November 17, 2008
The Kanawha Canal is a fine place to fish
Just before the rains returned Friday, I flipped a thick piece of catfish bait into the dark water in front of me. “Liver w/ blood” the package said. “Nasty and stinky! Fish crave it!“ Right on both counts.
November 14, 2008
People remain pumped about the Pump House
Some parks are refuges for flora and fauna. Some are refuges for people. Others are refuges for history. Richmond’s Pump House Park is a mix of all three.
November 07, 2008
Hunting the west a different look
For many hunters who live in the eastern United States, the west exerts a mysterious kind of pull explained by a combination of foreign species and exotic landscape.
November 02, 2008
Hunting is more than just the kill
Exactly one month from today, I’ll be sitting on the forest floor - shotgun in hand - in Pocahontas State Park waiting for a big buck or doe to come my way.
October 24, 2008
Plan for hound hunting pleases few
The Board of Game and Inland Fisheries yesterday received the results of a 15-month study designed to identify and reduce conflicts between landowners and Virginia hunters who hunt with dogs.
October 19, 2008
Banding birds helps tell story
Bob Reilly cups an ovenbird in his hand, its head and neck gently resting between his index and middle finger. He shows the gathered Girl Scouts its white and dark streaked underside, tells them about its life - what it eats, where it nests, how it migrates.
October 17, 2008
Kiptopeke an ideal spot for birds of a feather
There are lots of reasons to visit Kiptopeke State Park on Virginia’s Eastern Shore. There’s ample camping and great fishing in a protected cove on the Chesapeake Bay. But seeing the birds, especially this time of year, is a must.
October 12, 2008
The work of an artist lures fish
Bill Grossman is an artist and a fisherman, one not more than the other. For years, he taught high school and painted on the side, but he felt “tortured” by the nagging sense that something more fulfilling awaited.
September 13, 2008
OUTDOORS: Three rules to stopping ‘incidents’
The victim was crossing a barbed wire fence and his coat became entangled. While attempting to free himself, the gun discharged, striking him in the lower right leg, resulting in amputation.
July 10, 2008
Minding his own business: Northern Neck kayak fishing
Don Davidson’s passion for fishing was born more than a decade ago when his parents bought a second home near the Rappahannock River on Virginia’s Northern Neck.
November 29, 2007
Jennings takes kayaking to a much higher level
Things turned bleakest for Trip Jennings and his crew of whitewater daredevils when the men with machetes and axes surrounded them.
