A Bird Hunter's Thoughts

A few years ago, while hunting in Michigan for Ruffs, my best bird dog had a walkabout.  I chronicled the incident with the BLOG post: http...

Shack and me in NM on Blues Sometimes, no matter what you do, dogs are going to do dog things (thanks to Kerri Gebler for that phrase). ...

Ruger Bearcat In 1959, in Anchorage, Alaska, (before digital anything, ballpoint pens, computers, seat belts, radial tires, color TV) m...

Last Fall, as I was preparing to hunt the Nebraska Sandhills for the first time, I went through my usual routine of calling the DNR (or equ...

Final Six in the Blind Recently, I judged a NSTRA Trial (National Shoot to Retrieve Field Trial).  It was one of the more important tr...

A few months ago, I was contacted by the developers of  Gaia GPS. ( https://www.gaiagps.com ). They offered a 3 month subscription for me t...

  My 6 mos. old pup, Flyboy's Navy Blue (Blue) When I start my season in September in Montana, I'm already dreaming about B...

Me Every other year, for me, South Dakota had been a pheasant destination.   After my trip in October  to the Nebraska Sandhills, I...

Odiferous Skunkus If you've put any time at all hunting the plains, you've probably been skunked, or known of someone who has. ...

The Sandhills- The Nebraska National Forest (Really!) Get this map!  It has the navigation you need.   What Are They? The ...