This is my brother Brad.  He is one of six Ansel brothers that enjoys the outdoors, and likes to hunt. He’s pictured here with a bow tagged bruin taken around my brother Randy’s Marquette camp.  All of us have taken Michigan black bear, and some of our sons have also been successful.  Five of the [...]

Most of us hunter have our own little room, cubby-hole, or garage where we do our “THING!”  We need our own territory, space, or hide-out.  Whatever you call it, I bet you have at least one!  The above picture shows only one little corner of my brother Darryl’s sanctuary.  Trust me when I tell you [...]

“I like venison, not just for the taste, but also for the fact I don’t have to worry about it being unhealthy for me.  Actually, according to the USDA venison is one of the most nutritious meats available.  It has fewer calories than beef, pork, and chicken.  Not only that, but you get more iron, [...]

This is what Bill Rushford of Newberry Michigan saw on his trail cam November 23ed. at 6:17 p.m.  Bill had several trail camera’s set up around Luce county so he could get an idea of where he wanted to hunt.  At this particular spot Bill had not seen a picture of a buck, until this [...]

If this picture doesn’t stir you to the core of your being then you may be dead and don’t know it!  2nd. Lt. James Cathey’s casket lies in state after being flown home from Iraq.  His wife Katherine refused to leave the casket, and asked to sleep next to his body one last time.  The [...]

All of us probably have someone in our lives that has been our hero, mentor, friend.  I have been very blessed to have this man (Joe Giarmo) as such a person.  Joe will be 93 years old in March, and is still very much independent.  He lives alone, drives a car, and even carts his [...]

We received about 10 inches of snow here in Monroe yesterday, and it really looks beautiful.  This is a picture of my tree stand that is located next to my house.  Everyone needs a practice stand (my opinion) so they know how their bow is going to shoot under hunting conditions.  What I will do [...]

The top picture is of me and my brother Brad about 30 years ago.  That was his first buck and the rack is very similar to the one I took this past week, with my bow.  Brads buck was shot around Lewiston and mine down in the southern part of the state, so they couldn’t [...]

Christmas comes each year to draw people in from the cold.
Like tiny frightened sparrows, shivering in the winter cold, many live their lives on the barren branches of heartbreak, disappointment, and loneliness, lost in the thoughts of shame, self pity, guilt, or failure.  One blustery day follows another, and the only company they keep is [...]

This is my brother Randy and his grandson Seth. Randy is an extrovert who loves crowds and people. He’s been a county commissioner here in Monroe, doesn’t mind speaking in public, and is generally a very outgoing guy. But come November a sort of metamorphosis comes over him, as he heads to [...]