Today on the Bird Dogs & Fly Fishing Group on Facebook, one of our Members, Doug Deats, posted something that made me laugh out loud. If you don’t know Doug or his writing yet, you should and you will. Doug’s first book, Smoke on the Wind: Short Stories and Essays by Doug Deats is about to…
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.
UPLAND HUNTING ALASKA BY JIM MCCANN
The first time I heard of Jim McCann, I was watching an episode of American Gun Dog with Harley Jackson who was hunting for late season ptarmigan with Jim McCann in interior Alaska. Harley described Jim as a “real Renaissance Man.” I thoroughly enjoyed this episode and was impressed with Jim’s Brittanies and the country…
WHO IS THE BEST WRITER ON GROUSE HUNTING?
In October, Shawn and I had the opportunity to spend a week bird hunting in the uplands of Idaho with author, Tom Davis. If you don’t know, Tom Davis, is one of the finest writers on upland bird hunting now living. He regularly writes for The Pointing Dog Journal, Pheasants Forever, Sporting Classics and…
THE “TOWERING” BIRD
I have been hunting with bird dogs now for 15 seasons and, during this time, I have witnessed a lot of cool things in nature while chasing birds with my bird dogs. No doubt, this is one of the things that keeps me coming back for more. One of the most intriguing phenomenon that I…
THE SCHIZOPHRENIC WING SHOOTER
For me, shooting is such a mental activity. When I feel good about myself and life, I tend to shoot well. However, when I feel anxious or stressed, it negatively impacts my shooting. I sometimes refer to myself as “The Schizoprenic Wing Shooter” because, when it comes to my accuracy with a scattergun, I never know who is…
PETER RYAN’S REVIEW OF HEAVEN ON EARTH
I’ve been blessed with some great reviews of my book, Heaven on Earth: Stories of Fly Fishing, Fun & Faith, and I have appreciated all of those reviewers that have taken the time to write about it. Peter Ryan, the author of Wild South: Hunting & Fly Fishing the Southern Hemisphere, which I coincidentally reviewed a few…
REVIEW OF WILLIAM G. TAPPLY’S, SPORTSMAN’S LEGACY
Approximately, eight years ago, I first stumbled across William G. Tapply’s, Sportsmen’s Legacy, at my local library. From the cover, I could tell it was a memoire of a father and a son who spent time together in the outdoors. At the time, this seemed like the kind of book I’d be interested in as…
BIG LOST BOUNTIES
Author’s Note: This post originally was published on Upland Equations on May 19, 2013. This year, the fishing season started off slow for me. Beginning in February, I fished numerous times without success. On various occasions, I fished the Snake River not far from home, the South Fork, and the Henry’s Fork and did not move so…
A DAY TO REMEMBER
Author’s Note: This post first appeared on Upland Equations on May 28, 2013. This past Memorial Day Weekend, I had the opportunity to go camping with my family and some really good friends at one of my all-time favorite places, Birch Creek. Birch Creek is one of Idaho’s three sink streams that flow between majestic mountain ranges…
BOB, THE SLOB
Author’s Note: This post first appeared on Upland Equations on June 13, 2013. Every so often, a fisherman catches a fish worthy of a nickname. I caught a whopper last night whose name came to me instantly. No offense to anyone named “Bob” (including some of my friends), but I caught a fish last night that I immediately…
TO KNOW A RIVER
Author’s Note: This post first appeared on my blog, Upland Equations on June 27, 2013. As an angler, can you ever really know a river? Over the years, there have been many that I have become very familiar with and loved dearly. But I have come to understand that every river withholds some of its deepest secrets. This is one…
TWENTY THINGS EVERY BRUSH WORN SHOULD KNOW ABOUT OL’ RUFF
Author’s Note: This post is dedicated to the memory of George King, the author of That’s Ruff!, one of the finest books ever written on the pursuit of the ruffed grouse. George founded the newsletter “Grouse Cover” and the Ancient and Honorable Order of the Brush Worn Partridge Hunters, or “Brush Worns” for short, and…
Upland Ways 