I Need Aspirin...
I wasn't hoping for much as I stepped off the airplane in Idaho. Granted, we were headed to North America's deepest canyon, Hells Canyon, on the ultimate upland adventure, but it was the phone call...
View ArticleRingneck Roadtrip
As we drove west towards the blaze orange glow of the disappearing sun, buddy Jacob Gibb giggled from his passenger seat. Minutes earlier, we jumped out at the country gas station to load up on...
View ArticleOn Thin Ice, Kinda....
I know I'm probably preaching to the choir on this one, but it's been a strange ice season, to say the least. Ice conditions are literally historically "goofy". That said, if you are smart (and I'm...
View ArticleThe Fish of a Lifetime!
Mississippi River Pool 4 Holy smokes! Our ice is gone. Like that, "winter" blew by and the weekend wind blew away our ice. That means open water fishing NOW! I picked up the 2012 Rapid Marine...
View ArticleWhadda Walleye Spring!
A Beauty! Whadda ya say besides, "Whadda Walleye Spring!" Seems the fish have been biting non-stop since opener four weekends ago. We started the open season in the Brainerd Lakes Area of...
View ArticleFOX SPORTS *NORTH* OF THE BORDER!
Me and Bob Joyce with the Due North/Rapid Marine Lund My poor boat.... The Due North Outdoors/Rapid Marine Lund sits in the garage completely trashed and in desperate need of some serious TLC....
View ArticleFINALLY! Trout on Open Water! 2013...
8:30 AM MONDAY:Monday morning and I'm back in the office. I've got a headache, my back hurts, and my hands are chewed up. The Jeep is COMPLETELY trashed and still packed with a pile of wet gear. The...
View Article"Cut The Pickle"....The Perfect Pheasant Opener!
Every outdoor father dreams of their child's first hunt. My five-year-old son, Brady Michael, has been fishing steadily the last two years. But, guns and birds are a whole 'nother story. While...
View ArticleTV History Hangs On My Wall...How 'Bout Yours?
Packing up a media guy's office is a lot tougher than you might think. Holy Hannah, try it sometime. Last time I had to fill cardboard boxes, I had a pink slip from my last newsroom (that slip was...
View ArticleA Little Rust and Dust... It's Roadtrippin', Right?
Rehan Nana flipped me the pheasant as I pulled into the gas station on the outskirts of town. He sat with a wry grin on his face. I was two minutes early. 7:13 am on the nose. We were meeting a...
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