New England AdventuresThe opening day of archery season in PA started on a brisk, frosty morning in Potter County. My daughter, Taylor, and I spent the morning in a blind on what we call the upper food plot. This blind usually isn’t a morning sit, however it’s always a good option. As we were patiently waiting for […]
In my house I have a room that I simply refer to as “My Room.” I suppose that since I live alone that every room in my house is my room but My Room is as much me as it belongs to me. Visitors are always drawn to My Room, especially my friends’ kids. Some […]
I have spent my life in the service of others and I have never once regretted that fact. In 1985, I graduated high school and did not know what I was going to do to establish myself, or what I would become. In the summer of 1985, a friend brought a Navy recruiter to my […]
There is so much ugliness and uncertainty going on in the world right now. School, sports and all other extracurricular activities are cancelled for our children. Many are out of work, others are having to navigate how to work from home while homeschooling their kids and then there are those that are risking it all […]
Hunting and fishing has always been more than a part of my life… it is my life. The outdoors is a family tradition that was passed onto me as a young girl. I remember sitting on my dad’s shoulders while he was kicking brush piles for cotton-tails. As I grew older, hunting intrigued me to […]
Response to the Outside Magazine Article, For Veterans, Outdoor Therapy Could Become Law by Wes Siler For those of who have ever spent any time in the outdoors it is well known that the wilderness has a way of whispering to the soul in a way that little else can. We know that there is […]
It was early December, 2011 the days were getting bitter cold. Shotgun season in Massachusetts had already been open a week. In my opinion, the barrage of gun fire from the “orange army” had pushed any wild life to seek cover and concealment in places that hunters rarely, if ever venture to. I was walking […]
One of the best stories I can remember is fishing with my dad. He is a military man who was always deployed overseas, but when he was home he always found time to take us fishing. This is when I first found a love for the outdoors. My dad spent countless years in the military […]
Veterans are the Resource… When you have an electrical problem at home you call an electrician right? When you want to understand the environmental impact of clear cutting a forest you talk to someone who studies forestry. In the Army we would call these people subject matter experts for SMEs. We are most comfortable taking […]
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