Local knowledge of an off-grid area for exploring is key. Whether you’re fishing, hiking or hunting, getting the local lay of the land (or river) is always critical. (BTW, most good exploring is done off the grid, so a good map and / or GPS device and other gear is required for safety.) One such…
For many years my wife and I had a beachfront condo on Lido Key Sarasota, Florida right on the Gulf of Mexico. Beautiful white sandy beaches, amazing sunsets and during the summer hundreds of sea turtle nests. The nests, like the sea turtles, are a protected species and it is against the law to touch…
Located some 75 miles west from Miami, but a world away, Big Cypress National Preserve is a diverse landscape, where one can see cypress and mangroves, alligators, and panther tracks all in one day! It’s west of the Everglades and very swampy. Fresh off my Bronco Off-roadeo training in the Texas Hill Country (see blog…
2021 was another strange year. Some adventures, a few misadventures and plenty of missed adventures, some due to COVID related travel restrictions and others to family medical emergencies. Here’s a recap: Travels & Adventures Not much this year, but better than 2020! Travel wise I did make it to visit my daughter in Chicago and…
Dog rescue in remote northern Montana
December 20, 2021 fishing report. In what is probably the last fishing trip of this year, yesterday’s Everglades backcountry trip for peacock bass ended 2021 on an incredibly high note! Fishing with guide Scott Rose of Miami Peacock Adventures we landed high double digits, low triple digits of our target species: Peacock bass, which are…
latest blog post: Fun in the Midnight Sun
How I plan on enjoying the Summer #Solstice in the #arctic
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Close Encounters with Florida’s Apex #Predators … #Sharks and #Gators #fishing #everglades #florida #floirdasportsfishing
Yup, you read that right …. hunting invasive pythons in the Everglades. A Navy buddy of mine hunts pythons way out in the Everglades both for sport and money. Prior to going on a hunt, I had to pass a field test. Catch and bag a python — in this case a 10-footer. We met…
Part of planning for adventures in off-grid locations is being prepared for all kinds of emergencies and contingencies, including handling off road vehicles in all types of terrain. Recently I bought my first 4×4 off road truck, a 2021 Ford Bronco Sport Badlands and I wanted to get in some professional off road training. Ford…
