ByDave bates Contributing writer Let’s be honest from the get go. This is nothing more than a personal shopping list of items I’d choose to receive for Christmas if I were to go shopping for myself. That being said, if anyone can get a copy of this into my wife’s hands before Christmas ...
At 60 years of age, the anticipation of the first day of deer season still gets me. I have a number of friends and acquaintances that have given up or find reasons not to hunt anymore. The reasons are plentiful: “We don’t eat deer meat.” “Not enough people in the woods to move ...
By Dave Bates For the Observer-Reporter I’m not going to pretend. This fall has been the toughest on record for which to give thanks … at least at the start. I completely missed out on an 18-day bird hunt of a lifetime to Wisconsin this autumn. Having just retired, I had made ...
By Dave Bates For the Observer-Reporter Too rarely in my column do I get the pleasure of sharing such outstanding work by outstanding people. This week, I get to do precisely that. With deer season just ahead, the efforts of Hunters Sharing the Harvest could not be more timely. What is ...
By Dave Bates For the Observer-Reporter If you are not familiar with Poshmark then you are not alone. The reaction from a number of my friends has been the same … “You mean that girl’s used-clothing site where my daughters shop?” Well, let me introduce you to the best-kept secret ...
By Dave Bates For the Observer-Reporter It’s my anniversary … 34 years today. To our youngsters, that might seem like an eternity. To my older readers, a mere blink of the eye. It’s all relevant. To my bride of over a third of a century I say, “Thank you!” My wife, ...
