A few weeks ago I was pouring through the September/October (2015) issue of the Shooting Sportsman magazine getting mentally psyched for my annual trek west to Idaho to bird hunt with my best friend and hunting partner…my brother Andy. I stumbled on a review by David Draper about dog collars for the hardcore bird hunter…darn!…
GROUSIN’ AROUND
Well, the grouse hunting season is in full swing for me here in Idaho and I am loving life (except when work gets in the way of my grouse hunting!). I’ve been busy writing and wanted to share a few things with the followers of the blog. My friend Giuseppi Papandrea has a great grouse hunting blog…
Colorado Grouse’n
Odd year! Dusky grouse season (generically known as blue grouse and still affectionately called so by me) began a week ago here in the Colorado high country. The cover looks spectacular and there are berries & bugs galore….but where are the birds? Higher or lower in elevation or were the spring rains to great for…
“I DIDN’T DO IT FOR THE MONEY”
“Tommy, if you catch a fish on a dry fly this year, I’ll buy you something special like a new video game as long as it’s under $20.00,” I offered Tom, my eleven year old son, before we left for on our annual Memorial Day camping trip to Birch Creek. My goal was to get Tom…
JOHN ADAMS: A GROUSE HUNTER?
I apologize the followers of Upland Ways for not posting on the blog lately. I have been engaged in starting up a law practice with a partner. Things have been hectic, but good. Lately, I’ve been reading some great books on U.S. Presidents including, John Adams, by David McCullough. I have been amazed at the…
ANDY’S ARTICLE “A PRESIDENTIAL PURSUIT” IN SPORTING CLASSIC’S DAILY
Greetings all! I’m happy to report that my article, “A Presidential Pursuit” was published this morning in Sporting Classics Daily, which is Sporting Classics’ online magazine. This article presents little known firsthand evidence that our first three United States Presidents, George Washington, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson were, to some extent, bird hunters. For those of you who are interested here…
Love the Simple Things in Life: RST Classic Shotshell Co
My dear friend Walter gave me a biography on John M. Browning that sat on the shelf unopened…a few months ago, I dusted it off and read it. I grew up in the Ogden, Utah area and was familiar with the Browning Arms company name and knew that my ex-wife was a descendant of the…
A SHOTGUN, A BIRD DOG AND A FLY ROD
In New England Grouse Shooting, William Harnden Foster gave us the following unforgettable gem: “There is an old New England saying to the effect that if you give a man a shotgun, a bird dog and a violin, he won’t amount to a damn.” I’ve often chuckled about this. But then I’ve also come to realize…
“GROUSE AND APPLES” AND OTHER ODDS AND ENDS
Brother Shawn and I apologize for the neglect of the blog as of late. I spent the first part of the year working hard on a manuscript for a book about ruffed grouse hunting in the west, which is entitled, Drummer in the West. I’m still looking for a publisher for this book and will…
BADGER TENKARA
In the last few years, it seems like just about everyone has jumped aboard the Tenkara bandwagon. Tenkara seems to be everywhere in social media Facebook, Instagram, and numerous blogs. Some may argue that this is just a fad that will pass. No doubt, fads come and go, but what do you say about something…
TWENTY-FIVE THINGS DAD TAUGHT ME ABOUT FISHING & HUNTING
TWENTY-FIVE THINGS DAD TAUGHT ME ABOUT FISHING & HUNTING Author’s Note: Today is my Dad’s birthday. For those of you who have followed the blog for a while, you may remember that he passed away last year. To remember and honor him today, I decided to share twenty-five things (among myriad others) that my Dad…
Upland Ways 2014 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 35,000 times in 2014. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 13 sold-out performances for that many…
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