A program called the Virginia Saltwater Tournament has been in place since 1958. The program awards anglers who catch fish of a certain size and promotes the saltwater fishery in Virginia. It also generates vital fishing data and records catches of species not otherwise available. However, in the Governor’s proposed budget for fiscal 2018, the program would be cancelled. But wait a minute! … [Read more...]
It’s Suet Time
There are not a lot of insects flitting about in cold weather. Yet, many birds are insect feeders, needing the extra protein that bugs can provide. Serious birders can help the cause with a little suet, especially important to birds in the winter. Genuine suet is the raw, hard fat of beef or mutton found around the kidneys or loins. The British actually use this suet to cook with (shudder) in … [Read more...]
Carolina Golf
We have some wonderful golf courses in Virginia, but in North Carolina, they teach kindergarten children how to putt before they learn to write. North Carolina is, in fact, loaded with golf courses. It’s hard to drive 20 miles in any direction without seeing acres of lush green grass dotted with white sand and accentuated with 18 red flags. I spent Christmas and the day after in Greensboro and … [Read more...]
Sweet Potato Pie
A week or so ago, I baked three beautiful sweet potatoes in the oven. I had rubbed them with a little olive oil and kosher salt and cooked them at 350 until they were soft and tender to the touch. They would have been delicious served with a slab of country butter – if I had just remembered to serve them. But I forgot, left them in on the counter behind a pot of collards and found them when we … [Read more...]
My Mister Rogers Sweater
Outdoorsmen are not known as natty dressers. You hardly ever see any of us in GQ magazine, or any other magazine for that matter – except maybe Field & Stream and Outdoor Life. When camouflage is your favorite color, you are not runway material for Fifth Avenue fashion shows. An outdoorsman is more of a practical dresser than a fashion buff. An old flannel shirt with most of the front … [Read more...]
Hoping For a Lionel Train
The Pent-ultimate Christmas present for every Boomer boy was a Lionel train. And so it was with me. I was seven and a Lionel train was at the top of my wish list to Santa Claus. I simply had to have one, even though they were fairly pricey and my dad earned only a modest salary as an FBI agent. By boyhood friend, Billy Richmond got a train for Christmas the year before. Billy was a year … [Read more...]
Hog Island Success
By Dept. of Game & Inland Fisheries Hog Island Wildlife Management Area is one of Virginia’s coastal wildlife treasures. Located in in Surry County, Hog Island WMA is well known to hunters, birders and fishermen because of its unique location on the James River, which attracts a variety of waterfowl and other wildlife. Hog Island is actually a peninsula jutting out into the James, which … [Read more...]
Ingleside’s Christmas Bowl
If you’re lucky, by Christmas Eve, all your Christmas shopping will be complete and your presents will be wrapped and tucked safely beneath the tree. Interestingly, the weather looks like it might be halfway decent on Christmas Eve so why not tee it up at a local tournament? Ingleside Golf Course in Staunton invites one and all to join the fun at their Annual Christmas Bowl Golf Fest. And who … [Read more...]
The Crow and the Woodpeckers
You can see some amazing and some puzzling things in your own backyard. Case in point. Yesterday I was peering out of my kitchen window, watching the birds at my main feeder, and scarcely 20 feet away I saw a pair of Pileated Woodpeckers. Among my favorite birds, we have had Pileated Woodpeckers nest in the hollow cavity of our 50 year old trees on at least two occasions, and because of our … [Read more...]
Crock Pot Chicken and Dumplings
By Nancy Prince Jackson Merry Christmas to you and your families! I would like to share this recipe from my sister-in-law. We tried it last night and it was oh-so-easy and DELISH! Crock Pot Chicken & Dumplings 3 lg. chicken breasts 1 can of cream of mushroom soup 2 cans of cream of chicken coup 1 box of chicken stock Dash of salt & pepper … [Read more...]
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