By Nick Simonson On the backside of the first hill which dropped off sharply into the drain leading to the large slough at the end of the waterfowl production area, my lab Ole lit up with the hint of something carried by the northwest winds.  As he advanced on the invisible trail through the short […]

By Nick Simonson As a hunter who started on his own at the age of 22, I was non-traditional to say the least, and my trip up the learning curve was about ten years behind those young people around me in my hunter’s education class that summer.  In the process though, I was mentored by […]

By Nick Simonson The sensations experienced and the understanding gained from a hunt or fishing trip are rewards all their own.  Whether the challenge of meeting the rising landscape or braving the heat, cold, wind, rain or snow ends with a punched tag, a missed shot, a landed fish or a lost lunker, there is […]

By Nick Simonson There’s only three episodes in the current season of Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood.  Typically, PBS releases five or six installments at a time, and most seasons have at least 10 shows in an entire run. However, right now there’s only three, which for those parents like me looking for some soft-glow, small-screen guidance […]