SJ Fairbank

Turned out a pretty easy job just to back the trailer to my cradle and winch from one to the other. Needs some adjustment (raise bunks...

On top of the advice of Dave and Steve I'll add in spite of flotation in the bottom allowed by USCG, the last time I looked, personally...

Sign of the times. (n) Best to catch it early, instead of attracting Mr. Flashy Lights at zero dark thirty. And, good news is you're...

i love gated or cabled roads for this very reason. Road hunters just suck.

Thanks, Eric. Everything is going well. still working hard at rehab on the back, and keeping busy. This summer has seen me able to get...

Several people mentioned they enjoyed reading of other's grouse adventures. I think Dani, Carl, Don, maybe someone else? So I'm going to...

Purgatory

I like walking the roads too. People need to get off their fat ass and walk. Having always had Labs, in addition to some Pointers years...

OTOH, walking the roads past the bridges and culverts that are out and keep the heater hunters at bay can be very productive, especially...

There is some ruffed grouse hunting in the state too, but it's east of the cascades. There are a few around here but with evergreen...

Berta, my first hunting dog, was quite a revelation when it came to grouse hunting. For years I had hunted alone and thought I knew the...

Aren't you in WA? I have a young-ish buddy who's a fishery biologist in ID. I'm quite sure he told me there are some great Ruffed Grouse...

And speaking of dogless grouse hunting.....my first year of college in Northern Maine was one of discovery. New grouse covers, trout and...

If that's what you shoot well, that's what you should use. No sense carrying a gun you don't have confidence in. That gun would...

However, a fellow who loses his hunting companion is to be forgiven, while he courts and trains a new love in his life.