My buddy Dan and his brother Ryan went in together to buy a camp tucked into VT’s Northeast Kingdom. There’s some risk since it’s on leased land, and that isn’t a sure thing, but overall, I rate it as a good idea with kids that are 11 and 14. I got to check it out and do a little bird hunting nearby; it’s in a nice location. Beyond being just a good spot to hunt from, there is a romance to deer camps that makes me excited to see these two good fellows and their families get a

I’m really a half assed duck hunter, at least in terms of the typical approach. Given my lack of desire to sit for any length of time, I end up paddling in my beloved Old Town Acadia a lot for ducks, which is spectacular when it goes well. Unfortunately, that gets to be truck and person dependent. Thankfully, there are ways to duck hunt that don’t require anything more than some non-toxic ammo and a duck stamp.             I love still hunting along woods ponds to jump shoot

The 2024 deer hunting seasons have come and gone. Several states, lots of miles, and my freezer has no new venison in it by my hand....

“Old Dogs and New Tricks”               As we head into another November, my mind spins back across many hunts that have taken place and...

I thought I'd share a number of the things I use in my hunting/fishing pursuits. I'll update this list as time passes and I change what I...

I'm not a tall guy. I stretch the tape at around 5'7" on a good day. My muzzleloader, a CVA Accura MR-X, has been a tad long for me,...

Another great season without a tag filled. Becoming a new habit that I don't really care for at a basement level (where my freezer is),...

Seems as though I sit down here about once a year. For someone who likes to write, and who uses writing to firm up my thoughts and hash...

“Wrapping Up” December still holds plenty of deer hunting, but it is certainly winding down unless I head south. To date, that bug hasn’t...

“Chasing Dreams” November is finally here! The local TV weather guy always gets me fired up. I’m sure you all know him. He frequently...

“Paddling for Puddlers” Uncle Ron has duck hunted since he was a young fella, but for as much as I chased deer and hare with him in my...

“P is for Public Land” When the calendar flips to September I feel like the lights turn on. Ahead of me awaits a flurry of activity and...

Vermont “Hiking the Long Trail” Not every mile is the same. For my money, the miles I put on in August get me ready for hunting...

Vermont “Fun on the Connecticut River” My buddy Conrad is an adventurous soul. He bought a McKenzie-style drift boat and decided he...

Vermont “Casting a Spell” The instant you hook a fish, there is connection that feels thunderous- shockwaves that spread through the...

“Open Water Fishing” May usually brings warming water temps and an itch to get a line in the water. Trout season opens the second...

(reprinted with permission) Vermont Column, Maine Sportsman “Deer Hunting by the Numbers” While I never fully stop thinking about chasing...

(All quotes in bold below from Aldo Leopold in A Sand County Almanac) “A conservationist is one who is humbly aware that with each stroke...

Our family hunting camp has been one of the pillars of my life. Some of my earliest memories are from there, as well as some of the...

Got an email from the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership the other day, and clicked on a link about women in conservation....