1. Never fart in your waders. The absolute first rule of fly fishing is to never ever fart in your waders. There is only one way for it to go out and that is up! This is akin to peeing into the wind. Now that I’ve got your attention, I’ll move on to the more…
I TOOK THE TWENTY QUESTIONS CHALLENGE!
I did it! I took the 20 Questions Challenge and survived. Many of you may be familiar with Chris Hunt’s blog, Eat More Brook Trout. Since I’ve followed it over the last year, I have really enjoyed Chris’s writing. For example, yesterday he posted about the delicious, fried conch that he ate during his recent…
Current Field Dog Vaccination Guidelines
Here’s my latest contribution to Strideaway.com on the 2011 AAHA Vaccination Committee’s Guidelines. Next Strideaway topics on canine medicine will include 10 top useful tips and understanding canine pyometra disease. Setter Feathers…
The Obsession of Long Gone
Here’s a link to a great article about Long Gone Kennels…clink on the link and enjoy! Setter Feathers…
Chukar Hunters On-Line
CHUKAR HUNTERS ARE DIFFERENT, so different from our other game birds that they are developing their own cult of hunters— Charley F. Waterman Hunting Upland Birds I’m waiting patiently for gobbling turkeys and caddis flies here in Colorado as the snows continue to fall on my Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Six inches this morning matter…
LATEST REVIEW OF WAYMENT’S HEAVEN ON EARTH
Greetings fellow bird hunters and fly fishers. I wanted to share with you the latest review of my book, Heaven on Earth: Stories of Fly Fishing, Fun & Faith by Ben Smith over at Arizona Wanderings. Ben is also the editor for the fairly new, but much recognized, Back Country Journal. Here is the link…
CONSERVATION: A RELIGIOUS PERSPECTIVE
[Author’s Note: I typically don’t post a lot of religious stuff on Upland Equations. However, as a sportsman, a conservationist, and a Christian, I felt this post was appropriate and important to share on the blog. The purpose of this article is not to push my religious views on anyone, but to show that, whether…
TWO GREAT REVIEWS OF HEAVEN ON EARTH IN ONE DAY!
Last night felt like Christmas for me because there was not one, but two great reviews which came out in the blogosphere of my forthcoming book, Heaven on Earth: Stories of Fly Fishing, Fun & Faith. The first review was done by Paul F. Vang, who wrote the book, Sweeter than Candy: A Hunter’s Journal…
Long Gone Madison
Pretty awesome dog work.
Cowboy “Buddy” Monroe
Not too bad for a pointing Lab… Here’s some very recent photos of my good friend Sterling’s new Black Forest Kennel Labrador retriever… Setter Feathers…
HISTORIAN’S CORNER: GEORGE WASHINGTON, POACHERS BEWARE
George Washington, Excellent Horseman and Sportsman. I have been working on an article on the first three Presidents of the United States, Washington, Adams and Jefferson, and their bird-hunting endeavors. I’ve found some great information that I’m excited to share. The article is entitled, “A Presidential Pursuit.” I will keep you posted if, when and…
SWEETER THAN CANDY: A HUNTER’S JOURNAL by PAUL F. VANG
SWEETER THAN CANDY: A HUNTER’S JOURNAL by PAUL F. VANG Back when the Upland Equations Blog was first started back in 2008, I wrote a post entitled: “A Call to Arms (Pens) for Western Authors,” (Here is the LINK) in which I lamented the lack of great literature on upland bird hunting in the West….
Upland Ways 