By Ben Smith: If you’ve lived in Mississippi for any number of years you already know it’s a special place. And it’s not just the people that make the Magnolia State special; it’s the beauty of the landscape. Sure, we don’t have emerald water beaches and we don’t have mountains. But we make up for... Continue Reading →
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: The one thing that I understand the older that I get is time goes by in a hurry. You finish school, enter the world ready to take on all things, then you get married and have children. It’s not very long before you’re dropping them off for their first day of school.... 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: The sun finally begins to crack the darkness bringing life to the woods. Birds chirp from their perch as the new day slowly arrives. Squirrels leave their nests but remain in the treetops until the ground is safely lit up. In the distance, an owl hoots for the final time and will... 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 →
