Canaries in the Water
Many a good fisherman has cut his or her “teeth” on bluegills, often catching them from a farm pond with nothing but a hook...
Tree Top Turkey
Today, as I sit here at my computer, not sure whether I’m gonna’ hunt turkeys this year or not, one spring turkey hunt from...
Up with the Chickens
Trail cameras and talking with land owners are both great ways to access wildlife numbers and locations, but whether hunting deer, turkeys or coyotes,...
Wildlife Math; Count the Tracks and Divide by Four
I remember an old gag from my high school days; when you were with a carload of people and came to a railroad crossing,...
Spring Turkey Hunting Sickness
I used to get really excited about this time each year at the thought of spring turkey season; not so much anymore. I still...
Survival of the Fastest
One October a few years ago, I watched a large number of hawks following combines through a soybean field, snatching up rodents kicked out...
You Never Know what You Might be Missing
I saw an old friend in town the other day and he asked how I had done trapping last year. I told him I...
Pepe Le Pew, we Smell You!
A term often used around Christmas and Thanksgiving is “Seasonal Smells,” meaning scents like pumpkin pie, roasting turkey and the scent of pine; pleasant...
Ye Haw, PETA Rides Again
One of several problems in our society today, is the intolerance of differing opinions; by many, anyone with a different opinion is seen as...
Squirrels; Love em’ or Hate em’
As a youth, the after-deer-season joke between me and my buddies was the question “Well, are you eatin’ venison or bologna?” A few years...