We have had a mild December so far, but winter will come. With it, families will search for outdoor activities. Roughly 10 years ago, my family and I took a road trip to Branson, Mo., during which we ...

I yawned and wondered how much of my life had been consumed watching commercials on television. Wasted was the first verb that came to mind but given thought consumed was the more accurate. Television...

It began the way most miracles do: by accident or the hand of God, take your pick. It might have been the weather, at least partly. For December, the day had been almost balmy and warm. You know, swea...

One of the rewards I get from writing the outdoor column are the youngsters I come across who take an interest in hunting, fishing or anything that involves spending time afield. When 13-year-old Aust...

In my mind there is no such thing as just barbeque. Each barbeque has a unique, distinctive flavor that characterizes it. Can I label it? No. But I know it when I taste it. Why think of barbeque here ...

Mabel Adams was sitting in the day room at the Rest of Your Life retirement home when the children came in. She smiled and so did all the others in the room except for two who didn’t know what was goi...

If quail hunting is your bag of oats, there’s no better time than the present to pick up your shotgun, grab a box or two of shells and, by all means, if you have a good bird dog, bring him or her alon...

Every now and then, thought Doc, that opportunity comes back to haunt me. Like it is right now on this crisp morning walk. It came early in his medical life, an invitation to join with a famous big ho...

It’s not just Black Friday anymore. Now, the selling holidays have been added in Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday as well. Shopping time for my wife and I begins this weekend. If you need some...

It seems that I have worn glasses most of my life. It was the summer before my 8th grade year and my parents had taken my brother and me to a minor league baseball game in Fort Smith. At some point, I...

Happy Thanksgiving, world! One of my favorite days, but I couldn’t tell you why … exactly. Oh, it’s time to get the clan together around the table and compliment Grandma on how yummy the world’s dumbe...

I just took a walk around my neighborhood. I could tell the seasons were changing. The tell-tail sign was not that the leaves on the maples were a brilliant red and not because of the yellows and oran...

Alphonse Wilson here, you know … yore pal Windy? And I’m here to set the record straight, once and forever more, on turkeys. Now for those folks out there who think a turkey is something hot and brown...

Lately, I have been thinking about the role of anticipation plays in life. I suppose my thoughts have been one dimensional because I was only considering the anticipation of joy I have no doubt pleasu...

There’s just something about falling in love in November, thought Steve. Something … timely. Something … special. Steve’s incredible shaving-brush-like moustache is gray now. It’s lasted a long time, ...

Old Jasper Blankenship went out to hunt deer the other day, the same way he’s done for decades now. He’s slower than he used to be, of course. Deer season has changed a lot for Jasper over the many ye...

Last weekend saw one of the most exciting times in a young outdoor person’s life — the youth gun hunt, which took place statewide. Three young men from the eastern part of our state participated and h...

Once upon a time everyone had preferred magazines. I still do. Arizona Hiways and Oklahoma Coach. I was thumbing through the October 2023 edition of the Oklahoma Coach and spotted the Oklahoma Footbal...

I think there must be autumnal reasons for Halloween being hued in orange and black. It’s a fun time, a magic evening if you’re a kid, and if you’re a grandpa-type guy, like me, who gets to hand out t...

The arrival of somewhat cooler temperatures this week has the deer population feeling frisky. I hope the temperatures continue in this vein all the way to muzzleloader season, which opens Oct. 28 and ...