Northern Colorado has some of the best Canada goose hunting in the country if you can find access, afford a lease or be lucky enough to be invited to one. Low on decoys, I often wait for the last. So, when I get that call from a friend, usually someone I met through BHA, I try not to say no to their invitation.  This time the invite came from Colorado Chapter Co-Chair Donald Holmstrom. We headed to his lease and sat in the blind. As the geese lifted off the roost from a nearby lake, they ...

As COVID-19 wages war on civilization, a look into my chest freezer and the watering of my garden gives me hope and solace in a time of uncertainty. I do not consider myself a “prepper,” but I am certainly well prepared.  Over the last seven years, I have invested heavily in the process of procuring my own food. My hobbies of hunting, fly-fishing and gardening fill my freezer and the bellies of myself and loved ones. In times like these, my bounty eases my anxieties. This wasn’t always the ...