I hate clutter, and even more than that, I hate wasting my time. A big source of inefficiencies come from packing and unpacking from a trip, as well as cleaning…
Life is full of lessons, and many of mine have been learned with a fly rod in hand. If you’ve followed the journeys I’ve shared here, you already know that.…
When I moved back to Oregon from New York City, I spent as much time outside as I could. My years in the Outdoor Adventure Leadership program consisted of camping,…
I enjoy puttering around SHOT Show each year. The bar for every product in this entire industry is so high now that things that used to be “revolutionary” are now…
Waiting for a table at the liveliest restaurant in downtown Port Angeles, the full sun still bleating overhead at the dinner hour in the Pacific Northwest, we crossed 1st Street…
Every year, a few of my buddies and I head to Missouri to bow hunt whitetails. On this particular trip, we had a… well, let’s call it a not-so-successful week.…
Howdy. After three years of writing, one year of editing, four years of re-editing and two years of more editing, I have finally completed my book, Threat Lev Fly Fishing…
As quickly as it arrived, another year has come and gone. They say time flies when you’re having fun, and nowhere has that felt more true than here—working alongside our…
Here’s a divisive opinion among outdoorsman — wolves (and today we’re talking about the gray wolf specifically) belong on the American landscape. They were here first, long before federal lists,…
If you have been in “the game” long enough, you undoubtedly have a bin, drawer, box, or otherwise a stash of holsters. Since holster fitment, comfort, and use-cases are just…
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