I recently purchased a small hunting property. It used to be a farm, so most of it is open pasture. However, there are some trees around the pond, and I noticed some deer activity, including finding a decent shed nearby. It wasn’t much, but it… Read More »Testing A Cheap Trail Cam: Campark TC19 Trail Camera Review
Recently during a conversation with my boss I told him that I’d been fishing the prior evening. In his response he stumbled over his words and he said “you were probably working when you should’ve been fishing” instead of saying it the other way around… Read More »Working When I should have Been Fishing!
I swam over the coral reef looking at all the vibrant marine life just feet below me. It was a beautiful sight this Oklahoma boy had not previously enjoyed. Amazed by the variety of fish, colors, and other ocean life I didn’t notice how far… Read More »The Abyss
I’ve never been the one to be still. In school I was always moving, fidgeting, driving my teachers and classmates crazy. That’s why I loved the outdoors. I could move. I was free. No need to be still. Be still. Ugh. Those words are boring.… Read More »Be Still
I watched as my four year old daughter, Kailey, became ecstatic over finding a couple of insects, a lady bug and roly-poly, in our yard. I began wondering why she could get so excited over a couple of insignificant insects and I was struggling to… Read More »How Little Bugs Changed my Perspective
“I flat-out missed that one.” I thought to myself as the guns of my buddies continued to thunder after the dove still fluttering passed us. Have you ever missed your target? I have. I continue to miss more often than I care to admit. No… Read More »Flat-out Missed
There is a moment in time, when you know the ducks are committed. In their minds, they have crossed the point of no return. Feet extended towards the water, head and neck stretched out, and wings back-flapping, fully committed. Deep inside my veins burns a… Read More »Committed
Struggling to catch my breath, pulling my sinking self from the mud, and honestly, wishing I had slept in a little longer; I was beginning to regret my decision to take off work and go teal hunting with a couple of friends I had high… Read More »Is Waterfowl Hunting Worth it?
After waterfowl hunting for over 15 years I’ve had the opportunity to witness some of what waterfowl hunting has to offer. I grew up hunting small farm ponds with my dad in NE Oklahoma. I have fond memories of early mornings when birds were just… Read More »How to Make the Best Memories
We all have dreamed of going on a great adventure of our own someday, whether that be traveling around the world or just down the road to your favorite hunting or fishing spot! Since I have been able to dream, I have dreamed of going… Read More »The Adventure of a Lifetime Week 1