AZWanderings


Rambling Review: Work Sharp Guided Field Sharpener

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Rambling Review – Work Sharp Guided Field Sharpener Why: Every outdoorsman requires his tools to perform at their highest level. This means keeping knives, broadheads, fishhooks and everything else with an blade razor sharp. I will be the first to admit that I have always struggled with honing a sharp edge on my knives and […]

Arizona Quail Hunting: Photo Dump

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I have been able to get out sporadically the past couple of weeks for some Arizona quail hunting and have had mixed success. Between the wind and the extremely low temps, the birds have been in a bit of a funk and difficult to find. As always, the camera has been close by and these […]

Desert Fly Casters and Arizona Wanderings

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I want to say a big thank you to the folks over at the Desert Fly Casters club for coming out to the meeting last night, showing their support, and listening to me ramble on about my love of small streams. I had the opportunity to put on a presentation about tips and tricks for […]

Arizona Quail Hunting: A day in the field

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Antonio and I found a day last week to meet up and break out of our normal fly fishing mode to do a little quail hunting. We headed to one of his spots and found a whole mess of birds that seemed to not have been hunted this season. As has been the case for […]

KC Badger Brown Trout T-shirt (2nd round of printing)

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I am getting ready for another round of printing on the KC Badger Brown Trout T-shirt. The first pre-order went well, but so did my stock of extras. So if you are interested in picking one of these shirts up, place your order here and be sure to get one on this next batch of […]

Arizona Quail Hunting: An After-Christmas Special

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I did not find the first bird until after about an hour of hunting. The covey broke from the tall grass, scattering in all directions. Watching a particular cluster of birds careen towards another stretch of grass, I quickened my pace and within moments could here the faint clucking of quail in front of me. […]

Rambling Review – The Filson Pro Guide Strap Vest

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Rambling Review – The Filson Pro Guide Strap Vest Why: As with fly fishing or big game hunting, every outdoorsman is on a quest for the most comfortable and convenient way to carry their gear in and out of the field. The Arizona desert is home to Gambel’s quail who are my quarry for a good part of […]

Book Report: The Dry Fly – New Angles

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Now that I am done learning about “what is marketing automation” thanks to the indexsy seo company, I am about to finish up one of the best fly fishing related books that I’ve read to date, The Dry Fly: New Angles, by Gary LaFontaine. I first heard about Gary LaFontaine’s book from Quinn Grover, who […]