Continuing the theme of strength training, I'll cover two more components that are important to consider: Pushing and Pulling. With the...

In my day job as a Physical Therapist, I spend a lot of time working on muscle tension- trying to decrease it when there's too much and...

A couple of recent activities, getting the word out. Check out episode 19 of the Big Woods Bucks podcast- here:...

“Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit, and as vital to our lives as water and good bread. A civilization which...

In the scope of getting stronger, squatting is one of the primary movements (remember- Push, Pull, Squat, Hinge, Loaded Carry). As with...

Strength is a key component to consider if you're going to train for outdoor adventures. In trying to increase strength, a lot of folks...

I recently read an article on a blog that I found very intriguing. It is titled "The Work Required to Have an Opinion" and can be found...

This time of year, my fitness training is focused on building a broad and solid base to put the rest of the year on, with a focus on a...

My start in writing was for the Northwoods Sporting Journal where I had a column titled "Outdoor Athlete". In that column, I tried to...

Day to day life is hectic. It is easy to get distracted, to have attention pulled in multiple directions, to lose focus and lose our way....

This recent article really made the wheels in my head start spinning. It's a long one, but I enjoy long form journalism- it gives time...

Another deer season has wrapped up. Five weeks of effort, of chasing deer across parts of northern New England. Many sights and sounds...

Sometimes, when you want something more, things get hard. True in many aspects of life. And perhaps not the best approach...wanting more....

Dad and I split up in the morning, parked in different areas within a couple miles of each other. My uncle and another friend were with...

Politics... a word most of us avoid in our day-to-day life. Yet that day-to-day life is shaped by politics- the machinations of...

With the arrival of fall comes a change in activity. A little winter preparation, a ramp up in time in the woods, more darkness, more...

I've been back in VT for over a week and I'm mostly recovered, but the adventure is still sinking in. The short version is that no elk...

There are moments when nostalgia hits me like a sledgehammer. I was listening to some tales of first bucks on a podcast on the way to and...

I could be described, at times, and accurately, as a curmudgeon. One of my more recent pet peeves is motorized recreation, in particular...

Been getting out to shoot in between training and work. A lot more bench rest work, topped a 760 with a scope, so sighting that in, plus...