Garlicky Phez Mac ‘n Cheese
Maybe you didn’t have the best luck last weekend and birds were tough to come by. Don’t throw that one pheasant you harvested in…
What do goats think about hills?
I don’t know much about Mountain Goats. I’m sure there is plenty of published information that could get me past the learning curve. But,…
Good Deeds in Badlands
I’m at camp making a final assessment of gear and doing one last pack as final preparation to embark on an overland bike bird…
The Return of Elk, Lessons for Broader Conservation
A recent visit to Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GSMNP) revealed a truth in conservation for me. There were crowds of people clamoring for…
Summer: Time for Planning, Peaches and Peños
Summer is where the bulk of planning and preparation for the big adventures of fall start to take shape. In the Midwest that means…
The Last Bird: Living in the Upland Death Spiral
Most of the upland birds around here vanished during the Storm of the Century that dumped 30 inches of snow atop a base of…
Filson Ultralight Hooded Jacket
Staying warm is great, but I can’t stand feeling like the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man while hunting. I was able to wear Filson’s Ultralight Hooded…
DUDE Shower Wipes
Though I was cutting as much weight as possible for an overland trek, I allowed for two luxuries: a toothbrush and a pack of…
Gerber ComplEAT
Alex and I were huddled around burners staring at cookpots waiting for water to boil on the inaugural night of a backcountry trip. It…