When I look back over my years of deer hunting, I see how much I have changed. I can remember the first time I arrowed a doe. It was also the first time I followed a blood trail, and the first time I ever field dressed a deer.

Have you ever wondered about wonder? I mean have you ever thought why you attribute beauty or awe to certain things? Have you ever been amazed how a large tree can grow from the tiniest crack in a massive rock?

I've always prided myself on trying anything once. Now that doesn't mean that I throw all caution to the wind and do things like swim with alligators, but generally I'm game for giving something a first shot.

I'm getting a little excited about the upcoming deer season. After last year, I feel like I need to redeem myself. My friends are going to take my hunter card if I don't get in the woods more.

I'm getting a little excited about the upcoming deer season. After last year, I feel like I need to redeem myself. My friends are going to take my hunter card if I don't get in the woods more.

This last year has been one of the busiest and most stressful I have had in a long time. It was one of those years where my hunting was minimal.

Hunting season is upon us again. In my home state of Tennessee, squirrel season opens at the end of August and dove season on the first day of September.

It seems, years ago, I simply reacted when hunting season came. The preparation phase lasted only about a month.

I just received a notifi cation on my phone from the Weather Channel. It said the heat index would reach around 105 degrees. And of course, my mind goes to the deeds at hand.

The summer can be slow for bass fishermen. The water is warm and the oxygen that fish need for peak activity is not found in warmer water.

I Just came back from a river-fishing trip with a friend. It was a beautiful morning to be on the water.

As a young adult, I worked for a mining company. My job allowed me to stay in the mountains all day.

I have often said God inspired two books. The book of nature and the Bible. Even though this two-book thought scares some of my Christian friends, it's really easy to defend.

In my area, June has been a very pleasant month for outdoor activities. There have been many days where the mornings have had a nip to them and where the midday seemed almost deplete of any humidity.

Perhaps the greatest reason for most of our failures is simple neglect. In the outdoor world it may be that we neglected to check to see if our scope was accurate before we went on our hunt.

One of the things I think about when I write is the diversity of people who read my article.

Whether you are on the water or in the woods, if fish or game is involved, so is scouting. Just because your boat is in the water, doesn't mean all you have to do is drop a line in order to catch fish.

It won't be too long until farmers will begin cutting hay. On a normal year, most fields will be cut twice.

You never know how the weather will be around here. It changes often. During turkey season we can go from morning temperatures in the 20's to the 50's.

I've noticed that those of us who love the outdoors are always in the moment and yet are preparing for an upcoming moment.

In the past few weeks I've traveled to Texas and Missouri to talk to the turkeys and to hang around friends. It seems, this year, I've mostly been more interested in the friend part than the turkey part

I don't remember being so aggravated as I was the other day. There I was sitting with a friend, sulking about a lost opportunity to pull the trigger on a tom turkey.

I noticed my actions during a turkey hunt a few mornings ago. I had not heard a bird gobble for a few days, so there I was waiting again for that familiar sound.

For those of us who spend time outdoors, we get to see a lot of creatures, and many of them would not exactly make it in a Field and Stream's most beautiful animals list.

It's hard to find a better month for hunting and fishing than April. With the fish biting and the turkeys gobbling, I find myself in a fevered pitch trying to fit it all in.