A stunningly beautiful male valley quail from the Miracle Half-Mile. I was recently contacted by Ben Smith, who blogs at Arizona Wanderings. For those of you who do not know, Ben’s blog is great and we’ve included it on the Upland Equations blog role to get the word out. For your convenience, here is the…
Author: Andrew Wayment
Andrew M. Wayment (Andy) is an attorney by profession and an outdoorsman by passion. Andy is a partner with the law firm, Tolson & Wayment, PLLC in Idaho Falls Idaho where he helps clients in and out of Court. Andy’s family includes his beautiful wife Kristin, four daughters, two sons, and two bird dogs. In his free time, Andy enjoys writing and has published numerous articles on upland bird hunting and fly fishing in various magazines and the local newspaper. His first book is Heaven on Earth Stories of Fly Fishing, Fun & Faith. When Andy is not at work or with his family, you may find him at the river waving a fly rod or in the field toting a shotgun and following his bird dogs.
The Backcountry Journal
Here’s a link to my brother Andy’s (the poet who’s about to release his very first book–can’t wait!) article on The Backcountry Journal about one of our incredible days this past October 2011 in Idaho chasing valley quail and huns. Not to steal Andy’s thunder, but it was a very special day for me too…Gretchen…
SHIN DEEP: A FLY FISHER’S LOVE FOR LIVING WATER by CHRIS HUNT
I’ve known about Chris Hunt and his writing since law school. I first happened across one of his articles on the internet back in early 2001, which, with the hints he dropped (i.e. a horseshoe-shaped lake filled with arctic grayling next to a trailhead into a deep canyon creek containing five kinds of salmonid), sent…
Upland Idaho 2011
Here’s some of my favorite photos from my recent trip to South Eastern Idaho. I’ll post some specifics later this week… Setter Feathers…
"DISCOVERING TINKHAMTOWN" IN THE UPLAND ALMANAC
The Winter 2011/2012 Issue of The Upland Almanac. Greetings all. This afternoon, I checked my email and saw the new cover for the Winter Issue of The Upland Almanac. I’m excited to announce that my article, “Discovering Tinkhamtown” regarding the story behind the classic story is featured in this issue. The fact that this article…
LIKE A FLEA IN THE WILDERNESS
By Andrew M. Wayment Man, so far, this has been the toughest hunting season I can remember! With the long, harsh winter, the blue grouse broods did not fare well. I’ve found very few blue grouse and when I have, they’ve been in groups of ones and twos―no big broods as in years past. The…
TWENTY THINGS EVERY YOUNG BIRD HUNTER SHOULD KNOW
By Andrew M. Wayment 1. Wing shooting is challenging, but fun! Missing is part of the process. Don’t get discouraged! After all, this is supposed to be fun. Shooting is 90% mental (or rather instinctual) and 10% mechanical. If you are missing, don’t stress out or over-think it. Just relax, believe in yourself, have fun,…
THE ROYAL MACNAB
THE ROYAL MACNAB By Andrew M. Wayment A fine brace of sharptails from the Royal Macnab. All hunters have observed that it’s Nature’s way for game to typically be scarce. Some years, bird populations are better than others, but sometimes― like right now―birds are just hard to find, which makes those times where we find…
YOU MAY BE A BLUE GROUSE HIPPIE IF . . .
YOU MAY BE A BLUE GROUSE HIPPIE IF . . . By Andrew M. Wayment 1. You see every summer fishing expedition to a high mountain stream or lake as having the dual purpose of scouting for blue grouse.2. You have ever longed to be on a windswept alpine ridge in the dead of winter…
ARE YOU A BIRDBRAIN?
Many Birdbrains live for the point. Have you ever been called a “Birdbrain”? Obviously, there is a negative connotation that comes with this phrase suggesting that birds, and by extension the person so addressed, are dumb. Merriam-Webster’s On-line Dictionary defines a Birdbrain as: “A stupid person” or “Scatterbrain.” This is probably not something that one…
HEAVEN ON EARTH: STORIES OF FLY FISHING, FUN & FAITH IS ALMOST HERE
Greetings fellow bird hunters and fly fishers. It’s been a long time coming, but I am excited to annouce that my first book, Heaven on Earth: Stories of Fly Fishing, Fun & Faith is almost here. Below is a brief summary of the book: The Lord has a special place in his heart for fishermen….
Upland Ways 