The vampire season: dealing with bugs (0)
6/01/10 •
Now that we are firmly in the throes of warm weather, vampire season has begun. Every outdoor adventure between now and the first frost will include a host of uninvited flying and crawling critters searching for a delicious sip of human blood. As we sit at the keyboard while trying to refrain from scratching ourselves [...]
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BASS and ESPN part ways (0)
8/05/10 •
In a shock to virtually no one, sports network ESPN has agreed to sell the assets of BASS LLC to a group of investors including well-known television angler Jerry McKinnis. The sale will include all assets of the largest bass anglers group in the world. ESPN bought the group in 2001 and turned it into [...]
Northern Lights a Bust (0)
8/04/10 •
As reported yesterday, the Northern Lights were supposed to be visible below 55 latitude early this morning due to a major solar flare. Unfortunately, our trained staff of sky watchers was outside in the predawn hours this morning and saw nothing. At one point we did cut a large hole in the humidity but after [...]
Northern Lights Alert! (0)
8/03/10 •
Late tonight and early Wednesday, local sky watchers could see a display of the northern lights visible in Indiana. According to CNN.com, a huge solar flare is headed toward earth. These flares are the cause of the shimmering night lights seen over the poles. To see the northern lights, you must be in a dark [...]
Recommended reading for today (0)
8/03/10 •
One of our favorite pastimes when marooned indoors is reading travelogues. This is one area where the Internet excels because the Disinformation Superhighway makes it easy to share outdoor adventures in near-realtime. We stumbled across a new travelogue that it is a must-read for anyone who still harbors the Huck Finn fantasy of traveling long [...]
Killer Beavers On The Loose! (0)
8/02/10 •
If you’re going fishing in Georgia, be very careful around the snakes, alligators, spiders and…..BEAVERS. According to WSBTV.com, a fisherman on Lake Sidney Lanier is facing rabies shots after being attacked by a giagantic beaver on Sunday, August 1. The man, Russ McTindal, was fishing on the bank when, “the large beaver suddenly came at [...]
Open letter to deer hunters from NRC (0)
7/31/10 •
There has been much hullaballo about the proposed deer season rule changes that could come about in 2011. In what could be the most sweeping change in deer hunting regulations in many years, the main gun and muzzleloader seasons could be reduced from 16 to 9 days while adding an additional antlerless gun season in [...]
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