If you have followed the blog for a while, I’m sure you have heard about my book, Heaven on Earth: Stories of Fly Fishing, Fun & Faith. To date, I have been very blessed with great reviews. In the Upland Equation archives, I have posted links to many of these reviews. I wanted to briefly share…
THE WAY IT SHOULD BE by ROSS B. YOUNG
When I first received my copy of artist Ross B. Young’s book, The Way It Should Be, I expected to see a book full of beautiful pictures of his hunting and fishing artwork. Believe me, Ross’s book does not disappoint! “The Way It Should Be” by Ross B. Young. This painting depicts Ross’s last quail hunt with his father…
CHECK OUT ANDY’S "THE GENIUS OF FISHING" ON THE BACKCOUNTRY JOURNAL
I just wanted to give the followers of Upland Equations a quick update on my latest writing endeavor. On Monday of this week, The Backcountry Journal, an online journal for the outdoors enthusiast, published my essay, “The Genius of Fishing.” It’s a fun read about some things geniuses and fishermen have in common. An act of…
YOU MAY BE A DIEHARD SHARPTAIL HUNTER IF . . .
By Andrew M. Wayment You may be diehard sharptail hunter if . . . 1. Come October, you forget about all other game birds and only desire to hike the rolling CRP fields behind hard running pointing dogs in search of the pointy-tailed grouse. Matt Lucia hikes the hills of The Royal MacNab, my…
HISTORIAN’S CORNER: WILFORD WOODRUFF, FIRST FLY FISHER IN THE AMERICAN WEST
Have you ever wondered who was the very first person to flick a fly west of the Mississippi? Believe it or not, it was a Mormon Pioneer, by the name of Wilford Woodruff. Before coming west, Wilford Woodruff actually served two proselyting missions for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in England, where he…
CHECK OUT ANDY WAYMENT’S ARTICLE, "TEN FLIES FOR IDAHO GUYS . . . AND GALS."
I wanted to share with the followers of Upland Equations my latest writing endeavor. I was approached last month by an online magazine called, Southern Idaho Living, to write articles on hunting and fishing. Excited to branch out, I contributed an article for the May issue on good flies for Idaho waters entitled, “Ten Flies for Idaho Guys…
THE WEBSITE FOR HEAVEN ON EARTH HAS BEEN UPDATED
If you are a follower of Upland Equations, you may already heard about my new book, Heaven on Earth: Stories of Fly Fishing, Fun & Faith, which was officially released on April 1, 2012. In the archives you will find several posts with links to the numerous reviews the book has already received. To date, I have…
CHASING WILD TROUT: A BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO FLY FISHING SMALL STREAMS BY BEN SMITH
“Any fool can make something complicated. It takes a genius to make it simple.” ― Woody Guthrie In my book, Heaven on Earth: Stories of Fly Fishing, Fun & Faith, in the chapter, “Let Patience Have Her Perfect Work,” I wrote about my struggles to learn how to fly fish. It took three years of…
Rookies from Idaho
My younger brother Jake and his life long friend Austin (both from Idaho) met up with me in Kansas to pursue love struck turkeys. We arrived at Sterling’s place on Thursday evening to scrumptious BBQ ribs and tatters…which we scarfed down so that we could get in the field ASAP to chase some turkeys that…
HISTORIAN’S CORNER: MARK TWAIN, THE "PUNK SHOT"
I’ve shared the following quote from H. L. Betten’s Upland Game Shooting (1946) on the blog before, but not as part of the Historian’s Corner. It definitely bears repeating! Everyone knows Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) as the renowned author of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn.One might suspect that, with Mark Twain being from the south…
Focus on real threats to sage grouse
Here’s an article that a friend of mine forwarded to me today. Here’s the direct link to Erik Molvar’s article. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has announced a plan to shut down all sage grouse hunting in the eastern portion of the state this year. At Biodiversity Conservation Alliance, we view this as a…
BOB WHITE’S REVIEW OF HEAVEN ON EARTH
“One Last Look” by Bob White. If this painting does not make you want to go fishing, you need to check your head! As a fly fisherman and bird hunter, I have been a fan of Bob White’s artwork for over a decade now. As some of you may be aware, Bob paints the artwork…
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