Tips For Using Tripod Shooting Sticks
As another big game hunting season comes to a close, I want to share a tip. I’m still surprised, after all my years of hunting, how many fellow hunters I see in the field without [...]
A Columbia Blacktail Season To Remember
Our 2018 Columbia blacktail deer season was one of the best I can recall, but not for reasons many hunters would think. This deer hunting season was about time in the woods with family. The [...]
My Shooting Sticks Of Choice
Whether you’re new to the hunting world, or a veteran looking to increase your shot accuracy on game, consider stable shooting sticks. Like many folks, I grew up hunting, but when I started making my [...]
Rattling Blacktail Deer
In 1979 I rattled in my first Columbia black-tailed deer, and have been hooked ever since. As with calling all big game, there is never a guarantee a blacktail deer will come to the calls [...]
Book Review: Game Birds–A Celebration of North American Upland Birds
Admittedly, I don’t read many books these days; I simply don’t have the time as I’m too busy writing, myself. So, when I sat down to thumb through Gary Kramer’s latest book, Game Birds: A [...]
Gear Picks For 2019
Another year has sped by, and with it, more great hunting, fishing, & photography adventures. Working full-time in the outdoor industry since 2001, I’ve been blessed to see and do many wonderful things. At the [...]
The Switch To NutriSource Dog Food
It’s been six months since we switched our dog food from Kirkland brand to NutriSource. The results way exceeded our expectations! The most noticeable change in Echo, our five year old Pudelpointer, happened fast after [...]
My 2018 Hunting Gear Picks
If you’re looking for some last minute items for the outdoors person in your life, these are pieces of gear I used a lot this season, and was very impressed with. Whether hunting, fishing or [...]
Puppy Training Tips
We've received a lot of interest in how we're training our two Pudelpointers. Echo was born in 2014, Kona in 2016. Following is a series of basic video tips that have helped us and hopefully [...]
Crabbing Gear I Like
Since writing my book, Recreational Dungeness Crabbing, in 2003, a lot has changed in the crabbing world. More people continue to crab up and down the Pacific Coast, and there have been many great gear [...]