Greetings all! I’m happy to report that my article, “A Presidential Pursuit” was published this morning in Sporting Classics Daily, which is Sporting Classics’ online magazine. This article presents little known firsthand evidence that our first three United States Presidents, George Washington, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson were, to some extent, bird hunters. For those of you who are interested here…
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.
A SHOTGUN, A BIRD DOG AND A FLY ROD
In New England Grouse Shooting, William Harnden Foster gave us the following unforgettable gem: “There is an old New England saying to the effect that if you give a man a shotgun, a bird dog and a violin, he won’t amount to a damn.” I’ve often chuckled about this. But then I’ve also come to realize…
“GROUSE AND APPLES” AND OTHER ODDS AND ENDS
Brother Shawn and I apologize for the neglect of the blog as of late. I spent the first part of the year working hard on a manuscript for a book about ruffed grouse hunting in the west, which is entitled, Drummer in the West. I’m still looking for a publisher for this book and will…
BADGER TENKARA
In the last few years, it seems like just about everyone has jumped aboard the Tenkara bandwagon. Tenkara seems to be everywhere in social media Facebook, Instagram, and numerous blogs. Some may argue that this is just a fad that will pass. No doubt, fads come and go, but what do you say about something…
TWENTY-FIVE THINGS DAD TAUGHT ME ABOUT FISHING & HUNTING
TWENTY-FIVE THINGS DAD TAUGHT ME ABOUT FISHING & HUNTING Author’s Note: Today is my Dad’s birthday. For those of you who have followed the blog for a while, you may remember that he passed away last year. To remember and honor him today, I decided to share twenty-five things (among myriad others) that my Dad…
CHASING CHUKARS AND MEMORIES ON BLACK FRIDAY
Brother Shawn and I had the opportunity to get out and chase chukars Friday after Thanksgiving. We first hunted chukars on Black Friday nine years ago and we have done this quite a few times since. I jokingly call myself “The World’s Worst Chukar Hunter” and also have gone on the record saying that I…
TWENTY REASONS WHY I HATE CHUKAR HUNTING
[Author’s Note: Before any of you diehards get upset, this post is written all in good fun]. Chukars live in the most inhospitable no-man’s land you can imagine, where no other game bird with half a brain would live. To sum it up, their country is impossibly steep, rocky, slick, or all of the above….
THANK GOD I’M A COUNTRY BOY!
(Written by John Denver and revised by Andy Wayment) Well life in the wild is kinda laid back Ain’t much an old country boy like me can’t hack It’s early to rise, early in the sack Thank God I’m a country boy Well a simple kinda life never did me no harm A raisin’ me…
MEGA GROUSE OF THE SEAS OF SAGE
I love to hunt grouse, any kind of grouse. For a grouse hunter such as myself, Idaho is a great state to live in with five different species namely: Ruffed Grouse, Dusky (Blue) Grouse, Sharp-tailed Grouse, Franklin Grouse, and last, but certainly not least, the Sage Grouse. Although they sometimes overlap, each grouse has its own little niche…
TOM DAVIS’ “THE GREAT AMERICAN BIRD HUNT” IN FIELD & STREAM
Last October, Brother Shawn and I had the opportunity to take author, Tom Davis, and photographer John Loomis along with us for our week-long hunt in the Idaho uplands. Tom and John were on assignment from Field & Stream. Unlike years past, the hunting was pretty tough, but we did have some stellar moments where we…
A MATTER OF LIFE OR DEATH
For those who hunt, they understand that hunting is a matter of life or death for the quarry we pursue. However, the hunter is rarely on the receiving end of a life-threatening risk. On Monday, September 1, 2014, Labor Day, I experienced a hunt where my life was truly endangered. I hunted alone that morning…
TWO SIDES OF THE SAME COIN
For those who have followed Upland Ways, you have probably come to realize that the Wayment Brothers love to bird hunt and fly fish. For Shawn and I, bird hunting and fly fishing are really two sides of the same coin. They are both crucial parts of our upland way of life. We realize, however, that some of…
Upland Ways 