By Ben Smith: There’s never a bad time of the year to gift someone hunting and fishing gear. That’s one thing we need to get straight right out of the gate. But, if you’re the type that likes to wait until the holidays to give your outdoorsman a gift, but aren’t really sure what they... Continue Reading →
By Ben Smith: So, I finally got a taste of cold weather in the tent this year, and it hurt. I don’t know if it was the fact that we went from eighty degrees to thirty degrees without a little time in between to get acclimated, or if I’m just soft now. Forty is just... Continue Reading →
By Ben Smith: In keeping with my traditional Thanksgiving week column, I’m prepared to tell you all of the reasons why you shouldn’t eat turkey on Thursday. At this point, I don’t even think it would be a proper Thanksgiving week without me griping about the traditional meal that most of you will consume. However,... Continue Reading →
By Ben Smith: I pulled onto the dirt road leading to the boat launch and anything and everything that was of concern vanished. I rolled my window down to breathe in the air. There’s a certain smell around the river that cannot be duplicated anywhere else. My heart beat a little faster the closer to... Continue Reading →
By Ben Smith: Last week I wrote about a recurring summer dream that I’ve been having about hunting a big buck. Fortunately for me, maybe actually writing about it has freed me from the curse of having it again because I haven’t dreamed about squat in the last week. On the other hand, it’s also... Continue Reading →
By Ben Smith: For all of you that were complaining during this past January’s snowpacalypse, I hope you are happy. It’s so dang hot outside the hens are laying boiled eggs. I keep telling myself that it’s all just a mindset and the heat is only as bad as you imagine it to be, but... Continue Reading →
By Ben Smith: “Big wheels keep on turnin’” pipes through the speakers of the car as we roll the miles away. I know it’s a song about Alabama, but it makes me ready to be home. I press the gas pedal down a little further in hopes of shaving a few minutes off the trip... Continue Reading →
