An article written by Michael Bergin on the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation’s website tells of a new exciting opportunity for the youth of our state. This new “super hunting license” is a...

Life is kinda like a corrugated, washboard ranch road, I believe. You give anything enough time and experience and you’ll find that warts and scars and grooves will get worn in it. The down times and ...

Oklahoma boaters are being urged to take precautions against an invasive species of zebra mussel spreading through waterways. First introduced to the Great Lakes in 1986 via ballast water from transoc...

First, I sat on the edge of the bed and texted Independence Day good wishes to my family. I believe my generation is responsible for passing along reminders of certain days as they come up, like Indep...

When Windy Wilson joined us for coffee down at the Mule Barn coffee shop, we smiled. Windy doesn’t show up for too many of the b.s. coordinations and we think it’s because he doesn’t like the competit...

With the stifling summer heat on, it not only affects us but a variety of biggame animals as well. A controversial new law passed in May with which Oklahoma plans to enhance “genetic durability” of wh...

Each of us, in our own way, smiles on the Fourth of July. We can’t help it. We are the most fortunate citizens of any nation in the world and we know it. A bunch of us in the valley will be down on th...

Who knew a filling could fall from a tooth while you were eating oatmeal? Well, they can and mine did. The event occasioned a visit to my dentist office. As with so many of my health professionals, my...

Again, the hottest ticket in Muskogee this summer is the Beast Feast, which is an occasion jointly sponsored by New Community Church and BOOM Outdoors. Sorry, ladies, but this happening in town is for...

Now I’m not sayin’ that comin’ down with that Lombardo in my back was a good thing … nossir. Hurtin’ like that can’t hardly ever be good, ‘course, but every white cloud has a silver linin’ as they do ...

After three long years of waiting, I was blessed to draw an Iowa deer hunting tag for this fall. At age 66, I have vowed to my wife that this will be my last trip north to hunt. As I age, the importan...

NPR was broadcasting The Commonwealth Club luncheon from San Francisco. I had just started the car to go pick up our lunch, so I missed who the speaker was but the topic was artificial intelligence in...

A building project (for those of us who are carpenterially challenged) can be a confusing nightmare of little whatchits we never learned the name of and have no idea how to use. Oh, if we need a 2X4 t...

Oklahoma’s agritourism industry is ripe with beauty. Farms and ranches across the state are opening their gates and allowing individuals and families to come and indulge in the “pick-yourself” experie...

Not all great ideas are good ideas. I read a column that the Cleveland Indians, now the Guardians, were having a 50th anniversary observance of their imfamous1974 10-cent beer night. I’m sure when the...

When the Rafter E branded recently, a bunch of us went out to help. There’s a definite pecking order here, and it’s a badge of pride to have worked your way up the branding ladder. As a kid, you flank...

After all the abundant rainfall we have had in the last few weeks, the warmer summer temperatures have started to take hold. This brings me to the topic of this outdoor column — keeping the mosquito p...

Drawn by memories, many of us made visits to cemeteries over the Memorial Day holiday. I watch as members of my family pause by the graves of relatives they never knew. I hear what they say to their c...

Billy’s been a busy guy ever since he became the official town dog here. Sally had been the town dog until she passed away on Doc’s porch, and then Billy’s owner died just two weeks after that, so it ...

Don’t drink and boat. That’s the main push from www.boatus.org this summer. More than 50 percent of boating accidents involve alcohol. Its website tells us that balance is critical on a boat. Simply f...