This morning I found out that my article, “Misty Morning Sunrise” is featured in the August issue of Gun Dog Magazine. I submitted this article over two years ago and thought they had forgotten. So I am both surprised and stoked. What a great honor to be published in this great magazine! Be sure and…
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WHEN IT’S RAINING AND WHEN IT AIN’T
Fifteen years ago Dad and I first fished Birch Creek together and we have loved it ever since. This past Memorial Day Weekend, Dad was supposed to go on our annual family camping trip to Birch Creek, but he passed away on March 31, 2014. To say I miss him does not even begin to…
The Sporting Life Radio Show
Today I was invited to be a guest on Bob Svetich’s radio show to chat about pre-season conditioning of our bird dogs and how to recognize hypothermia. The podcast will be available later this week… http://www.thesportinglifeshow.com/podcasts/ Setter Feathers
WATCH FOR ANDY’S ARTICLE IN THE RUFFED GROUSE SOCIETY’S MAGAZINE
I’m excited to announce my forthcoming article, “The Song of Harvest Home” in the Summer Issue of the Ruffed Grouse Society’s Magazine. The article is about a banner hunt a friend and I had last Thanksgiving in East Idaho. My friend’s 11 year old son got his very first grouse that day. To sum it…
Skin Laceration Repair in the Field: SportDOG Blog
Here’s my latest veterinary blog post on SportDOG Brand’s Blog. http://www.sportdog.com/blog/2014/04/skin-laceration-repair-in-the-field/ I’ve been fishing the Arkansas River a lot this spring and the caddis are finally here…more to follow.
FLY FISHING IDAHO’S SECRET WATERS by CHRIS HUNT
I just finished my friend Chris Hunt’s new book, Fly Fishing Idaho’s Secret Waters. Anglers are usually a tight-lipped bunch about their favorite fishing spots. So to write a book on this subject is a touchy proposition. Being a diehard fly fisherman from Idaho, however, I can honestly say that I enjoyed the book. I did not take offense…
BANNER DAY WITH WALTER
In October of 2008, Shawn and I got together for our annual weeklong hunt in the uplands of Idaho. Shawn invited our friend, Walter Bruning, to come along for the adventure. I knew Walter a little through the Upland Equations blog, but had never met him in person before this time. Walter had not hunted…
A BIG BRUSH WITH NATURE: THE ARTWORK OF WALTER BRUNING
“And God saw everything that he had made. And they were very good.” –Genesis 1:31 I wanted to share with the readers of Upland Ways the artwork of my friend, Walter Bruning. Walter has been a friend of the Wayment Brothers since 2008 and he was a contributor to our blog Upland Equations, which was the…
SMOKE ON THE WIND by DOUG DEATS
I recently read my friend, Doug Deats’ book, Smoke on the Wind: Short Stories and Essays, on a cold, Saturday in February. With the hunting season over and the fishing season not quite in full swing in Idaho, this book was a great way to spend a day and to feel that special connection to my beloved outdoors. For those of you…
TOM DAVIS’ “BOOK LEARNIN'” AND OTHER ODDS AND ENDS
When I first started bird hunting and fly fishing, I subscribed to numerous magazines. However, since I started blogging and publishing a few articles and a book of my own, I haven’t read much from magazines. That is not to say that there isn’t some great writing still out there. Rather, for me, it’s simply of matter of not having enough time…
Samples
Bird dogs are in my blood. The Colorado prairie, though, has gotten under my skin. The loneliness and endless sea of sand-sage, yucca, saltbush, prickly-pear, and cholla…called home to very few…mangy coyotes, desert tortoises, and horned-larks but also my beloved quail. The incessant wind calms in the eve as the shadows grow longer and the…
Happy New Year 2014
We wanted to thank all our readers and friends out there for following Upland Ways. We hope 2014 is a great year and that you all get to spend time in the fields and on the waters pursuing what we all live for. The season is just getting started here on the Colorado and Kansas…
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