“If you are ordering ammo, I am out of 20 gauge,” texted my friend, John Schreiner of Chicago, in response to me posting photos of targets that I was not too happy about. The caption to my photo read, “Guess I better order more ammo.”
John was jabbing me a little.
Christine Thomas: Antelope quest continues – at home on the range Read More »
“Wild turkey does not taste all that great, anyway,” opined our friend, David Holmes.
My husband, Stan Thomas, sponsors a trap team at the Hancock Sportsmans Club in Hancock. The team, the Adams County Outlaws, consists of friends and neighbors from the days when we lived and farmed there. We were at the club celebrating the end of the summer trap league. Three of the team members are the three Holmes brothers, David, Louis, and Gary. David’s remark was the latest in a volley between he and brother Louis over David’s apparent propensity to shoot jakes.
Christine Thomas: What does David Holmes really know about homemade turkey soup anyway? Read More »
When I last left my dear readers, I had kayaked into a muskie hunt and witnessed the landing of a spectacular muskie by Brandon Leinon, of Osseo. It was a wonderful kickoff to one of the goals of my weekend at the Hayward-area home of dear friends, Tom and Kris Dew.
I was hoping to get a chance to take some photos while kayaking with my new Sony a6700 camera. Some of you followed my camera quest this spring and may also have followed my pedal kayak quest the year before.
Christine Thomas: A kayak and a camera makes for a loony combination Read More »
“It is 47.5 inches long. It is the biggest one I ever caught,” exclaimed the young man. “But I am going to tell everyone that it was 48 inches.” He laughed.
“I am going to tell everyone you are exaggerating,” I said, also laughing.
We were visiting our friends Tom and Kris Dew, whom you have met in many earlier columns. They have a lovely log home on a beautiful lake in the Hayward, Wis., area.
Christine Thomas: kayaking into the middle of a muskie hunt Read More »
I should have purchased a Powerball ticket on June 18. It was truly my lucky day.
That was the day that the Wyoming Game and Fish Department released the results of some of their drawings for big game tags. I had applied for an antelope tag, adding my husband, Stan, to my application, so we were in the drawing as a group of two.
Christine Thomas: Luck of the draw – Wyoming antelope hunt on deck Read More »
The story that led up to her remarks begins in the late 1970s. We were living on the Field Ranch in the town of Colburn, in Adams County. I owned a black quarter horse mare, not too originally named Velvet. Stan, my husband, referred to her as “the black mare.
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“I think you should find a subject that is not as fast as a chickadee,” my daughter, Shannon Honl, kibitzed.
Over the course of this spring, readers have followed our bird nest house projects. Several readers offered nest box advice.
Apparently, lots of Wisconsin Outdoor News readers enjoy attracting nesting birds to their cabins and backyards. Photography is a great way for wildlife enthusiasts to add an element to their outdoor activities.
Christine Thomas: Let’s take a deeper look at nature photography Read More »
“I think you should rent some cameras and lenses to see what you like,” advised my daughter, Shannon Honl. “Do some Internet research, read some reviews, and rent something you think you want to purchase.”
She was responding to my inquiry about what camera I should think about buying. I have been frustrated that I have not been able to get better wildlife shots with my cell phone. I like that I always have my phone handy, that it is light and uncomplicated, and that I can easily share photos from it. I do not like that I do not have the reach I need for birds and other critters.
Christine Thomas catches the ‘shutter’ bug with nature photography Read More »
Life is all about energy and reproduction. Organisms need to take in enough energy to grow, sustain their biological functions, and to successfully produce offspring. Activities that require higher levels of energy than can be replenished do not make biological sense. Too many choices like that will lead to the demise of the organism.
Christine Thomas: Life and death mallard drama in Plover, Wis. Read More »
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