wade robertson

I’ve waited a long time to retire, but the beginning wasn’t what I’d expected, my poor wife becoming seriously ill and then passing. Those first six m...

I was getting a bit testy, my patience running thin. It was already the second week in April and, checking my diary, I saw that February had more warm...

There was a snort and a flash of tails as the alarmed deer ran off through the snow-covered woods and scattered beech brush. Despite the snow camo bot...

The hunter had been sitting in the tree stand since daylight and hadn’t seen a deer. It was almost 1 p.m. now and cold, hunger and discouragement was ...

Grouse! One of the great upland game birds, grouse have enjoyed tormenting me all my life. I was just a little boy when my father and I were tromping ...

It’s the dreams that keep you going. Surely it isn’t the expense, scouting, target practice, getting back in shape or simply attempting to put up your...

The sun beamed brightly, a gentle breeze fanned the few sparse gold and red leaves still on the trees. The November temperature was already nearing 70...

The Rhode Island Hospital entrance finally came into view. I hit the ambulance entrance, rushed inside and yelled, “I need help!” A male nurse read my...

Any experienced angler’s had a bad day or two using last year’s old fishing line. You know, the line you knew was bad and were going to replace for th...

The chill air made me fumble for my coat exiting the vehicle. I slipped on my vest, grabbed the shotgun and waited a second as my eyes adjusted to the...

I'm a patient guy. Most people who hunt and fish have come to realize that you can’t control the weather. You may rant, rave, tear your hair and shake...

It slowly grows lighter; a few small birds peep and a far-off owl hoots across the valley. You immediately go on full listening alert, for you’d been ...

Wow! If you’re a writer it’s impossible not to be mindful of the fact you’re constantly treading a minefield when writing on any subject. You’ll never...

This winter has exhibited every type of weather imaginable and that can really frustrate you. We have snow and then we don’t. The streams are low and ...

The room around me seemed to be closing in rapidly. I felt squeezed, compressed and somewhat desperate; I had to get out of here. But, the couch was c...

The excitement and adrenalin-filled flurry of activity and frenzied planning the week before deer season are now two long weeks behind us. If your tag...

I’d taken the week off. The rut was on and if there is any time of the year to be in the woods, it’s during the rut. It was Monday, the first hunting ...

I have hunted and fished all my life. Fortunately, I have been blessed with success on many occasions and over the years acquired a wide variety of ta...