Nobody likes to tell another hunter they are getting old and need to start acting like a sensible senior citizen. This kind of message is too personal for the ammo aisle and just a shade out of line among friends and family at the Thanksgiving table. It is also the last thing our outdoorsy grandmas and grandpas want to hear. They want recognition for their … Continue reading Slips, Trips and Falls Should Never End With A Bang
Time flies when you’re hot on a deer that steps into your field of view in the last hour of legal shooting. So does situational awareness. Darkening skies, deep shadows and falling temperatures are ignored, if noticed at all. At least, until you have the deer on the ground and you’re looking for the headlamp or the flashlight mode on your camera! Waiting too Long … Continue reading Call It a Day at Sunset
All but a few of the hunters visiting our ranch ignore hypothermia in their hunt planning. Although they may mutter something about the virtues of long underwear and layered clothing, all they really know is that Nebraska’s far from the rugged Rockies or Yukon and that a warm hearth and cup of coffee are never more than a few hundred yards away. The only problem with this stereotypical conviction, is that surviving hypothermia is not a matter of distance, but of time. And this is true no matter where you hunt! Continue reading “Avoiding Hypothermia is a Matter of Time”
Use caution when you hunt the pine ridge. You’re in mountain lion country! This means that while you are stalking that deer, there’s something else in the woods that may be stalking you. Continue reading “You’re in Mountain Lion Country”
When the subject is wind chill, the U.S. National Weather Service (NWS) can’t be beat in its simple and starkly direct warning: “…the combination of wind and low temperature in winter can be deadly!” It’s hard to miss the point. Yet, out-of-state guest hunters come to the pine ridge annually with the idea that our mild November temperatures and low precipitation are no big deal. … Continue reading Wind And Low Temps Can Be Deadly
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