Allen Crater May 24 3 min The Preservation of Fire It snowed last night. Just a light dusting, but enough to turn things white again. We throw in another log and stoke the wood stove to...
Amber Casey May 5 6 min My Why In a world overrun by categories and labels, hunting is the great equalizer. The outdoors is one of the few places where age, gender,...
Allen Crater Mar 15 4 min Can't Be Done I distinctly remember flying around the old logging road corner watching the boat trailer roll up hard on one wheel. Way up. I was...
Allen Crater Jan 6 4 min A Moment I recently finished reading Harrison's memoir "Off To The Side". Out of the many brilliant writings in this book, one paragraph...
Allen Crater Dec 16, 2020 5 min Echoes of the Forest A light snow begins to fall in the forest. Coming to rest on the boughs and carpeting the now brown pine needles and shriveled ferns....
Allen Crater Dec 7, 2020 4 min Bananas In The Boat I'm a newbie to the world of upland hunting and, right out of the gate, I make a rookie mistake, asking Jon about his hunting dog on our...
Allen Crater Nov 13, 2020 10 min Footprints We cut our first elk tracks five miles in, post-holing our way through heavy snow often reaching past the knee. Kyle has taken the front,...
Allen Crater Aug 18, 2020 5 min Return To Wind River The overloaded pack creaks and groans in rhythm with the boots. One foot in front of the other. 12 miles behind us and just under two to...
Allen Crater Jun 30, 2020 4 min Parts Unknown "OH SHIT!" The words erupt without permission after two quick strips and a metallic flash engulfs my streamer. The rod pulses wildly as...
Allen Crater Jun 17, 2020 3 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...
Allen Crater Jun 10, 2020 2 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...
Allen Crater May 26, 2020 3 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,...
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 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 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 Dec 28, 2019 6 min Grandpa Didn't Fly Fish Jon Osborn (Ozzy to his friends), is an old soul with a love for the outdoors and a serious penchant for storytelling - especially as it...
