Recycled Research by James L. Bruner article copyright I peer cautiously from behind the lacy foilage of dying cedar trees that have lost an earlier battle with the wind. Their root system desperately made several final attempts to pull enough liquid life from the earth before relinquishing to defeat in a rust-colored mass of entangled […]
From Days Of Old by James L. Bruner article copyright Spring has always been that time of year when nature seems to replenish herself with a new year of vegetation, game animals, and fish. Growing up, spring meant several things right off the bat. Those were perch fishing, smelting and steelhead fishing as listed in […]
Tick Tock Tick by James L. Bruner article copyright Ah. Here we are finally reaching that point in the year where the weather has warmed for most of the nation to actually say that summer is here. The majority of kids are out of school, or at least close, and the camping season is in […]
Katies Crash Course by James L. Bruner article copyright I sit here staring at this blank screen trying to dedicate myself to a single subject while my mind races from topic to topic. Writers block. Nice. I have practically all the inspiration surrounding me that one might need to develop an article regarding the outdoors […]
Dead In The Water by James L. Bruner article copyright It was a beautiful morning. One of those picture perfect sunrise days where the warm morning breeze skimmed across the surface of the bay creating just enough ripple to invite that illusion of millions of diamonds dancing on the waters surface. Inviting yet daunting was […]
Poised For A Comeback by James L. Bruner article copyright We stood shoulder to shoulder on a small parcel of muddied shoreline trading rhetorical gestures while pausing briefly for a gulp of steaming hot coffee in the crisp morning air. The aroma of apple flavored pipe tobacco and cheap cigars floated endlessly along the shoreline […]
Steelheads In The Snow by James L. Bruner article copyright It isn’t uncommon here in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan to find yourself fishing the silver rockets in early spring shortly after the ice flows from the river. It’s equally possible to lose yourself while casting a fly, floating a spawn bag, or tossing a […]
Rabbits On A Shoestring by James L. Bruner article copyright I can recall back to the days when I was only allowed the opportunity to legally hunt small game while deep inside I was yearning for the day when I could join the “big boys club” and venture out into the thicket for the elusive […]
Late Season Bushytails by Ken McBroom article copyright So, deer season is over and you have settled in for the winter. A great time for lazing around watching football and maybe working a little overtime to keep the boss off your back when the turkeys are gobbling and the crappie are moving into shallow brush […]
Early Spring Catfishing by Ken McBroom article copyright April is a month of activities. The robins begin to show and the songbirds begin to sing signaling the coming of spring and the end of winter. For the hunter it means strutting gobblers. For the angler it means warming waters and the beginning of a great […]
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