In my early days as a deer hunter, I learned the basic patterns of the whitetail rut (breeding season) by observation. I had little idea of why deer interact as they do during different times of …

You don’t need an old outdoor writer (me) to remind you of the current heat wave we are all enduring. But cooler weather is just around the corner, and falling leaves and frosty mornings once …

For much of my adult life, I have enjoyed learning about shooting and hunting with different sporting arms. Back when I was a young man just starting a family, money was tight and I continued …

I guess most of us outdoor types have equipment that we’ve become fond of throughout the years. For some, it might be an old outboard motor that was acquired years ago that just refuses to …

I remember watching the classic movie “Home from the Hill,” starring Robert Mitchum, when I was a kid. The movie, filmed a short distance from my home in Red River County, was one of the big …

Through my many years spent on the water and in the woods enjoying my passions of hunting and catching fish, one of the absolute truths I’ve learned is the fact that, “It isn’t over until …

Your outdoor scribe has been taking a cue from the fish and critters the past week. I am up well before daylight and enjoying the cooler hours of the morning and then seeking AC during the heat …

I remember well my first experience feeding deer in hopes of attracting them to my hunting blind, which, back in the sixties, was a couple of two-by-fours nailed to the fork in a tree branch of an …

I love the flavor of smoked meat and have, for most of my adult life, spent countless hours tending a wood-fired smoker. I’ve used everything from the old barrel-shaped water smokers to …

Are you a fish eater? If so, what is your favorite freshwater fish? I posed this question on social media a couple of years ago, and there was a smorgasbord of “favorites.” I have eaten just …

It’s summertime and fishing is easy. Maybe I should write the “catching” is easy for both blue and channel catfish. I just got off the water at Lake Tawakoni with guide Tony Pennebaker and …

If you are a deer hunter, it’s a good bet you can scrounge around in your freezer and find a few packages of overlooked venison steaks, roasts or ground meat. If vacuum sealed or double …