Haters
“Social media is not just a platform, it’s a reflection of society.” I don’t know if this quote was meant to somehow make people feel good about the state of society, or if it was meant to be a warning, but it almost makes me throw up in my mouth a little when I […]
Thunderfoot
Spring, 2020, South Dakota. Sitting in a blind, a tom pops into sight and Michelle has a clear shot out the side of the blind, but a very brief window as he is on the move. Michelle: “How far” Me: (without time to range due to the short window of opportunity) “40 yards” Michelle: Lets […]
Balance, Round 1 – Anticipation
“Of all the hardships a person had to face, none was more punishing than the simple act of waiting.” June 5th, 2019, seemed like the longest day of my life. Every task I completed at work felt like it ate up a huge chunk of the day, but the clock said differently as I […]
Exploding Tires, Microwave Chicken, and Bloody Arrows: Our 2019 Texas Hog and Ram Hunt
“Ding, ding, ding.” The sound of the low tire pressure alert went off and began flashing on Tim’s dashboard as we were 15 minutes into our trip to Texas. A couple minutes later we were on the side of I-25 changing a newly destroyed tire. After limping it down the road on the spare for […]
South Dakota Hurricane Birds
Standing in the garage giving my pile of gear the once over (for the 20th time) before I load it in the pickup, just to make sure, again, that I haven’t left anything behind. Its April 26, 2018, about 8:30 a.m., and I’m anxiously awaiting the 11 o’clock departure time when my brother Travis and […]
Pursuit of a Dream
The pursuit of mule deer is my true big game hunting passion and is tied only by upland bird hunting as my favorite type of hunting period. I took my first muley the first season I was legally able to bow hunt in Kansas when I was 14 and I have been hooked ever […]
Adventures in Thunderchicken Hunting, Spring 2017
I am what most would call new to turkey hunting. Even though I grew up in an area that had several giant groups of turkey consistently hanging around, I didn’t begin to dabble into the world of turkey hunting until about four years ago. It only took one spring season for me to be hooked […]
Maintaining a Tradition Through Quality
Sometimes it’s necessary to give a little background, or in this case a timeline, to set the scene in order to make a point or make a story flow properly. So, here is a very brief breakdown of the last fifteen years of my life: 2002-2006 – Finished up a second degree while working […]
The Lighter & Stranger Side of Hunting
If you spend enough time in the field you know that hunting isn’t all whispers in a tree stand, crying and shaking after the shot, and glory pictures with a trophy animal like TV hunting shows portray. We all have our share of funny and/or strange things that have happened while hunting. With spring […]
Driven
drive drīv/ an innate, biologically determined urge to attain a goal or satisfy a need. A dim glow slowly creeps over the eastern horizon as you make your way up through the soft tundra and around the jagged rocks. Ten minutes earlier you passed the last remaining trees willing to fight for enough oxygen to […]