I’m not always a fan of technological advancements and new ideas. Some seem ill conceived or forced. Solutions to non-existent problems are everywhere you look. Some threaten to throw a wrench into the complex mechanism that is the global economy and our constitutional republic. There is no shortage of harebrained ideas born of what some […]
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There’s something about a good knife that is so satisfying. Most guys my age received their first knife as a boy, usually from their dad or grandfather. We would never venture out of the house without at least a pocket knife in tow. That included school, church or even baseball practice. There were so many
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Give me a break! In the Midwest, many states have expanded what were previously “shotgun” only zones for firearm deer hunting, to allow for some centerfire rifle cartridges. My home state of Michigan is one of them. In the southern half of the lower peninsula, which used to be a “shotgun zone” and allowed for
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Long ago, I figured out that shooting from a rest was a better option than shooting off-hand, and for years I’ve carried some type of shooting stick when venturing afield to hunt with a rifle or pistol. They’ve run the gamut from sticks cut while in the woods to jerry rigged dowels or bamboo poles
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I got a new pair of boots and they’re awesome. They came from an unusual source, at least for hunting boots, and they came from a foreign land. An ex-girlfriend once cracked wise at the number of shoes and boots that I own. Never mind that her closet was literally overflowing with pointless and frivolous
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When I last wrote about rifles, I was contemplating buying a finished custom rifle from one of the small boutique builders that seem to be popping up everywhere. I shopped around. I considered the advantages, limitations and pricing of many, and while there were a couple of standouts, Barrett, Gunwerks and Kenny Jarrett being the
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The Hex hatch is not for the faint of heart! For over 35 years I’ve observed a tradition on par with the opener of deer season, Thanksgiving or Christmas. Mid June is when the fabled hex-hatch begins on Michigan trout streams and when fly fishing buddies connect for what usually amounts to a social event
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For me, summertime is the time to make hay. An age old constant yes, but in my world, making hay is just one of many tasks to tackle. Some tasks are necessary to prepare for upcoming pursuits. Planting or maintaining small food plots of, among other things, alfalfa (actual hay), beets and chicory for the
Seems like an odd time of year to be taking an oily rag to my old 12 gauge. After all, the last time I picked it up was in December on a late-season pheasant hunt. Autumn, for me, is the season of shot-gunning and chasing my Brittany round the grouse covers of Michigan or the
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I dream of Genie! To be clear, I don’t dream of the beautiful, scantily clad character played by Barbra Eden back in the 60s….anymore…Though, I think I did as a teenager (!?!), but I did, without a doubt, sometimes dream of one of my favorite steelhead fly patterns that I developed and named “the Genie”,