Our Outdoors: Slow Morning By Nick Simonson Those days when overcast conditions settle in well before dawn provide a unique time to be outdoors, particularly during deer season.  The lack of the pinks and oranges streaking overhead from the eastern horizon and lighting up the sky early makes the anticipation of first legal light even […]

Our Outdoors: The Most Important Season By Nick Simonson Don your blaze orange, secure your tag, check your scope one more time and stuff a package of handwarmers in your vest pocket because the big day is just about here.  Firearms deer season starts this weekend and you don’t want to miss out on the […]

Our Outdoors: The Scent of Faith By Nick Simonson I often wonder what it’s like, to smell a million times more than what is humanly possible.  When my lab lifts his nose to the northwest gusts and cocks his head ever so slightly before upping his pace into the breezes, I try to box the […]

Our Outdoors: Vote Like Your Hunting & Fishing Depends on It By Nick Simonson Some hunting seasons bring snow, cold, winds and inhospitable conditions which we as hunters prepare for in order to pursue an oft-anticipated portion of our year, and in the end find success in the field through our efforts.  These efforts may […]