Along with your hands, your feet are usually the most susceptible to cold weather. If your feet aren’t warm, you will never be comfortable; no matter how many layers of the best hunting clothing you can buy are worn. And if you have had a cold weather injury such as frostbite in the past likeContinue reading “Best Boots for Winter Warmth”
Category Archives: Outdoors & Lifestyle
A Guide’s Truck
Charley scrambled up into the passenger seat of my pickup truck and fastened her seatbelt. We had just finished breakfast and were headed out of the hotel parking lot on our way to the State of Maine Sportsman’s Show at the Augusta Civic Center. Her father Thomas skipped breakfast that morning and was already there,Continue reading “A Guide’s Truck”
The Legendary Grand Laker
When I first started my career as a fishing guide, I was admittedly a more modern-equipped angler when I hit the lake with clients. I began with a modified vee, aluminum bass boat with raised casting decks, modern electronics, GPS and a bow mounted trolling motor. It was a bass fishing machine. As I progressed,Continue reading “The Legendary Grand Laker”
Posted: The Pandemic Effect
I first noticed it sometime in early spring of 2020. As I turned off Route 6 onto the Bottle Lake Rd in Springfield, my Grand Laker canoe on the hitch and headed to Lower Sysladobsis Lake, I saw a few fresh real estate signs in newly cleared timber lots. Further along, even more. This certainlyContinue reading “Posted: The Pandemic Effect”
Know Your Cats
My neighbor down the ridge swore she saw one of Maine’s elusive mountain lions on the edge of her property as dusk was setting in. She proceeded to tell me, with arms spread nearly four feet apart, that “its tail was this long!” “This was a mountain lion…and I know what I saw!” The conversationContinue reading “Know Your Cats”
The Greatest Gift
I don’t know about you, but for me, December is a time filled with reflection. Life slows down perceptibly for me as the big game seasons come to a close and open water fishing opportunities dwindle to a trickle. Soon, coyote hunting and ice fishing will be the dominant outdoor pursuits. While I do lookContinue reading “The Greatest Gift”
The Best Hunting Gift You Can Buy
Hunters are usually easy people to shop for when it comes time to get them a gift. Over the years I have received many gifts, from knives and guns to fishing lures and shirts that don’t fit. The greatest gift I ever got though was a journal back in 1993. I was a 13 yearContinue reading “The Best Hunting Gift You Can Buy”
The Companion Caliber Diet
How many guns do I own? How many guns do I actually use? Could I stand to lose a few? I asked myself these questions a few years ago and was surprised by the answers I gave myself. At one time, I bought up every firearm in sight that was priced right; I traded whereContinue reading “The Companion Caliber Diet”
How I cut the cord and why I never looked back
I still remember the day my wife Moira looked across the table at me, holding the satellite television bill in her hand, and said “This is getting ridiculous.” The monthly charges were skyrocketing and a comparison with the initial service bill was shocking. Just the night before, I was fit to be tied after realizingContinue reading “How I cut the cord and why I never looked back”
Keep your feet warm with these tips from the cold feet crowd
I recently asked followers on my Facebook page how they keep their feet warm and to name their favorite winter boot. These are hunters, ice fisherman and trappers for the most part, and if anyone knows about cold feet it is this crowd. While there were varied opinions on brand, most agreed on certain features.Continue reading “Keep your feet warm with these tips from the cold feet crowd”