Allegheny Tom

Another thing to keep in mind is that if you shoot and kill a grizzly in self defense in Alaska you are required to salvage the hide and...

My first encounter with a grizzly back in the spring of 92' had a profound effect on me. It was at less than 20' away. We were in the...

Yeah, uhmmm, those are not leftover strips...that's all that is left of my 28 year old tandem.

Falling trees are more fearsome than black bears, but their danger had never been in my mind until a handful of incidents with a short...

Don't know about bumps, but I overnighted on the Connecticut River Sunday, only to have a rock concert break out about a mile away...

Yikes! We were on the Delaware River a few years ago and another small group of paddlers had trouble finding a site so they asked us if...

The sound of a nearby tree or large branches falling. Yeah, we try to avoid campsites with sketchy looking trees but sometimes even...

Most trail cams work best with class10 SD cards. A tip I got from the guys at TrailCamPro as to always use the camera to delete/foremat...

+1 for Trailcampro.com. Good folks. I've gotten a couple Browning from them that I really like. I set them up in the woods behind my...

The timing of strokes shouldn't be overlooked. Whether it's just forward strokes or it's correction strokes, your stern strokes need to...

Back in my college days, in the BWCA, I found a Maytag cast aluminum washing machine lid. Back in those days, they were coveted for use...

Here are some pictures from one of my sons collections, all on Connecticut public land open to hunting (no moose or bear hunting)

There are cellular cameras which do send images to your phone or computer. When they 1st came out you needed to pay for an account thru...

Sometimes when you have an attractment like a deer block, it attracts crows,

I have a Reveal X trail camera that my sons suggested, it can be tied to your cell phone for instant notification. I have it out back in...