Greetings, fellow Birdbrains. With yesterday’s purchase of Hunting the Sun: A Passion for Grouse, I just finished my quest to acquire all of Ted Nelson Lundrigan’s books. For those of you who have not read his work, he is a great author. I first came across his work in an anthology entitled: Bare November Days…
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 STORY OF JULES VERNE: A WATCH POCKET DOG by WAYNE CALDWELL SIMMONS
Many of you will remember Jules Verne, the noted author of the book, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, but you may have not yet heard of Jules Verne, the bird dog. In The Story of Jules Verne: A Watch Pocket Dog, Wayne Caldwell Simmons shares the story of his beloved dog. Like the dog’s namesake,…
DAY SIX: TWO FOR ONE WITH TOMMY
[AUTHOR’S NOTE: This article was first published earlier this year in the February/March issue of Gettin’ Out Magazine here in Idaho and is reprinted here with the permission]. TWO FOR ONE WITH TOMMY By Andrew M. Wayment Everyone loves a good deal—you know, when you get a great discount, or even better, you get two…
DAY FIVE: GLIMPSES OF A (NEAR) PERFECT DAY
Day five of the week of hunting in Idaho took us to my favorite covert, the Royal MacNab, where we can expect to find sharptails, ruffed grouse, and occasionally Huns on any given day. Along for this hunt were Shawn, my younger brother Jake, and his 10 year old son, Jakey. Jake and Jakey share…
DAY FOUR: EL MIRADOR DEL CIELO
DAY FOUR: EL MIRADOR DEL CIELO On day four of our epic week of hunting, after traveling all over the great state of Idaho, Shawn and I felt lazy and wanted to sleep in . . . until 7:30 a.m. (which is sleeping in for this crazy Bird Brain). We decided to eat a good…
DAY THREE: THERE’S ALWAYS TACOS
On day three of our week in the Idaho uplands, Shawn and I traveled up to Hemingway country, not far from Sun Valley, to look for chukars. In this rugged rimrock landscape, we found hundreds of chukars the November before. So we had high hopes for the day, especially after our banner day of quail…
DAY TWO: STAY THE COURSE
Author’s Note: A shorter version of this article first appeared in the Post Register in Eastern Idaho in the fall of 2010. Shawn gets Ellie, a firey fieldbred Cocker and Gretchen, an English Setter, ready for the day’s hunt. DAY TWO: STAY THE COURSE After going to church and spending time with family on Sunday,…
DAY ONE: OF CLIFF DIVERS AND WHIFFERS
Last October, I spent a week with my brother Shawn and our bird dogs hunting throughout Southern Idaho. In short, it was the best hunting week of my life. When I finally made it home, I wrote down some memories from the hunts. This next series of posts on Upland Equations will follow this epic…
THINGS TO TO WATCH FOR
I’ve been pretty busy lately writing and getting things ready for publication and, as a result, this blog has been a little neglected. Thus, I wanted to give a quick update on some articles and my book that will be forthcoming shortly: In the current issue of Gettin’ Out, which is published here in Idaho,…
GHOSTS OF THE KANSAS PRAIRIE
Our sporting literature from back east is replete with descriptions of old abandoned homesteads being reclaimed by the wild. While fading quickly, old man-made improvements are still evident because of the countless stone fences built by the hardy settlers, the cellar holes where the homes used to be, and the abundant apple orchards grown wild….
DREAMIN’ ABOUT BOB
No, I’m not talking about Bill Murray’s character in that annoying movie. And no, I am not now playing for the other team. But I am thinking of a gentleman from the prairie: Mr. Bobwhite. A beautiful hen bobwhite. This past January, when the snow was piled high and Idaho’s bird hunting seasons were all…
PULLIN’ THE JOSH
Call me nerdy, but I am always interested in learning about the meaning and significance of a person’s name. For example, I learned that my name, Andrew, comes from the Greek word, andreas, which means “of a man.” Yep, that pretty much covers it: I am very manly, after all. My oldest nephew Josh’s name,…
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