by Jim Huckabay | Jan 19, 2018 | Uncategorized
You may recall that Kevin Clements and I teamed up for that 2016 trip to South Africa to play with friends Richard and Ruth Lemmer, owners of Safari Afrika. In addition to a few other critters, we invested enough time and laughter in francolin, Guinea fowl, and...
by Jim Huckabay | Jan 12, 2018 | Uncategorized
Just before the end of the year, I visited a national treasure – just down the street, on Dolarway, right here in Ellensburg, Washington. Homey Bill Boyum works the rush season, and gave the management a heads up for me. He figured, given all the times he’d heard me...
by Jim Huckabay | Jan 5, 2018 | Uncategorized
2018. Wow. A new year shows up and my life shifts around for some new focus. While I eagerly anticipate the coming sportsmen shows – home of those several-days-long outdoor fantasies – I am just not quite ready to let go of the past. Consider that I...
by Jim Huckabay | Dec 29, 2017 | Uncategorized
A good man went home on August 11. I’ve been thinking since then about how I might send some good bird and dog and outdoor thoughts after him. This seems like a perfect time. I first crossed paths with George Macinko in the early 1970s, when I was a young prof in the...
by Jim Huckabay | Dec 22, 2017 | Uncategorized
Last minute outdoor Christmas gifts? Not really; you have days yet. With all the gift opportunities of Paradise, or wherever you are, that’s a lifetime, and cost is negotiable. Indeed, some of the most treasured gifts you can give will cost you almost nothing...