Opinion

Put up that Christmas tree. I know you’re thinking about letting it go this year. After all, the kids are grown now and the house only holds a person or two. Why bother, you ask yourself. Digging through the attic/basement/closet for all those decorations. Rearranging the living room to accommodate that tired tree. Why go…

Within the past year, I wrote a column about “rogue prosecutors”—you know, those prosecutors in large municipalities who were hand-selected by George Soros to run for office because of their progressive policies.   By progressive policies, we are referring here to such concepts as no cash bail, no prosecutions for thefts under a $1,000 value,…

I noticed that I was shivering. I had seen deer off and on, all morning, and I was afraid any move I made would be detected by a nearby deer. So, I sat still and shivered. That particular morning was not unlike most of the cold mornings when I hunt. I travel light and pack…

I wrote a column last week about Billy Waugh, a soldier and CIA operative who spent 50 years defending us from folks who want to kill Americans.   Much of what he did over those 50 years was classified information so it is likely you never heard of him.   But the experiences he had…

I spent a total of about ten days in the Midwest, hunting deer. It’s always one of my favorite places to go. I always have great expectations, and those expectations are always bigger there than most other places I go. Over those ten days, I saw plenty of good bucks that would have made the…

Now that Daylight Saving Time has ended, the activity pattern of my life—and maybe yours—has changed. My schedule for frequent outdoor carousing is limited to an ever-shrinking handful of hours of solar lighting. I know. We have streetlights. Headlights. Stripes on road pavements. And I can drive in the dark; I feel pretty confident doing…

Thanksgiving Hotline Thanksgiving morning, 1973. The year I cooked my first turkey. I stuck my arm into the still half-frozen bird and pulled out a waxed paper bag of something. Time to call Mom. It was 5:30 a.m.

Tired from the pursuit of your ambition? Many of my friends have been using every spare moment for the last several weeks, trying to fill their buck tag. Some are holding out for a certain deer, while others are not as picky. But no matter which type of hunter they are, there is one thing…

By BILL HOAGLAND This past Monday, America honored its veterans on Veterans Day, including a local group in my neck of the woods who are memorializing the efforts of Army Rangers for scaling the cliffs at Normandy in 1944.