Bowl commercial ever for outdoorsmen and women aired this year as Bass Pro CEO Johnny Morris encourages Americans to get back to nature. The outdoor industry is finally bringing the sporting and outdoors lifestyle to the mainstream media during the best...

Candid Cameron: Why I Like Birds

Candid Cameron: Why I Like Birds

This week Cameron the Weimaraner reminisces the trials and errors of his first bird hunt as a young pup pointing pheasants in the field. I can barely remember back when I was young and just a pup, but I rode in a truck and the door opened and Mike, my hunting partner...

The Landmark Vine

The Landmark Vine

I believe most of us who love spending time in the outdoors have places or even landmarks that for one reason or another have become special to us through the years. I’ve written often about a 250-acre piece of outdoor paradise within a mile of my house that I’ve...

Not the Girl Next Door

Not the Girl Next Door

“When we got married, I thought she said, ‘I do,’ but she must have said, ‘I hunt.’” This past December, my husband and I celebrated our 37th wedding anniversary, and I was surprised that he was just as excited as I was to mark the occasion with an impromptu...

The Winter Woods

The Winter Woods

Sitting in the cold winter woods with ear and eye continually scanning the surroundings, the sights and sounds of nature is my idea of perfect entertainment. For one who spends time outdoors through all the seasons in pursuit of fish and game and the simple elation of...