Last month, I took my wife and kids to the Snake River Cutthroats’, the local chapter of Trout Unlimited’s, Fly-Tying Expo in Idaho Falls. If you have never been, this is one of the best fly-fishing and tying expos in the nation. In the past, they have brought in such great fly-fishermen and tyers as…
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.
FATHER & SONS CAMP OUT
This weekend was my church’s annual Father & Sons Camp Out. Tommy and I look forward to this every year. In fact, we call it “Father & Sizzlin’s.” Since I was in charge, I picked a spot where we could go fishing and have a high likelihood of success: Birch Creek. I took Friday off…
UPLAND GAME SHOOTING by H.L. BETTEN
As I mentioned in a previous post, the Upland Equation blog contributors have already and will continue to share book reviews on various sporting books we read. Most recently, Walter did a great review of John Hightower’s book, Pheasant Hunting, which is one of the Borzoi Books for Sportsmen published by Alfred A. Knopf. In…
THE GRAVES OF LUST
The ancient writer of Ecclesiastes wrote: “There is no new thing under the sun.” It seems that the older I get, the more this statement rings true. This past weekend while reading the Old Testament, I learned that there were game hogs even back in biblical times. Lithograph entitled, “The Giving of Quail” published in…
THE MAGIC HOUR
There’s something special about dusk, especially for a fisherman. We don’t call it “The Magic Hour” for nothing.
TWO-FER ONE ON THE MINI-MADISON
Matt and I fished the Mini-Madison this afternoon and it was alright. We both caught a few small ones. . .
OUTSHOOTING MATT: The Fall
Continued from Part One below. Matt and I lost touch for a few years after that, but when Matt moved to Driggs, Idaho to work for the Teton Regional Land Trust, we instantly renewed our friendship, as if we never had been apart. During Matt’s absence, we both separately continued to pursue our love of…
OUTSHOOTING MATT: The Rise
Bird hunting is not a competition, at least not between hunters. Sure, we pit ourselves and our dogs against the game bird in its natural habitat in a battle of the wits, which, more often than not, the bird wins. However, the hunt should never be seen as a match between you and your hunting…
FIRST DAY OF SPRING . . . WAHOOO!!!!
I cannot even begin to say how glad I am that spring is finally here. The first day of spring ought to be a national holiday. A friend, Darin Dallimore, and I celebrated this bright and warm spring day by fly fishing. Big browns were taking dark brown streamers this afternoon. This hawg took the…
HUNTING IS HOPE
[Author’s Note: I wrote this last fall and have since sent it in to numerous hunting magazines. None of the magzines were interested. I still like it so I thought I’d put it on the blog and see what you reader’s think. Any feedback is appreciated]. Much has been said and written both negative and…
MISTY MAYHEM
It just so happened that my wife caught Misty and her mini-tornado-of-destruction on video. I only hope that she’ll take that energy into the uplands . . . in a good way. Enjoy!
"GROUSEKETEERS" LIVES!!!
If you have followed the blog for awhile, you may recall that I have mentioned a few times the struggles of trying to get one of my first bird-hunting stories, Grouseketeers, published. This story is about the highs and lows of my son Thomas’ first blue grouse hunt with me when he was only four…
Upland Ways 