Outdoors

Spring into action with shed hunting

Published on Tue, 03/19/2019 - 12:00am

Shed hunting is a foreign concept to someone who grew up in the suburbs of Chicago, like myself. Still, when I arrived in Montana and learned of the addicting treasure

Unnatural landscapes are natural places for game

Published on Tue, 03/19/2019 - 12:00am

We hunted the railroad rights of way mostly for hare, ruffed grouse and the occasional pheasant that tucked itself into the brambles and sumac and then flushed up cackling with

A dream realized

Published on Tue, 03/12/2019 - 12:00am

Growing up in the plains of Illinois, a common sight was cornfields. They’d go on for miles with seldomn a hill to add variety to the view. “Flatlanders” is what

WHEN WINTER ENDS

Published on Tue, 03/05/2019 - 12:00am

Winter will end. Trust me. But what will we see when all that white stuff disappears? A landscape green from melting snow littered with dead deer? Probably not. Yes, February

Shed hunting season is more about being outside

Published on Tue, 03/05/2019 - 12:00am

This whole shed antler hunting thing started with a whitetail deer antler found in the strip of cedars in back of the house one spring years ago. I was 8

Skiing in town

Published on Tue, 02/26/2019 - 2:12pm

On cold and snowy mornings, I go to work at The Enterprise by way of the inter-coastal waterway.

A changing scenery

Published on Tue, 02/19/2019 - 12:00am

All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; unto the place from whence the rivers come, thither they return again. — Ecclesiastes 1:7 On a

On Getting Stuck

Published on Tue, 02/12/2019 - 12:00am

It’s amazing how suddenly you realize that you’re a lot farther gone than you thought you were. In that way, getting stuck is a sort of magical spell that in

Hell or high water: One man’s journey to catch a fish ... in the middle of winter

Published on Tue, 02/05/2019 - 12:00am

Day One - Humility is often found in nature and on this afternoon, I was served a healthy dose fishing on the Yellowstone River in which I got skunked.

Bighorn Canyon all by yourself

Published on Tue, 01/29/2019 - 12:00am

Have you had a whole wilderness to yourself? I recently had such an experience. Try the southern Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area in the shoulder season. When folks head out