It’s the in-between season…time to throw dries for Arkansas River browns and daydream about birds and dogs and wild country. The Ark has been incredible fishing so far this spring minus the snow melt in the higher elevation. The caddis are present and this spring we’ve seen the best blue wing olive action I can…
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…
Final Days on the Prairies with Gundogs
Matt Lucia (Mark Kastler joined us on one of those special days) and I spent three glorious final days on the prairies in pursuit of birds. Havilah Babcock’s prose of not wanting to travel to the Dark Continent to kill elephants has rang true to me this season…Colorado has a good population of my favorite…
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…
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