(Photo by Meghan Marchetti/DWR) The largemouth bass is unquestionably America’s favorite gamefish. Virginians, too, have a love affair with these freshwater fish which leap when hooked and can grow to impressive sizes. In a few years, if things go as planned, there may be even more large bass in Virginia waters. Here’s the deal. The Division of Wildlife Resources (previously … [Read more...]
Big Stripers Moving In Bay Waters
The water temps in the Bay are in the lower 50s and the big boys have moved in. Big stripers, that is. They like it cold – cold weather bunches up the bait. Reports of rocks pushing 50-inches are on the rise. It should only get better as we approach the season’s end on Dec. 31.The rivers are still giving up good numbers of medium size fish in the 24 to 28 inch range. Umbrella rigs in the lower … [Read more...]
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
They play Christmas music all day, every day on Z 95.1, and that’s the station I tune in. One song that plays often throughout the day is "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas.” The song was written in 1951 by Meredith Wilson and was recorded by many artists including Perry Como, The Fontane Sisters, Bing Crosby and more recently, Michael Bublé. The first stanza goes like … [Read more...]
One and Done
I don’t do many articles on team sports, though my first writing gig was as a sportswriter for the Brier Patch, the Greenbrier Military School newspaper. I covered the GMS/Fork Union Football game in 1960. So after a rather lengthy hiatus, here goes. I will go out on the limb here and predict that neither Duke nor Kentucky will ever win another NCAA Basketball Championship. Oh, they’ll win … [Read more...]
The Scout Team
One crow generally stands watch. He is the scout team. I have a group of 4 crows that regularly stops by at my back yard. That’s because I regularly toss out a handful of corn which the crows enjoy. I like having crows because I don’t like having hawks, and the crows do a good enough squawking job to keep hawks away. But while three crows are feeding, one stands guard, usually on a branch … [Read more...]
Tender Cube Steaks? Slow Cooker!
I’m a big fan of cube steak. It’s always a good buy at the store – no waste, healthy, low prices and great flavor. But it’s tough and super chewy. I have tried marinating, coating with tenderizer and further pounding with the same results – it’s still tough. But where there is a will, there’s a way. I saw a little four-pack at the store recently – under five bucks, and I was … [Read more...]
Be Aware and Beware of Bear Dens
So what if you happened upon a bear in a den? The Wildlife Division folks advise that you leave it alone. Oh really? Like I would climb down in a den with a 400 pound bear and try to wake it up? Hardly. But you never know if you’re out and about in the woods and might stumble upon a bear’s den. As cold weather approaches, animals, especially bears, feed heavily and put on extra fat to be … [Read more...]
Rotisserie Chicken Breasts
Boy, what a deal. On a recent trip to Sam’s Club, I was poking around in the meat and deli section and saw a package of chicken breasts salvaged from the leftover rotisserie chickens. They had put 4 breast halves in a package for just $3.98. Not only was this a super buy, it is a super time-saver for cooking. I had intended to buy some chicken breasts anyway and cook them, then chop them up for … [Read more...]
A Nice Louisa County Buck
The glory days are over. No more will there be the numbers of deer killed as there were about 10 years ago. That’s when the Game Department declared war of the doe population in order to keep the overall deer herd numbers under control. Also, about that time, coyotes moved into Virginia in force. They did a number on birthing deer as did bears. Both animals have acute senses of smell and can … [Read more...]
Holidays and Ornaments
By Nancy B I hope your Thanksgiving was a time of great food and giving thanks. This year has been a tough one no doubt and many of us did not have friends or family join us for Thanksgiving and may not for Christmas. However, we still have much for which to be grateful. Did we each wake up this morning? As 2020 nears the end, we have hope that 2021 will be a year of good health, friends, … [Read more...]
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