By Dave Bates For the Observer-Reporter Creek stomping (noun), to creek stomp (infinitive verb). The act of wandering about a stream, river, tributary, lake or body of freshwater for the purpose of exploration, discovery, knowledge and basic outdoor recreational fun. OK, it’s my own ...
I’m sitting in the restaurant, minding my own business, when I hear a voice lamenting the fact that, “My kids don’t hunt! They don’t shoot! They don’t even like guns, for goodness sake! What’s a guy supposed to do? Who will I leave my gun collection to?” Like a lightning ...
By Dave Bates For the Observer-Reporter From my earliest trips to the range, I can recall Uncle Jim wearing a pair of green Cross shooting headphones any time he pulled a trigger. They were the red and black plaid Woolrich hunting coat of shooting phones. More vividly, I can recollect ...
By Dave Bates For the Observer-Reporter “Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear,” as I truly date myself. Like most families in our rural area, we maintained a family garbage dump. We burned most of our paper waste and anything else that could be set on fire. I ...
By Dave Bates For the Observer-Reporter newsroom@observer-reporter.com Lots of news, information pieces, and other outdoor tidbits to share with you this week. * The Pigeon Creek Watershed Association will hold its annual Pigeon Creek Clean Up Day on Saturday, April 27. The gathering ...
By Dave Bates For the Observer-Reporter newsroom@observer-reporter.com Mt. Morris Sportsman’s Club hosted a hunter safety course a few weeks ago. We had about 25 kids taking the course and the morning had progressed as well as can be expected. Kids learn best by doing, and as a ...
