Allen Crater
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"OH SHIT!" The words erupt without permission after two quick strips and a metallic flash engulfs my streamer. The rod pulses wildly as...
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Allen Crater
Jun 17, 20203 min
Taking The Bronze
I can feel the sweat trickling down my back. The thermometer is already pushing 90 and the humidity is on the rise. Even the beer is...
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Allen Crater
Jun 15, 20203 min
Gear Review: Luminox 3741 Survival Master Series Watch
Overview: I spend as much time as possible in the outdoors - hiking, camping, fishing, and hunting and I am notoriously hard on gear. For...
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Allen Crater
Jun 12, 20204 min
Gear Review: Filson Tin Cloth Packer Hat
Photo by Lance Nelson My buddy, Jon Osborn, knows a thing or two about needing to rely on his gear - personally and professionally -...
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Allen Crater
Jun 10, 20202 min
River Thoughts
“I choose to listen to the river for a while, thinking river thoughts, before joining the night and the stars.” If you've spent any time...
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Allen Crater
May 26, 20203 min
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, 20203 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...
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Allen Crater
May 6, 20204 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...
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Allen Crater
Mar 21, 20204 min
Embrace The Suck
It's military slang that means to consciously accept or appreciate something that is extremely unpleasant but unavoidable for forward...
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Allen Crater
Mar 16, 20208 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...
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Allen Crater
Feb 7, 202021 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...
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Allen Crater
Jan 20, 20202 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...
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Allen Crater
Jan 14, 20208 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...
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Allen Crater
Jan 7, 20203 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...
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Allen Crater
Jan 5, 202013 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.
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Allen Crater
Jan 5, 20207 min
Sawtooth
A backpacking and fly fishing trip into the rugged Sawtooth Wilderness.
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Allen Crater
Jan 5, 20202 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.
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Allen Crater
Jan 5, 20202 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.
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Allen Crater
Jan 5, 20202 min
Season's End
November brings the end of a season and a longing for a more simple time.
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Allen Crater
Jan 5, 20203 min
Solace In The Solitude
Three friends take a road trip through Colorado to chase solitude and wide open spaces while searching for trout.
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