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Poor Riches – Pigeons, Taxes and Spring Fever
Ok so this post is a day late, but the weekend has been blessed with powder on the slopes and taxes, both of which had to be addressed as a priority. Cabin fever and tax season, when combined with the … Continue reading
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Tagged breeding, Colorado, durango mountain resort, pigeons, powder, purgatory, snow, spring fever
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Redemption
We all live and die, coming into those states of being at some random point along a ridge of happiness or a trough of turmoil. I welcome those down times; bring it on. We should all welcome the inevitable, it … Continue reading
Posted in Fishing, Hunting & Fishing
Tagged blood midges, Colorado, durango, Fly fishing, leeches, New Mexico, nymphing, rain, san juan river, snow
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Hermosa Creek Trail
One of the reasons I was so amped about getting a mountain bike was the fishing opportunities it would open up. Last summer, my girlfriend and I joined a friend on a big day of mountain biking. Even though it … Continue reading
The Ego Wall
In my duplex I have recently added what I like to call my “ego wall”. On it, I can re-live some of the best moments of my life. On the ego wall you can find my euro mounted elk skull … Continue reading
Posted in Fishing
Tagged animas river, brown trout, Colorado, durango, sculpin, streamer
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Quest for Wapiti – The Haul
Part 3 of 3 I had the elk quartered out and covered up by nightfall using the gutless field dressing method. I didn’t have the resources to hang the meat so I left the hide on the quarters and covered … Continue reading
Posted in Hunting, Hunting & Fishing
Tagged Colorado, diy, Elk, Friends, hunting, otc, San Juan Mountains
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Quest for Wapiti – The Harvest
Part 2 of 3 After setting up camp in record time, I decided to crawl down and across the top of the ravine where I had heard bugling on my way in. I positioned myself at the top of … Continue reading
Quest for Wapiti – The Hunt
Part 1 of 3 Purity, oneness, fulfillment, transcendent; all words that can only come moderately close to the experience of successfully harvesting an elk with a bow. When the accomplishment is achieved in solidarity and with a satisfying amount of … Continue reading
Morning Blues
When you work hard enough at something and it finally pays off, it seems like a gift. Then again, when you go out opening day and take your limit of grouse, it seems like a right, granted by effort. With … Continue reading
Weminuche Wonders
You would be hard pressed to find many fly fishermen who hadn’t at least heard of John Gierach. I remember when I was nineteen years old and just discovering fly fishing (it is one of those things where “discovered” -past … Continue reading
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Tagged Backpacking, Camping, Colorado, fishing, Weminuche, Wilderness
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Pheasant Stew
When you buy a bird dog, a lot of things cross your mind before and after arrival of the new family member, among the more pleasant thoughts: birds. It might be more practical to think about the immediate months before … Continue reading