The "mix and match" bullpen game that Orioles manager Brandon Hyde referenced late last night begins with right-hander Chris Ellis. The team announced that Ellis will start tonight against the Angels ...

During the West Virginia spring gobbler season, I occasionally stumble across several strange-looking salamanders crawling ...

Just recently, during Thanksgiving week, my daughter came home for a few days to enjoy a much- needed break from work. She had several things in mind — to take back home with her Mimi’s homemade ...

Last summer, I acquired a used packraft. In case you were wondering (I was, too, before I bought one), a packraft is a general term for an inflatable, small raft that you can roll up and stick in your ...

The weather was not good, and the forecast was calling for a deep drop in temperatures, heavy winds and snow. We missed a white Christmas, but Old Man Winter wasn’t asleep — he was running a few days ...

As hunters, we are asked to play an essential role in wildlife conservation. Not only are we the hands-on tool in the wildlife conservation model, but we also don’t mind spending our hard-earned money ...

As I sat down to write this column, I had just returned from a long walk at the farm. A long walk at the farm is not usual for me. Without a hunting season in place, you could call my walks hiking, or ...

It all started with a letter I received in the mail stating that I had been awarded an elk tag for the first rifle season, which takes place in early October. Once I managed to stop grinning, which ...

I am officially old. Well, many of us wouldn’t consider our mid-50s old, but I was recently told I was. It all started with a simple question from some young hunters about a particular subject — in my ...

After two long weeks of travel, I placed my bags inside the door of my home and took a deep breath. I was finally home — tired, grouchy, and worn out from long lines that occur with summertime travel, ...

We had a fantastic buck season at our little hillside farm in Fayette County. Both our children traveled home to be with family and friends, and both had made prior plans to spend a day or so at the ...

Just recently, during Thanksgiving week, my daughter came home for a few days to enjoy a much-needed break from work. She had some things in mind — to take back home with her Mimi’s homemade cranberry ...