A Wall Hanger by Jon Bryan article copyright My old neighborhood friend and fishing buddy from West University, Bill Priddy, and I both had jobs with a large computer company in Atlanta and had decided to go after a really big bass. We believed that our best chance at one would be a “pay” lake […]
The Haystack Buck by Jon Bryan article copyright At 5:00 PM I had defied logic and was sitting behind a tree scouting for deer. What’s illogical about that? The tree that I was hiding behind was in the feed lot, not two hundred feet from the east side of my house and by dark, within […]
My Early Morning Walk by Jon Bryan article copyright At least 3 times a week I get up before the sun comes up and take a one and a half mile walk. This is part of the conditioning program for my Senior Softball efforts and last week I was rewarded with one of the most […]
The Storm NOAA Missed by Jon Bryan article copyright The summer of 1987 was the calmest weather I can remember. Back then, we could plan an offshore trip a week ahead, and the weather would cooperate, so Bob Baugh and I planned a trip one week ahead, and sure enough ended up sixty miles out […]
Rattled In by Jon Bryan article copyright On Nov. 11, 2006 my son Brad and I went out at 12:15 PM to try and rattle up a buck. He is active-duty military stationed at Ft. Hood and I am retired and own a ranch five miles southwest of Goldthwaite, Texas. The little cool snap we […]
Gig ‘Em by Jon Bryan article copyright All day long I had been trying to get a hold of my Son, Randy, to help me with a sticky problem on my Blog. Finally, in the evening he called me, very frustrated. He had “snuck” off and gone fishing, a noble achievement, and as we say, […]
Spring Turkey Hunt You Say by Jon Bryan article copyright As I was running outside and the door slammed shut, the last words I heard my Aunt Myree say to me were, ”Jon Howard, you be careful and don’t play with that dog!” “That dog” in question was a Terrier mix and My Aunt and […]
A Hot Time in Crystal City by Jon Bryan article copyright By chance, in 1990, I met up with a person I hadn’t seen in years, Eldred Lawrence. Eldred was a friend of my former father-in-law terms. Eldred was looking for another gun on a two thousand acre quail/dove lease in Crystal City Texas, boy […]
I’d Rather Be Lucky Than Good! by Jon Bryan article copyright Deciding to retire in 2005, to my ranch in Goldthwaite, Texas, had not been the difficult decision that I had expected. The year before my retirement I had planted some peach trees and had just put in this year’s garden, one of my “gifts” […]
Rebekah’s First Hunt by Jon Bryan article copyright As my grandchildren approach hunting age and prove proficient in shooting and handling a rifle, they are all ready for Poppy to take them hunting on the ranch. Rebekah, a 10 year old, and one of my 3 granddaughters, announced this week that she was ready to […]
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