Entries for 'Web Editor Josh'

For some logic-defying reason, I though it was a divine idea to get a Labrador puppy a month before my first kid was born. Maybe I was so petrified by the thought of fatherhood that my cognition deteriorated. Maybe I was deathly afraid of being in the gender minority at my house. Maybe both—I don’t really know.

Whew! Christmas is here, and boy am I glad. It’s been a long fall.

As usual, it was a nail-biter on the last day of my Texas whitetail hunting adventure. I was on the hunt to find a management buck that fit the definition set by my guide, Mason Roberts, at Monte Cruz Hunts.

United States Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar formally announced today that the gray wolf has been delisted from the Endangered Species Act in the Great Lakes region, ending a protective measure that has been in place for 33 years.

It always amazes me when I read about city councils or county commissions that attempt to ban backyard archery practice or deer hunts in or near urban areas based on their lofty concerns about public safety. That’s because most of us who are deeply involved in hunting and the shooting sports know our pastime is far safer than most organized sports that regularly take place in city parks and public schools.

I just returned from 2 days of duck hunting at Honey Brake—a true sportsman's paradise in east-central Louisiana. I'll have plenty more to tell you about the Honey Brake Experience, but for now I'll get straight to the meat.

The deadline for entering the "North American Hunter-TV"/Nikon E-S-T contest is coming up fast. All entries must be posted on the E-S-T website by midnight on December 31, 2011. We want to hear your E-S-T stories.

Christmas is right around the corner and I have yet to get any shopping done. How can I? I've been on the road almost constantly since early this fall. Fortunately, my wife Sharon handles shopping for family and friends—plus always picks something nice out for herself. (I wonder what she got herself this year?) I'm easy to shop for because my perfect gift is just to be home after a long fall of being on the road.

I've been delivering a lot of tips and tactics lately, plus the occasional success story, but here's one for the books. The other night while running kid transportation services on one of my few nights at home this fall, I saw an accident occur in front of me.

Herd management: Though oftentimes a thankless job, somebody has to do it. No, I am not referring to the LSU Tigers removing the Arkansas Razorbacks from the list of contenders as they thin the ranks of the Southeastern Conference, but to the equally difficult and enjoyable task of harvesting antlerless deer.