Cabin Journal

Trip Planning
When planning a waterfowl hunting trip, there is no shortage of things to remember. From the big to the little, there is no doubt that something will be forgotten. But there are some things that are probably more overlooked than most. On any big waterfowl trip, you are going to be pulling a trailer, whether it be a boat or [...]
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Embrace Inefficiency
Efficiency seems to always be the goal. In today's culture, at work, the car wash, grocery shopping, everywhere we turn, efficiency has become our currency. In my lifetime, and I am only 28, I have seen grocery stores go from a conversation over bagging goods to a lonely machine with a scanner. Smiling faces at the [...]
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Your Gun and Patterning
I can assure you there are right ways and wrong ways to ensure you know your choke. Most approach this effort at 40 yards, point their gun at a target and pull the trigger. So let me stop you right there and remind you to use a bench rest to make sure you are indeed pointing and [...]
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Hunting Equipment: Tips and Care
If you’re a novice hunter, there are certain mistakes that you simply have to live through in order to avoid them in the future. For instance — waterfowl hunters spend a ridiculous amount of time wading through water. That is why it’s important to have good waders, in order to preserve your warmth (and in the long run, bladder [...]
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Physically Distant, Socially Present
For the outdoorsman, distance is no stranger. We long for the boat ride in hoping to have ventured further than the last explorer. The unknown aspects of the vast amount of space that we call the duck slough, or the deer woods, is what drives us to return. The long walk carrying decoys knowing that [...]
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