This worldwide ailment has many of us climbing the walls. There’s a general feeling of restlessness. My children watch me...

Hunting season is upon us. Though this sport has lost favor in the last few years, I still await clothed...

The famous and successful Elda Zulick of Grist Mill Reality and I spent a recent afternoon chatting about the changing...

These mostly diurnal (daytime activity) raptors are easily seen while the trees are bare of leaves. I have consistently seen...

Turkeys admittedly have small brains, and many know-it-alls who have never hunted them consider them dumb. But when it comes...

Acorns are a symbol of abundance and security. It is said that carrying an acorn will bring you a long...

State wildlife expert Richard Thomas found that a woodchuck could (and does) chuck around 35 cubic feet of dirt in...

It is the year of the chipmunk. These pocket-sized creatures are having a banner year, invading my yard in great...

If I only fished to capture fish, my fishing trips would have ended long ago.

Although not recognized as a disorder, Facebook certainly is an addiction. It has filled many of my hours, while my...

I have read somewhere that a pond can contain examples of virtually every single major group of animals on the...

(Larry Lamsa - flickr) He launched out of the hedgerow into a small clearing, not 50 yards from my house....

I come from a rather musically vocal family. My grandmother, mother, aunt, uncle and sister all sang in church choirs.  Somewhere...

I have what might be called a surfeit of birdfeeders on my back deck. It started simply enough with just one,...

Christmas has always been a big deal in my house. My children know the rules: you can live or work...

I was raised in a hunting family, and I am grateful for the experience. When we lived in New York...

When I was 10, I read a book called “Bush Holiday” by Stephen Fennimore, a story of a young boy...

This the season of the yard sale, also known as garage, lawn, moving, patio, tag, basement, rummage and house sale....

Dandelions, dandelions, dandelions everywhere, but not a drop to drink! With that in mind, I decided to take a step...

This is the year of the dandelion, in case you hadn’t noticed. These tenacious bright yellow blossoms, which in almost...