Boy am I ready to get out again. I know this pandemic has been rough on everyone and the out of doors is just the cure. I have been looking at anything that talks about camping, or ideas for camping, online and what is necessary to go camping. Many of these topics have to do…
By Dennis Bresnahan I was camping for a few days with a friend last November at the Berryman Campground in the Mark Twain National Forest. Seven of the eight campsites were already full. The one empty one was right next to ours. A car pulled up and parked in the empty campsite and two people got…
As you will see, the slate call from Mouthy Maynard plays a critical role in the author’s first Calhoun County, Illinois turkey hunt. I am purposely putting this turkey hunting article in the RHT in the middle of the winter. I want you all to have time to have a chance to get a turkey…
For 27 years, thousands of people have gathered at Gateway Convention Center to attend the Let’s Go Fishing Show held annually in early January. This family-friendly expo for fishing enthusiasts has grown to be one of the best and largest events of its kind in the Midwest. Positioned as “The Show for Fishermen,” the Let’s…
Using a circle hook can increase both your productivity and healthy releases. If you fish much at all or read much about fishing, you are by now surely aware that circle hooks are here to stay! Five years ago my grandson, Ayden, was still quite young and like other kids, he is sometimes asleep at…
There’s a new fishing lure coming to town. The new snagless Rippertail fishing lure will be the first of its kind, and may be coming to a store near you. Brought to you by Rippertail Lures, the original snagless crappie jig will feature a plastic body jig to create a weedless appenditure. “Of course, there…
As archery deer season is well underway and the firearms seasons are rapidly approaching, the thoughts of fresh backstraps has me salivating. However, last month I was asked a pretty interesting question by good buddy Jimmy Sexton, the publisher and editor of one of the magazines for which I write on a regular basis……
No, not now, and no, not together. Although I have been in the shower with others at the same time in a gang shower, that is not my favorite. While traveling you can end up in places that you didn’t expect and you will have to use the facilities at hand — whether you want…
