Entries for November 2012

We hastily rode atop miles of train tracks into the swampy Canadian wilderness. Beyond the bucking bounce of each railroad tie was a feeling of anxious desperation. Behind the monotonous roar of the ATV, a silent voice urged me to keep my head in the game.

When it comes to learning how to talk turkey, there's no better time to sign up for lessons than during the fall turkey hunting season.

It was still dark when Marty Panchelli pulled his pickup around to the front of the lodge and got out to scrape the windows. A glance at the thermometer as I climbed in showed minus 7 degrees. I scrunched a little deeper into my camo and sipped hot coffee while waiting for him to finish.