Tips and Tales
As I watched Taylor come tight with the fish, I could feel her unexpected excitement. It was the first or second cast of the evening and the piece of shrimp had barely hit the bottom and she was hooked up with this mystery fish... Taylor swung the fish from the water and as it dangled... Continue Reading →
Where do you fish when you have no boat and limited resources? The best close to home spot with access and for me, more times than not, that's under a bridge. When I arrived in the Sunshine State for the first time the first place I ended up fishing was, yup, you guessed it...under a... Continue Reading →
As hunters we long for the fall season and the ancient harvest ritual it brings, but there's a season that brings another ritual, a time of year when tom turkeys perform their annual dance. We as hunters rise before the dawn's light with anticipation to witness such a dance and in our efforts to do... Continue Reading →
Making maple syrup is messy and time consuming. It's also easy to mess up. Sap grows mold easily and has to be kept cold until it is boiled. It takes 40 gallons of maple sap to make 1 gallon of syrup. Although it initially sounded like a fun outdoor project, when I really thought about... Continue Reading →
I've been pretty salty lately and I have no plans on changing that any time soon. The salt and the fishes it holds kidnapped my mind some time ago, but life has funny ways of leading you down different paths, teaching little lessons along the way. As of now, it's led me back to my... Continue Reading →
I'm by no means a die-hard perch fisherman, but these little guys have saved me from mental meltdown during many a late winters day. Those days that aren't quite yet spring but the ice-fishing is long gone. The yellow perch is well know in the Fingerlakes region, and is one of the most sought after... Continue Reading →
Whether you know it or not, you have ancestral farmer blood flowing through your veins. That's right your ancestors were farmers, even if they were nomadic hunters they gathered and most likely cultivated a few special plants for food and medicine. There's no better way to connect to mother earth than getting your hands dirty. ... Continue Reading →
Okay so you're killing foam deer standing in a warm, bright range on your league night. Don't get me wrong, any practice is better than no practice, but can you hit that 10 ring on that foam deer you're hunting...from an unknown distance...in a kneeling position...with old man winter tearing up your eyes and blowing... Continue Reading →
It's been almost a year since we started this website and 2017 was quite a year. It was an exciting year with quite a bit of travel between our home state of New York and the North Carolina Coast, with a short journey to the state Utah as well. It had its ups and downs... Continue Reading →
Fishing with Hacker usually involves nasty weather and early mornings. That was no different this morning, but when he told me how he has this center pin fishing thing down, and has a line of new soft plastics out called Death Roe, that was news. And I've got news if you're into Trout, Steelhead, stream,... Continue Reading →
