Enjoy The Great Outdoors
Series of articles written by Jeff that have been published in his local newspaper.
From Kankakee to Wilmington
Last week I told you that me and dad were in northern Illinois…camping at Kankakee River State Park; I thought the first day on the river would be the worst, truth is-the river conditions my first day out were indeed the best. The second morning found the Kankakee River running at 11,000cfs (cubic feet per […]
Kankakee River State Park – Float Tube Fishing
Sunday, June 8th found me and dad off on another ‘road trip’; this time we were headed to northern Illinois for some smallmouth float tube fishing and golf. My oldest son, Harrison, which many of you remember from a few years back, is now finished with college and working at Mistwood Country Club. Our plan […]
A Sugar Creek Adventure
The old adage of the best laid plans of mice and men; occasionally, seems like rarely these day…a plan comes together. Memorial Day of this year found me, Frank Terkhorn, my dad and Frank’s good friend from Mississippi, Bill Pacey, headed north to float and fish Sugar Creek. As plans go, there are things you […]
The American Serengeti
I usually try and keep things close to home…but today I am going to venture off course and take you for an adventure that I hope you might possibly turn into reality in the future. Well to our west in one of my favorite states, Montana, there is a project of epic proportions. This undertaking […]
A Bobcat, An Owl and The Doctor
Before you go thinking that today’s column is a “Three guys go into a bar joke!”…it isn’t. This is about 30 minutes on one Saturday morning in early May and it is days like these that keep my belly fired up for the outdoors. The doctor in the above title is JD Headdy; resident physician […]
Bird Down
There is certainly something to be said for perseverance and luck. Gary Player once famously noted, “The harder I work the luckier I get”! The truth is that this quote has been attributed to several folks throughout history from President Thomas Jefferson to Samuel Goldwyn Mayer…I’m always quick to use Gary Player because he was […]