From the monthly archives:

May 2009

Summer Doldrums

May 29, 2009

You’re right. Summer doesn’t start until June 21, but most folks I know accept summer’s arrival in June as soon as school gets out. My kids are out next Monday. For the majority of you hunting has slowed to a crawl and that’s OK, but don’t get caught up in the summer doldrums.
Now is the [...]

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Pro Shop Stop For Pro Advice

May 27, 2009

How many of you have a reputable pro shop nearby? I’ll be the first to admit (my wife will second it) I’m not the handiest do-it-yourself guy. We’re still fighting an upstairs toilet that refuses to flush with swirling passion. I thank God for my access to pro shops for archery advice and other specialized [...]

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Spring Is Hunting Season, Too

May 26, 2009

Well, turkey season is done. I ended up with three more notches in the box call and counted coup on four more gobblers––everything except dropping the hammer.  That’s part and parcel to hunting for television, though. If I suspect the camera might not be seeing what I’m seeing, I have to let ‘em walk or [...]

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Managed Recoil Ammo

May 25, 2009

A buddy of mine called me the other day with a common problem. It had to do with his girlfriend. Before he went any further I stopped him and told him I’m not Dr. Phil. Fortunately the problem had to do with firearms. His girlfriend is flinching at the shooting range from the recoil of [...]

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Do You Smell What I Smell?

May 22, 2009

We’ve got skunks. Yes, the smelly kind. Unlike the uninvited, unwanted relatives that show up unexpectedly over Memorial Day Weekend, we invited the skunks. Before you recommend me to a psychological institution, you have to understand the heart strings a 10-year-old girl can pull.
While cleaning out a shed I had a close and smelly encounter [...]

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Loaded Firearms in National Parks

May 20, 2009

All I have to say is thank God for greedy credit card companies. A bill passed both houses this week adding more regulations to the credit card industry. The credit card portion of the bill is likely to hurt my family since we pay our credit cards off monthly and the industry will find some [...]

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Good News From Pheasant Country

May 18, 2009

If you haven’t driven through pheasant country lately, feel lucky. The winter was uneventful and the pheasant population was largely unaffected save for some areas of North Dakota.
I talked with my good friend Steve Halverson this morning. Steve operates Halverson Hunts near Kennebec, S.D. He commutes to the family farm every day including nearly eight [...]

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I Love Wilderness, But …

May 15, 2009

I am a strong supporter of wilderness areas and feel that most designated wilderness areas today preserve a peek into what America once was before the European invasion. What’s going on in Congress right now is overboard and quite frankly, railroading legislation without representation.
H.R. 980, the “Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act,” would set aside approximately [...]

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Swine Flu

May 14, 2009

Have you caught swine flu yet? Me neither. Talk about blowing the sniffles out of proportion!
I apologize if you or a family member has caught the bug, but take a close look at reality. Every year more than 30,000 individuals die from the standard strain of flu and only a handful have succumbed to swine [...]

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Working Weekend

May 12, 2009

I have to work this weekend. I’m sure a few of you are saying, “boo hoo, I have to work every weekend.” I actually work a lot of weekends, but fortunately it’s hunting for television shows or gathering images for magazine articles. It’s still work, but it’s not like standing in line at an assembly [...]

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