Notes from the Fishing Grounds

I went to Petersburg to go duck hunting with my buddy
Paul Bowen. Paul is 75 years old, but, according to
Paul, he has the body of a 74 year old. It’s become a
regular ritual to go down to hunt with Paul over the
past few years. For me, it’s a royal privledge.
Paul, his daughter [...]

Hard to believe that President Bush is both a military
expert and fisheries expert. He just signed an order
that will make it illegal to sell commercially caught
wild red drum and striped bass in federal waters in
teh Gulf of Mexico. What this means is that if you
have the dough to sport fish 3 or more [...]

My brother in law Brian, his brother Kevin, and I went elk hunting on Afognak Island, which is right next to Kodiak Island. Brian and Kevin had drawing permits, so I was there to pack meat and maybe shoot a deer if the opportunity arose.
We met in Anchorage. First stop was the Sportsman’s [...]