There’s something special about dusk, especially for a fisherman. We don’t call it “The Magic Hour” for nothing.
>Odysseus of Groused
>Rod Crossman’s Painting (Click Here)Ogden Pleissner Painting 1905-1983Julian on the Isle of Skye, Scotland hunting woodcock Odysseus was one of the most influential Greek champions during the Trojan War, but he is most famous for the ten years it took him to return home from the war…and of course his infamous Trojan Horse trickery. Legend…
>Canine Influenza Virus Update on Strideaway.com
> Here’s my latest article on CIV on Strideaway.com Best wishes to all for a grand Spring/Summer…only 141 more days until blue grouse season here in Colorado! Setter Feathers!
>Eternity to Rest…
> Many a respectable person has been brought spiraling downward not by fame, fortune, greed or members of the opposite sex…but by a double smooth bore, setterdogs and wild birds in wild places. Chukars in particular. They are burned into my mental retina for eternity. I long for Indian Summer October days…when the frost triggers…
TWO-FER ONE ON THE MINI-MADISON
Matt and I fished the Mini-Madison this afternoon and it was alright. We both caught a few small ones. . .
OUTSHOOTING MATT: The Fall
Continued from Part One below. Matt and I lost touch for a few years after that, but when Matt moved to Driggs, Idaho to work for the Teton Regional Land Trust, we instantly renewed our friendship, as if we never had been apart. During Matt’s absence, we both separately continued to pursue our love of…
OUTSHOOTING MATT: The Rise
Bird hunting is not a competition, at least not between hunters. Sure, we pit ourselves and our dogs against the game bird in its natural habitat in a battle of the wits, which, more often than not, the bird wins. However, the hunt should never be seen as a match between you and your hunting…
FIRST DAY OF SPRING . . . WAHOOO!!!!
I cannot even begin to say how glad I am that spring is finally here. The first day of spring ought to be a national holiday. A friend, Darin Dallimore, and I celebrated this bright and warm spring day by fly fishing. Big browns were taking dark brown streamers this afternoon. This hawg took the…
HUNTING IS HOPE
[Author’s Note: I wrote this last fall and have since sent it in to numerous hunting magazines. None of the magzines were interested. I still like it so I thought I’d put it on the blog and see what you reader’s think. Any feedback is appreciated]. Much has been said and written both negative and…
MISTY MAYHEM
It just so happened that my wife caught Misty and her mini-tornado-of-destruction on video. I only hope that she’ll take that energy into the uplands . . . in a good way. Enjoy!
"GROUSEKETEERS" LIVES!!!
If you have followed the blog for awhile, you may recall that I have mentioned a few times the struggles of trying to get one of my first bird-hunting stories, Grouseketeers, published. This story is about the highs and lows of my son Thomas’ first blue grouse hunt with me when he was only four…
>Upland Sporting Literature
>I’ve been collecting bird dog books now for 13 years…and many of my hunting partners and closest friends have been trying to get me to disclose my gundog book source. After L-O-N-G thought and deliberation, I’ve decided to give you all the information now that I have all of GBE’s books (11 years in the…
Upland Ways 