by Jim Huckabay | Sep 23, 2016 | Uncategorized
Homey Steve Kiesel and I rolled into Sheridan, Wyoming, bright and early on rainy Monday a week ago. Later that day, son-in-law Chris Kolakowski arrived from Denver and we set up our week of making antelope and deer meat for our families. 2016 was year 20 for me, 13...
by Jim Huckabay | Sep 16, 2016 | Uncategorized
The Homey who has missed every grouse he found over the last couple weeks and still admitted it was eagerly trying to change the subject. “You’ve probably been up by Red Top and into the Naneum already – have you noticed all the hawks swirling around those ridge tops?...
by Jim Huckabay | Sep 9, 2016 | Uncategorized
Last weekend was “Ilwaco Tuna Weekend” for ten Hucklings, Homeys and former Homeys. This was year four of Labor Day Weekend tuna fishing. In 2013, we filled the boat with 95 fish ranging from 14 to 25 pounds. In 2014, we worked hard and long to catch nearly 50 tuna –...
by Jim Huckabay | Sep 2, 2016 | Uncategorized
Forest grouse season opened yesterday across the State of Washington and here in Paradise. I was reminded of this by Kevin Clements – my Africa bird hunting partner-nut. His comment was something like, “Enjoy your family tuna fishing… I’m spending the weekend chasing...
by Jim Huckabay | Aug 26, 2016 | Uncategorized
A couple weeks back, I told you about the pretty straightforward – if detailed – process that Kevin Clements and I followed to take our rifles and shotguns with us for our July South Africa adventure with friends Richard and Ruth Lemmer and Safari Afrika. Last week,...
by Jim Huckabay | Aug 19, 2016 | Uncategorized
Greetings, I’m Kevin Clements. This week I want to use this web space to tell you about our July Africa trip. A little background, first, though. I had never been outside North America. That old cliché is true; travel does broaden the mind; in two weeks, I experienced...