Deer Crossbow Hunt 2018
I am just one day away from loading up my SUV and heading to Northwest Wisconsin and my hunting cabin. Warm weather has kept me out of the woods and hunting deer so far this season. That has all changed. The cooler temps are here. Predictions for the next week look good, with average highs […]
Read MoreThinking Of Buying A New Solo Canoe
I already have an aluminum canoe. It’s pretty old, I think fifteen or twenty years old. Seventeen footer and durable. Sadly though I can’t haul the thing around as easily as I want. It weighs close to 90 pounds. I want something smaller, something for solo canoe paddling. Here’s the rub; I don’t want to […]
Read MoreGetting Ready For Wisconsin Bow Hunting – Preparation Is Fun!
This blog post is a just a little update regarding the Wisconsin Crossbow Deer Season. Hunting preparations for this season actually started for me back in Winter/Spring 2017. That’s when I started poking around the woods where I hunt looking for deer activity. Then, throughout the summer and into Autumn I of course spent some […]
Read MoreAn Unwanted Late Night Visitor
Below is a blog post I wrote a few years ago that I shared on another website that is now closed down. I decided to re-post my story regarding an unwanted later night visitor I had at my cabin in the north woods of Wisconsin. The post below was originally written in 2014. The Cabin! […]
Read MoreGirls In The Boy Scouts: Is It Good Or Bad?
Earlier this week the Boy Scouts of America announced that girls could now join the Boy Scouts. From what I could tell this news has been responded to with more negative comments than positive. Is integrating girls into Boy Scouts a good thing? Or is this a very bad idea? Jumping into this discussion there […]
Read MoreGerber Gator Premium Knife Review – Made In The USA!
Not to long ago I write a review on my favorite general use camp knife, the Rangergrip 78 by Victorinox. However, sometimes when I go out into the wilds I want something with a little more heft. That’s where my Gerber Gator Premium knife comes into play. I’ve been a fan of Gerber knives for […]
Read MoreLake Trout Fishing In The BWCA – An Early Spring Trip!
Aside from a few charters I have taken over the years on Lake Michigan for salmon and lake trout, I have never really actively pursued lake trout fishing on my own. Sure, I have had opportunities to go after them on early summer trips to Lake of the Woods, but never did. As an avid […]
Read MoreSolo Stove Review – Bushcraft Wood Burning Stove
This past year I started digging into all my old camping gear trying to decide what needed to get replaced and what was still usable. Well, most everything I own is still usable, but modern products have gotten smaller and weigh less. I wanted to upgrade my older gear into lighter gear, and one of […]
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