Wow! what a Roller Coaster of a week and a half here in the Duck Factory! Birds are on the move. Peak Pressure! A week and a half ago was peak pressure week here on the Northern Tier of North Dakota. North Dakota, Minnesota, and Wisconsin all held their “No School” Teacher’s Conventions on this weekend and it brings a…
Author: Travis E
Out of My Comfort Zone!: Part 3 of 4
Part 3 of 4 I had vowed that if need be I would stay until Sunday night so that I could sit in the stand for a third evening on Sunday and then make the trek home after that, putting me back in Devils Lake around 3 a.m., I did not want to have to go that route, but I…
Out of My Comfort Zone!: Part 2
Story and Hunt from September 2015: Last Friday, myself and three friends departed for someplace in Minnesota for an adventure. Little did I know it would turn into an exercise in mind over body and a true exploration of what makes me tick. The other three members of the hunting party left last Friday morning so they could get an…
The North Dakota Grand Slam
As in Baseball, The ND Grand Slam is A Most Exciting and Rare Event! Aside from a by the nose play at the plate to win a game or a Kirby Puckett, wall climbing, World Series saving, Home Run robbing catch there is probably not a more exciting play in baseball than the Grand Slam. As I sit here on…
Hardwater 101: Part 6.5 My “Other” Equipment That is Almost as Essential
‘American Express’ stuff: You Can Fish Without It but I Won’t Body Tools Cold Feet Are Never Good If your feet get cold, your day is soon over. If other parts of your body get cold you can move around to warm them up, you can blow on your hands, you can run a lap around the fish trap. If…