Archive for the ‘Rantings Of An Outdoorsman’ Category
19February2008
Enjoy The Outdoors - Your Way, Not Mine
Posted by Darrell under: Rantings Of An Outdoorsman.
I just got back from the mountains of British Columbia. I spent the week skiing. Well, not exactly skiing. I hate to even admit it, but I spent the week snowboarding. I’ve spent the last 18 years skiing and swore for many years that you’d never ever catch me on a snowboard. To be honest, I thought […]
8February2008
The Story On My Mom And My Blog Writing
Posted by Darrell under: Rantings Of An Outdoorsman.
It is amazing how one day everything can be going along just fine and then WHAM everything changes in the blink of an eye. One day I’m writing on this blog and planning a hunting excursion and then the next day writing (and even hunting for that matter) are the furthest things from my mind.
It […]
4February2008
Thanks For The Support and Encouragement
Posted by Darrell under: Rantings Of An Outdoorsman.
I’ll be back soon. My mother is doing better. She survived and for a while there was some doubt as to whether she would or not. I’ll write a brief story in the next couple of days describing what happened. Hopefully it might help someone else that might face a similar situation.
In the meantime, I […]
12January2008
December and January in the Hospital - But, I’ll Be Back Soon
Posted by Darrell under: Rantings Of An Outdoorsman.
I have come to learn that one of my least favorite places in the entire world is the hospital. As some of you have noticed, I haven’t been posting on a regular basis lately. I’ve been completely out of the loop. I haven’t been following my fellow outdoor bloggers sites. I haven’t been keeping up […]
20December2007
Teaching Kids To Hunt
Posted by Darrell under: Rantings Of An Outdoorsman.
Matt, over at Bright Idea Outdoors Weblog, is getting ready to participate in a seminar about getting kids interested in hunting. I don’t know all the details, but apparently Kevin at Huntinglife.com put the seminar together and Matt is expecting to talk to 100+ adults over the weekend (which is happening sometime in January).
Matt has […]
21November2007
When You Are In Their Woods, Play By Their Rules
Posted by Darrell under: Rantings Of An Outdoorsman.
A while back I spent some time in New York City. My wife demanded that I take her to “a really good italian restaurant” one evening. So, I had a taxi take us to little Italy and told him to drop us at a restaurant that the locals frequent. I was looking for the type […]
5November2007
When is a Deer Head Worthy of a Mount?
Posted by Darrell under: Rantings Of An Outdoorsman.
On Wednesday of last week, Kristine at the Hunt Smart Think Safety blog wrote a post about the best trophies being “Inside the Heart“. After reading her post I felt compelled to go ahead and finish this post, which I’ve had started for some time.
So, you finally took a deer and you are wondering whether […]
31October2007
What Is North American Hunting Club (NAHC)?
Posted by Darrell under: Rantings Of An Outdoorsman.
I received this letter in my mail. It was stuffed full of what might be referred to as useless junk, such as address labels, a plastic card wallet, and a North American Hunting Club Offical Member decal. According to the letter I had been nominated to become a member of NAHC. Lucky me!
The letter began […]
26October2007
How To Teach Your Kid To Shoot A Deer Rifle
Posted by Darrell under: Rantings Of An Outdoorsman.
My son took his first deer last year. He dropped her at 110 yards with one shot from my 30.06. I know some adults that probably couldn’t have made that shot. Why was he successful?
I’ll warn you. You may not like what you are about to hear. My method for teaching my son to shoot […]
11September2007
Hunter’s Education Courses Are For Everybody
Posted by Darrell under: Rantings Of An Outdoorsman.
Last week Kristine wrote a post about her decision to postpone taking the hunter education course. Most of the comments she received were pretty favorable to that decision. Matt, then wrote his own article about taking the hunter education course. In his article he commented that taking a hunter education course is a big commitment. Again, […]
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