Climate change…global warming…whatever you call it… is it happening and if so, is it anthropogenic? Will its effects be beneficial, harmful or a little of both? What if anything can be done about it? The answer to these and many other questions can be found at the Johnson County Library. These four books will get …
Category Archives: Outdoor Sports
Once again it’s Tweener Time
As you may remember, Tweeners are cartoons too edgy or raunchy for outdoor magazines but too outdoorsy for Playboy. They are in between. If this particular Tweener seems mild to you that’s because you’re not a magazine editor. To we normal people this cartoon depicts two toms discussing how they hope to wind up in …
Duck Poppers
Want to do something with that duck you shot besides stick it in the oven or grill it? Try my friend Aaron Custer’s duck poppers. First, shoot one duck. Filet the breasts and peel off the silver skin. Slice filets long-ways into ¼” or 3/8” slices and soak in cold water for several hours. Marinate …
Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing, Inc.
A catchphrase making the rounds nowadays is “I want to do something to make a difference”. What makes a difference varies from person to person but here’s something that will definitely make a difference regardless of your political persuasion: Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing, Inc. PHWFF provides fly fishing, fly casting, and fly tying instruction …
Ebony Of Lone Oak 1999 – 2013
Obituary Yesterday we had to have our old Lab Ebony Of Lone Oak put down. She was slowly dying before our eyes from a nasty combination of age-related problems. A gentle pet and eager retriever, Ebby began her thirteen-year career in 1999 as an outrageous eight-month-old puppy and retired after the 2011 season to spend her …
It’s Tweener Time
As the New Year festers on the horizon, threatening to cut a wide swath through our hopes and expectations, lighten your load with a brief moment of laughter. As you may recall from a previous lesson, a “Tweener” is a cartoon that’s a little too raunchy for outdoor publications but too outdoorsy for Playboy. It’s …
Buckville
Bruce Cochran Sept./Oct. Wyoming Wildlife News July I was in full fishing mode and the female voice on my GPS commanded me to go through Buckville on the way to a secret stream that only I and several thousand other people knew about. I’ve been married over fifty years so I’m …
Time out for a commercial
Christmas is coming up. Need something fun and inexpensive for the hunter in your family? Four cartoons are now available for note cards, greeting cards, or prints at Redbubble.com .
Opening weekend at the Five Guys & A Swamp Duck Club
Shotguns boomed… retrievers retrieved… four gadwall, one pintail, and one shoveler fell… and my left knee sent me straight to the DL. It’s an old high school football injury. I didn’t actually play high school football; I got drunk and fell in a urinal at halftime. Things can only get better from here.
Chena Hot Springs, Alaska
Once you work your way through the labyrinth of airports and layovers, Chena Hot Springs, Alaska is a great place to be in September. 40s to 70s in the daytime with occasional light rain. Beautiful! I was there four days to attend the OWAA conference. Call me stupid, but I didn’t bring my fishing gear. …