I am sitting in a commision workshop for the three days prior to the start of a deer tag. A tag that requires a lottery draw. The only fall tag for the family. A tag that is not guaranteed next season. Would I rather be in the unit, setting up camp and scouting? Absolutely. But I…
In 1945, President Truman dedicated the Kentucky Dam “in the name of the American people who built it and to whom it belongs”. At some other point in time in 1945, a three-year-old girl caught her first catfish off of that very dam. In the years following that fishing experience, the same little girl would…
Some people spend autumn wrapped in a blanket, sipping something pumpkin that doesn’t even have pumpkin in it, dragging their families to apple orchards and maybe watching football in denim, jerseys and the classic leather boots. We watch football too. We just happen to prefer our weekends with a little dirt, a little blood, and…
I thought I would write this from the perspective of someone who has been waiting since June for opening day in November, making the wait feel excruciating—especially when there haven’t been many opportunities to hunt all year, aside from the few squirrels we took. But no, that isn’t the waiting game that makes you question…
Tiny diamonds, strewn about in an obsidian abyss. Volatile, yet constant. Some no longer exist, save for their lingering, visible twinkle. Yet, they remain consistent enough to align with ancient monuments, pyramids, and cave shafts, illuminating them in a fleeting, annual miracle. Modern navigation charts still rely on their steadfast presence—alluring enough to have been…
How does one define success? Webster’s Dictionary: favorable or desired outcome. Cambridge Dictionary: the achieving of the results wanted or hoped for. The Oxford mentions there are 12 definitions, 7 of which are outdated. I’m not a paid subscriber of their website so I couldn’t read them all and I can’t find my library card.…
I had an entire year’s worth of topics laid out for this blog but things change. Like this week’s topic. Recent events prompted me to yet again shake my head. My name is Jessica Manuell. I’m just a small town girl and yes, the world at times is lonely. It got even more lonely when…
I am staring at our public lands while I write this. It’s not hard for me to do. Every morning when I wake up, I look East across the road and prairie to the mountains and rising sun, and all I can see is public land. This morning though, I drove up the road and…
What hunting ethics look like at four years old. This one will probably generate some hate and that is okay. Every season on a general hunting blog the question arises: How young is too young? News flash! They are never too young to take along and teach them where their food comes from. What healthy…
