Photoblog of the past 2012 Minnesota Fishing Opener
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Thanks For Your Concern
Posted on May 2, 2012 by Jim Braaten
Several weeks back I informed you in this blog how I had placed my mother into hospice (end-of-life) care and how I would likely be stepping away from regular blogging for a while during this process. Several of you have reached out to me asking how things are going, so I will just give a brief [...]
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PETA’s Threats And Harassment Deserves Greater Sportsman Criticism
Posted on March 28, 2012 by Jim Braaten
During my lifetime I’ve been witness to many despicable, deplorable acts perpetrated by one person onto another. We all know nature can be cruel and relentless, but I contend that some within our Homo sapiens population have seemingly failed to get the memo on evolution. Perhaps nothing better exemplifies my point than an experience I [...]
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VIDEO: This Is How I Spent Last Saturday
Posted on March 27, 2012 by Jim Braaten
3 Adults + 4 Children + A Saturday afternoon in the woodshop = 24 assorted wood duck and bluebird houses. Check it out: ©2012 Jim Braaten. All Rights Reserved. No Reproduction without Prior Permission.
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2011 SHOT Show Day One; A Few Quick Observations
Posted on January 19, 2011 by Jim Braaten
Day one of SHOT Show is now complete and quite honestly what struck me most was the sheer number of people in attendance this year. When the show is over I’ll be surprised if some new attendance record isn’t set with over 60,000 show attendees, 2,000+ media types and not to mention the staff working [...]
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Don’t You Just Hate It…
Posted on September 28, 2008 by Jim Braaten
When the only picture you get from your trail camera is something like this?
Actually, I’m pretty sure I know what deer is PARTIALLY pictured here, but still why can’t they just cooperate a bit…
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What’s Your Life BEYOND The Outdoors Include?
Posted on September 24, 2008 by Jim Braaten
For me, when I put down the shotgun and try to relax in “other ways” my next greatest recreational passion in life is hockey. In particular, MINNESOTA WILD hockey. As a season ticket holder I try to g…
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Sorry…I’ve Been Busy Being A Daddy!
Posted on August 14, 2008 by Jim Braaten
Greetings! Sorry for my continuing absence from this blog. It’s not that I’ve lost interest or have forgotten about things outdoorsy…nope, instead I am finding it very difficult on a daily basis to fi…
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Global Warming? Where Have You Been The Past 60+ Hours?
Posted on February 5, 2007 by Jim Braaten
Here in Minnesota it’s been over 60 hours since the thermometer has been on the plus side of the scale. That’s right, all of this past weekend and today it has been below zero with bitter cold wind-chills in some parts down to minus 40 below. Temps like this can literally start freezing bare skin [...]
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What They Won’t Do…For Your Vote
Posted on August 11, 2006 by Jim Braaten
Here in the Upper Midwest if you go to any local county fair you are apt to see politicians vying for the constituency vote. And sometimes they will do that in very humbling and often unusual ways. Take, for instance, the politician who will sit on a stool and milk a cow the old fashioned [...]
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