My wife and I just had our sixth (and last) child, whom we named, Benjamin, after the great Benjamin Franklin, one of the Founding Fathers of our nation and one of my personal heroes because of his crucial role in the Revolutionary War and in the Constitutional Convention. I decided to learn a little more…
Rookie Mistakes
Glenn and I went to Kansas last weekend to see first hand the hype of how bad the quail season really is in central Kansas…the heart of gentleman country. While loading my dog box into the bed of Glenn’s nice Ford pickup, I left my tattered ol’ Sharp-tail boots at the side of the Tacoma…rookie…
Eleventh Hour Reprieve
This story was supposed to be something entirely different. I had already written it in my mind and it was to be about how on the last day of 2011 I went out to a new, uncharted hunting spot and capped off the year with glorious success. Instead, it was almost the story about how…
ANDY’S LATEST ARTICLE, "WINTER ECLIPSE," IN THE BACKCOUNTRY JOURNAL
Darby, the Pointing Wonder Lab. Seasons’ Greetings! I’m excited to report that my latest article, “Winter Eclipse,” is now available for viewing on The Backcountry Journal website, which is the brain child of Ben Smith. Kudos to Ben for the quality of writing and photography that has already graced this fairly new project. It’s an…
Scaled Quail Country—Happy Holidays
Here’s some of my favorite photos from scaled quail country that I’ve collected over the years. Merry Christmas to all my family and friends out there in blogger land. See ya on the prairie! Setter Feathers…
ANDREW WAYMENT’S ARTICLE, "DREAMIN’ ABOUT BOB" IN SHOTGUN LIFE
Greetings fellow Bird Hunters! I wanted to quickly share a link to my most recent article, “Dreamin‘ About Bob,” which was published today in the online magazine, Shotgun Life. This magazine is an excellent resource for you bird hunters and shotgun aficionados. I highly recommend it! For those of you who are already sick of…
MY SOUVENIRS
Hope on the Horizon. What are the true prizes that you take home from a hunt? At the end of the day, what are the things that you really cherish? Is it the birds harvested? Is it the thrill of the dog’s point, flush and shot? For sure, these things are a big part of…
Colorado Bliss
Choked-bored dogs on cholla-choked grasslands. Gentle breeze from the northeast across the prairie. Day spent alone with bird dogs…point’n coveys of prairie nomads. Birds go’n helter-skelter! Pure Colorado Bliss Setter Feathers…
CHECK OUT THE OUTDOOR SPORTING LIBRARY BLOG
I want to share with the Upland Equations’ readers a new blog called, The Outdoor Sporting Library created by Jeremiah Wood, http://www.outdoorsportinglibrary.com/. Below is a quick statement by Mr. Wood of the purpose for this blog: “The Outdoor Sporting Library is a site dedicated to providing information on books and other media focused on hunting,…
CHRISTMAS GIFTS FROM THE HEART
Yesterday afternoon, as my kids put up the Christmas tree and decorations, my wife commented on how she despises the commercialism, materialism and selfishness that Christmas has become. Bah Humbug! You know, she is not too far from the mark when stores now start their Christmas advertising campaigns before Thanksgiving. And Black Friday? Don’t get…
Upland Ways 