There are times life will rattle your bones and will bend your limbs You’re still far and away the boy you’ve ever been So you bend back and shake at the frame of the frame you made But don’t you shake alone Please Avery, come home. -The Decemberists, “Dear Avery” Our hunting adventures are so…
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.
SURE ENOUGH
In bird hunting, there is no such thing as a sure thing. There are no guarantees that you will find birds, and even if you do, sometimes you can’t hit them. There’s just too many variables. But every hunter has a few coverts with prime spots where the odds tip in the hunter’s favor. Since 2003, the Wayment…
THE LOST PHONE
Every Fall Brother Shawn and I get together for a week to hunt upland birds in Idaho. We live for this time together with our bird dogs. Last year was a spectacular one and we found birds every day and the dogs did wonderful. I take all of my hunting and fishing photos with an iPhone. …
QUALITY VS. QUANTITY?
What do anglers hope to take away from a day of fishing? I think many anglers would say they want to catch a lot of big fish each time they go out, but the reality is that big fish are tougher to catch and you’re not going to catch as many. How do you think…
ICE COLD BREW
Besides tacos, nothing wraps up a fishing or hunting expedition quite like an ice cold brew. Some of you may think I’m talking about beer, but I’m a Mormon so I don’t drink alcohol. I’m actually talking about root beer; not the brands you buy in plastic two liter bottles (although some of them such…
SAGEBRUSH HUNS by ROSS YOUNG
The Wayment Brothers have been friends with Ross B. Young on Facebook for years. You may have heard of Ross or seen his beautiful hunting and fishing artwork. I wrote a blog post about Ross’ book, The Way it Should Be, which features his excellent work. Ross and I recently teamed up in The Ruffed…
ANDY’S NEW BLOG TENKARA WANDERINGS
I’ve decided to take on a new project. Not because I need another one-mind you-but rather because I’ve grown fond of tenkara fishing. My new blog is Tenkara Wandering and I put up the first post New Frontiers yesterday. Of course, I still plan to write regularly for Upland Ways about bird hunting and traditional western fly…
THE ROYAL FLUSH
One of my all-time favorite outdoor stories has to be “The Royal MacBob” by Robert F. Jones. The story begins with a description of a challenge from James Buchan’s 1925 novel, John Macnab, called the “Royal Macnab” which is to catch an Atlantic Salmon, shoot a red stag, and bag a brace of grouse, all…
PARTNERS
Every bird hunter dreams of the perfect trifecta: A dog that regularly finds, points, and retrieves his birds, a shotgun that shoots where you look, and a hunter that makes good on the shot at the chaotic flush. Unfortunately, as every gunner knows, it doesn’t always work this way. Sometimes it takes time for all…
GROUSIN’ AROUND
Well, the grouse hunting season is in full swing for me here in Idaho and I am loving life (except when work gets in the way of my grouse hunting!). I’ve been busy writing and wanted to share a few things with the followers of the blog. My friend Giuseppi Papandrea has a great grouse hunting blog…
“I DIDN’T DO IT FOR THE MONEY”
“Tommy, if you catch a fish on a dry fly this year, I’ll buy you something special like a new video game as long as it’s under $20.00,” I offered Tom, my eleven year old son, before we left for on our annual Memorial Day camping trip to Birch Creek. My goal was to get Tom…
JOHN ADAMS: A GROUSE HUNTER?
I apologize the followers of Upland Ways for not posting on the blog lately. I have been engaged in starting up a law practice with a partner. Things have been hectic, but good. Lately, I’ve been reading some great books on U.S. Presidents including, John Adams, by David McCullough. I have been amazed at the…
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