Outdoor Rubbish
It seems, at least for me, that society in general is draining both mentally, emotionally, etc. Just about daily, anytime I turn on the news, read a conversation on social media or simply go out in public, I find myself wanting to just run away to the woods and get some peace. The reason I … Continue reading Resurrection
The sound of the truck tires hitting the gravel and leaving the pavement mark my arrival at the aspen cut, and I slow the Chevy down to survey the cover. Golden yellow aspen mixed with edges of dark green conifers, with a brown tannin-stained creek cutting through the middle of a swamp, provide the edges … Continue reading A Dogless Autumn
While packing for a recent Florida fishing trip, I tossed my Kindle into my duffle bag along with more clothes than I had any right to be taking for seven days. I took the e-reader in case the weather kept us holed up in the beach house for any length of time, or for those … Continue reading BOOK REVIEW: “The Habits of Trout and Other Unsolved Mysteries” by Tim Schulz
As I type, I’m only five days away from loading an overabundance amount of fishing and kayak gear into my truck and driving south for a week of chasing rebellious redfish off the panhandle of Florida. The timing is perfect too as Old Man Winter seems to be walking through at a snail’s pace this … Continue reading The Salt Is Calling
“Do you know where Grandpa’s fly rod is?” I asked my grandmother. Grandpa had passed away four months ago, and I was hoping to look at his fly-fishing rod and reel. Being the only fly angler in my family, I was probably being a bit presumptuous, but I assumed the rod would go home with … Continue reading Shakespeare & Duct Tape
By Kenneth C Olson (posthumously) -The following memoir was written by my late father, who we lost to cancer in March of 2021. He wrote it in the winter of 1997 for a small newsletter I was editor of at the time, and I recently came across old issues of said newsletter. My father and … Continue reading Robin Hood Heroes
It was the mid 1990’s and the sign pointing the way to the archery shoot was too much for me to bare. Temptation and curiosity had made its way into my psyche, and I couldn’t resist. Having just purchased a new longbow, I was anxious to shoot it and trying a 3-D shoot seemed like … Continue reading Friends & Foam…Why You Should Consider Attending 3-D Shoots
Again, here is another fictional bowhunting tale that I wrote many years ago. I wrote it when I was still in my twenties. Needless to say growing old means something totally different to me now in my early fifties, than it did back then. However, I think the younger me had a good grasp on … Continue reading The Bitter Cold
Author's Note...The following story was written what seems like many, many years ago. It is still one of my favorite pieces, if I do say so myself, and holds a special place in my heart. Not only is it about a subject near and dear to my heart, but it was also the story that … Continue reading Jacob
This fictional story was originally posted on one of my previous blogs, in September of 2012. I enjoyed writing it and therefore wanted to share it here. I hope you enjoy it as well. The elderly lady stepped up to the coffin and lovingly looked at the shell that was once her husband. She knew that … Continue reading That Damn Hat
A Cranky Woodsman 