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Monthly Archives: June 2011
New house should improve my trapshooting
My wife and I finally found a new house with some acreage, and that can only help my trapshooting. I plan to break out the old spring-loaded thrower and start flinging clays for myself as soon as we move in. … Continue reading
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More humiliation at the trap range
I went to the trap club to get a little practice without a bunch of people around to see me make a fool of myself, but I got there during a registered shoot. Not only were there more people than … Continue reading
Outfished by a seven-year-old … again
It’s bad enough to spend a day on the water without catching any fish, but it’s even worse when someone else in your party is catching fish. But imagine being outfished by a seven-year-old. Repeatedly. And on Sunday, when my … Continue reading
Scent-free … storage?
The folks at Scent-Lok have thought of everything. They have scent-blocking clothing from coats all the way down to undies, and now they have a scent-blocking storage tote, too. I rolled my eyes when I first saw the Scen-Tote, but … Continue reading
The GPS conspiracy
It turns out our cell phones can be hijacked by hackers, basically turning them into microphones for bad guys to use to listen to our conversations. That’s bad enough, but what if they can tap into our GPS receivers, too? … Continue reading
Time for a good drenching — let’s go camping
Early camping trips are nothing if not a great time to get wet. Listen to today’s show for some warnings and recollections about camping trips taken before the end of Wyoming’s wetter season.
Some lessons are harder than others
Whether it’s realizing you just broke your only compass or trimmed your toenails too close before you headed for the field, lessons learned in the outdoors are sometimes hard ones. Listen to today’s show to find out some of the … Continue reading
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Good camo is hard to find
No, that’s not a play on words. It really is hard to find a decent camo pattern anymore. I miss that old brown and tan blotchy pattern referred to as World War II camo. It was incredible. You just can’t … Continue reading
The pack with legs
Labor Day is behind us, and so is Father’s Day. It’s just about camping season. Over the weekend, I was thinking about some of my early camping excursions, and I hope to be able to give my kids some memories … Continue reading
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Happy Fishing Day — er, Father’s Day
It may be too late for hints about what you’d like for Father’s Day, but it can’t hurt. Listen to today’s show to find out how my dad used to let us know what he wanted. If nothing else, it’ll … Continue reading
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