Allen Crater
The River Gives
It's May in Michigan. The season has been wet with weather that can't quite make up its mind. A few days ago we had the furnace running,...
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Allen Crater
- May 20, 2020
- 3 min
Gear Review: Stio Long Sleeve Eddy Shirt
Overview: I hate spending money on clothes, so those items I do purchase need to play a lot of roles. The utility player. Every team...
Allen Crater
- May 14, 2020
- 14 min
Planning a Whitetail Hunt in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area
If you are anything like me you are itching to get back into the woods and rivers and mountains as soon as safely possible. Assuming all...
Allen Crater
- May 6, 2020
- 4 min
Lucky Hats
As I released the third Cuthroat in as many casts, I was once again reminded of the incredible power of lucky hats. It was a...
Allen Crater
- Mar 21, 2020
- 4 min
Embrace The Suck
It's military slang that means to consciously accept or appreciate something that is extremely unpleasant but unavoidable for forward...
Allen Crater
- Mar 16, 2020
- 8 min
A Letter To Mom
My friends, Pat and Amber Casey, are bad asses. It's as simple as that. Not only are they incredibly successful hunters and anglers in...
Allen Crater
- Feb 7, 2020
- 21 min
Succesful Strategies for Mature Public Land Bucks
While I love hunting I am, by most any measure, an average hunter and even that might be a little generous. Fortunately I have some...
Allen Crater
- Jan 20, 2020
- 2 min
Dog Years
Sunday mornings have always been our routine. Walks in the woods on Sunday mornings. And somehow she always knows what day of the week it...
Allen Crater
- Jan 14, 2020
- 8 min
Fishing Yellowstone - Three Generations, Six Rivers, Four Days.
It was supposed to be a hunting trip. My oldest son, Kyle, moved to Bozeman in 2018 to attend college and since that time my dad and I...
Allen Crater
- Jan 7, 2020
- 3 min
Gear Review: Outcast Drifter 13.0 Fishing Raft
Overview: I like to fish. A lot. While I have primarily been a "wade" fisherman besides those times I could bum floats from buddies, I...
Allen Crater
- Jan 5, 2020
- 13 min
Camping Gear Checklist
I often get asked about what gear I use for backpacking. Here is a fairly comprehensive overview to get you started.
Allen Crater
- Jan 5, 2020
- 7 min
Sawtooth
A backpacking and fly fishing trip into the rugged Sawtooth Wilderness.
Allen Crater
- Jan 5, 2020
- 2 min
Bonds of the Wild
This moment, like all moments, is fleeting. It lives again only in the stories of older men shared around a campfire in the wild.
Allen Crater
- Jan 5, 2020
- 2 min
The Lessons Of Silver Creek
Sometimes it’s good for men my age to have things that remain unattainable. Things that are still unspoiled and left to the imagination.
Allen Crater
- Jan 5, 2020
- 2 min
Season's End
November brings the end of a season and a longing for a more simple time.
Allen Crater
- Jan 5, 2020
- 3 min
Solace In The Solitude
Three friends take a road trip through Colorado to chase solitude and wide open spaces while searching for trout.
Allen Crater
- Jan 3, 2020
- 11 min
Fly Fishing - I Wish I Knew Then What I Know Now - Part 2
Part 2 of the series. We'll cover some of the basic gear including rods, reels and fly line.
Allen Crater
- Jan 3, 2020
- 9 min
Fly Fishing - I Wish I Knew Then What I Know Now - Part 1
Some fly fishing basics to accelerate your venture into the sport.
Allen Crater
- Jan 3, 2020
- 3 min
Michigan Escape
Friendship and Fall trout in Northern Michigan...
Allen Crater
- Jan 3, 2020
- 4 min
Gear Review: Petromax HK 500 (Chrome) Kerosene Lantern
Overview: When I saw it in the 2019 Orvis gift catalog, I knew it had to be mine. Being an outdoorsman drawn to products with history,...
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