To the Edge of America for Big Flat Fish

We needed a big adventure, so we signed up for one at the Central Washington Sportsmen Show in February.  We got one, and more. Homey Kirk Johnson and I hooked up with Captain Don “Determined” Davenport for a run from Westport out to the edge of the Continental Shelf...

Heirlooms, Firearms, Kids and Tomorrow

Last weekend’s Friends of NRA banquet—supporting the NRA Foundation—was a big success, thank you.  Nationwide, in events like ours, the Foundation has raised a couple hundred million bucks over the last two decades for shooting programs and education.  Washington...

Stan and Goliath the Gobbler

No, I have not yet crossed paths with a wild turkey willing to give itself to my family’s sustenance.  Others, however, are having success, and sharing what they know.  To wit: the following note from Stan Wills of Crab Creek fame. “Fellow Hunters…  I have been...

Pieces of our Outdoor Heritage

You gotta love May.  You can scratch an outdoor itch with the wild turkeys that are still afield, a family hike most anywhere, or with fishing for anything from truck trout to smallmouth bass, walleye, salmon and halibut.  Engage in your fall hunting fantasies right...

Greetings!

Greetings and welcome to my “Inside the Outdoors” blog. I started writing a weekly outdoor column in 1988, in Colorado, and have been making weekly entries in Central Washington–this place I call Paradise–since 1995.  My interests run the gamut...