Work, work, work! Unfortunately this is a bad week at work for me, since it’s the first week of school.  We have plenty going on, and plenty of things to write about after last week, but the...

Eight years ago today was a Tuesday.  I had that day off from work, so I headed out to my parents house to get Jeff and hopefully get some treestands put up.  As I walked in the house, however, ...

I carried a different weapon into the woods last night – a camera.  After my wife turned off our alarm clock Sunday morning, I figured the least I could do – to repay my cousin for not ...

I am truly amazed, that even with quite a few archery deer under my belt, that I still get such a rush from shooting at a live animal.  You learn to control your emotions during the shot, but I am ...

The picture in this post brings a smile to my face.  Unfortunately, my freezer hasn’t looked like this in over a year.  But after my opening day success this year, as you can tell, it̵...

Last night I finally broke my streak:   I managed to actually see a deer while in stand.  Considering I hadn’t laid eyes on a deer since opening day, I was pretty happy to see the two doe...

No, this post is not about the Rut.  Hopefully it’s still a few weeks before that arrives, because my vacation time doesn’t kick in until then.  What I’m referring to is the di...

After my hunt last Friday, and my all day sit without seeing a deer, I was a little put off by the whole activity that we call hunting.  Sure, there’s more to hunting than seeing deer, but so...

On this day – Veterans Day 2009 – SimplyOutdoors would like to say thank you to all of our veterans, past and present.  Without your service and sacrifice we would not be able to enjoy ...