Our Outdoors: Freeze FactorsBy Nick Simonson The lure of that first ice fishing opportunity has lost some of its pull on me. Where in the past I’d be one of the first anglers sliding out onto the newly-formed ice, these days I’m more comfortable taking my time getting out there. In part due to my […]
Our Outdoors: Back on Schedule
Our Outdoors: Back on ScheduleBy Nick Simonson “We now return you to your regularly scheduled program!”Whether it was Bozo the Clown before school or Saturday morning cartoons, when interrupted by a breaking news story or weather alert, those nine words were a relief during my childhood that no matter what was happening in the world […]
Our Outdoors: Seen & Unseen
Our Outdoors: Seen & UnseenBy Nick Simonson I’ve often wondered if I could give up hunting and just fish or give up fishing and just hunt. I’m most often stuck with that thought as I sit peacefully in my deer stand up from a small lake and listen to the last anglers of the season […]
Our Outdoors: For Flock’s Sake
Our Outdoors: For Flock’s SakeBy Nick Simonson There is nothing more surprising on an upland hunt than to wander into a draw or to the edge of a stretch of grass and watch a covey of grouse or a group of pheasants rise en masse, wings whirring over their warning calls issued in the moment […]
