By Sherman Shifflett Ed. Note: My late friend, Sherman Shifflett, was writing a book about his father, Harvey Shifflett, but was never able to finish it. Below are some excerpts he sent me several years ago. As you can tell, it would have been a great book. Dad kept an inordinate number of roosters. One day mom asked him why he kept so many roosters. He replied, "I don't … [Read more...]
The Turtle Survived
By Serena Grant/DWR Photos by Michael Hundley Michael Hundley, whose photo is featured on the cover of this year’s Virginia Wildlife Photography Showcase Issue, has been photographing wildlife for four years. What started as a “self-taught” hobby turned into a serious pursuit after Hundley’s photos were first accepted to Virginia Wildlife’s photo issue in 2020. He was … [Read more...]
Reverse Sear Steak
It’s summer and that means it’s grilling season with a juicy steak at the top of the backyard menu. Many sear their steaks on a red-hot grill and finish them in an oven. Floyd Hollier, Extraordinaire from Richmond, cooks his just the opposite. Here are Floyd’s instructions for his Reverse Sear Steak. Says Floyd: If your grill is not available, here is a different way to cook your … [Read more...]
Carrying The Ball
The picture above is of Jalen Brunson, an NBA player dribbling the basketball. Except he’s not dribbling, he is clearly carrying the ball, which is illegal, or used to be. When I played basketball as a 9th grader, if you didn’t have your hand absolutely on top of the ball when dribbling, you were called for a violation. Later, as a referee, if I saw a played with his hand on the side or under the … [Read more...]
Spring Peepers and other Amphibians
A spring peeper photo by Steve Roble By Stephen Living/DWR The sure signs of approaching spring are everywhere. Early wildflowers are blooming, tender green leaves are uncurling from the buds and tundra swans and Canada geese can be heard overhead as they wing their way north. Another sure sign of spring across Virginia is the emergence of amphibians! In some parts of … [Read more...]
Tips On Raising Chickens
(My good friend, the late Sherman Shifflett, wrote this for Cville Buzz a few years back. Sherman loved his chickens, almost like children. As more and more folks are raising chickens in their backyards, this might come in handy) By Sherman Shifflett Except when I was in college and in the Army (drafted during the ‘Nam era), I have raised chickens all my life. I no longer … [Read more...]
Targeting Winter Saugeyes
By Alex McCrickard/DWR My swimbait landed a couple inches off the rocky bank. A few fast cranks on the reel brought my presentation away from the danger zone of a snag and into the desirable deeper, swifter water. I stopped retrieving to let my 1/8-ounce jig head settle into the deeper drop-off. Moments later, I gave two twitches with the rod tip, and I slowly came tight. It wasn’t … [Read more...]
Coldwater Tips for Winter Smallmouth
By Bruce Ingram Angling for Virginia’s wintertime rivers smallmouth is a paradox. The cold weather period is perhaps both the best time to catch trophy bronze-backs and the most likely time for fishermen not to even receive one bite. Here are tips from three well-known state anglers on how to experience more of the former and less of the latter. Willis' Mike Smith offers this … [Read more...]
Celia’s Mock Toffee
Celia Branch, our one-time across-the-street neighbor, was one of the sweetest humans who ever lived. She was good-natured to a fault, always had a smile on her face and left this earth entirely too soon. And could she ever cook! Celia did elaborate cakes for weddings and would often share her kitchen concoctions with us. One of her special treats, and one of the best tasting things you can put … [Read more...]
No Mo’ Corn Silk
Loyal reader and ace Realtor in Rappahannock Country, Nancy Jackson (nancy@michaelmarketingand realestate.com), wrote last week that there is more than one was to skin a cat – and an ear of corn. I wrote that one expert said to pull the husk and silk off from the top, then use a toothbrush and scrub the ears up and down to remove the silk. Nancy does this: Cut the tail end of the corn off- wrap … [Read more...]
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