Received a joke via e-mail that, albeit, is sort of sick humor…but it put a smile on my face. Here goes:
Two Norwegian hunters from Minnesota got a pilot to fly them to Canada to hunt moose. The…
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This Made Me Laugh
Posted on June 29, 2008 by Jim Braaten
Time For Daddy To Do A Little Bragging
Posted on June 22, 2008 by Jim Braaten
Okay, please indulge me a bit here. This post has nothing to do with being a sportsman, rather, it has everything to do with becoming a new daddy. Please grant me the extreme privilege of introducing…
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Providing Equal Time To A Differing Viewpoint
Posted on June 19, 2008 by Jim Braaten
Okay, I’m going to break a blog tradition and do something I’ve not previously done before in my nearly four years of outdoors journaling. What am I doing? I’m going to follow-up on a somewhat controv…
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This Game Cooler Raises My Eyebrows
Posted on June 17, 2008 by Jim Braaten
As an outdoors writer I probably get on average of about 10 or 12 press releases every day. Most tout some new product that is just hitting the outdoors market. Others talk about some new conservation…
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Blame Corn Prices, Don’t Blame Farmers
Posted on June 13, 2008 by Jim Braaten
Back in my college days not too many people know this about me, but I took a course called Grain Marketing Economics at the University of Minnesota. It wasn’t because I had a dying urge to understand…
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So, What Are You Spending Your Economic Stimulus Check On?
Posted on June 10, 2008 by Jim Braaten
Got my check today…you know, the one we’re all supposed to use to help stimulate the slumping economy. Certainly I’m not one to disappoint. If the government is going to send me a check and expect me…
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When The Tail Stops Wagging…Tough Decisions Must Be Made
Posted on June 8, 2008 by Jim Braaten
“I hope your day improves.” Those were the words meant to comfort me as I left my veterinarian’s office yesterday morning. When I had arrived a half hour earlier my heart was filled with hope that my…
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Lead Fragments In Venison
Posted on June 5, 2008 by Jim Braaten
I spent all day yesterday at a conference convened in Minnesota, but attended by agencies from 7 different states, to discuss the current hot-topic of lead fragments being found in venison. States suc…
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Zero Tolerance Sometimes Means Zero Common Sense
Posted on June 2, 2008 by Jim Braaten
Did you hear about the fourth grader who got suspended for bringing an empty shell casing to school? Seriously, during a recent Memorial Day service one of the veterans gave the young boy two empty br…
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Sooner Or Later Every Sportsman Has A Skunk Story
Posted on June 1, 2008 by Jim Braaten
It’s one of my favorite times of the year. You know, those late spring/early summer nights when you can sleep with the windows wide open. Overnight temps in the 50’s and 60’s are just ideal for those…
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