Outdoors

By: Glynn Harris This is the time of year when guys and gals of my ilk crawl out of warm beds early mornings to head for the woods. Granted, no hunting season is open now and we’re not out there to circumvent the law; we’re going out to “listen”, as you’ll overhear us talking about what we did on early …

by Glynn Harris How long ago was it? Thirty years, maybe longer? I was doing some work writing material for timber company giant, Willamette Industries, when our paths first crossed.  It was back then that a couple of ambitious young guys from the Ruston area, John Brown and Rex Moncrief, embarked on a television adventure. Neither knew much about what …

By: Glynn Harris When I was a kid growing up in the country, this was the time of year when our family kept our eyes on the skies listening and watching for the arrival of our annual visitors, that being purple martins.  We always had a bird box set up on a pole in the yard and without fail, there …

By: Glynn Harris As an outdoor writer, I have been blessed to get to interview some famous folks and others, not so famous who have impressed me the most. Twenty-plus years ago, I had the privilege of interviewing a bass angler who was born deaf and without the ability to speak.  I was tournament director for an annual event held …

By: Glynn Harris There is a remarkable act of naturestarting to take place any day now. Afew years ago, I was turkey huntingwhen I saw something that fascinatedme. As I sat overlooking a foodplot, a deer stepped out 40 yardsor so away followed by a secondand then a third deer. They lingeredjust long enough for me toget a good look …

During the course of a lifetime, there are some people who make a mark on your life that time can’t erase. One such person who touched my life in a special way was the late Dr. Nelda Hughes Spinks who passed away in 2023.  Dr. Spinks was a storied educator, teaching not only in high schools but at LA Tech …

It all started for us this past Thursday after listening to weather reports about the upcoming weather event. Our plan initially was to head to our daughter’s in Minden Friday morning before the storm hit; they have generators and there should be no problems there.  My small generator, that had sat without being run for several months was dead as …

(With the promise of cold icy weather upcoming this weekend, I dug through the archives and found an article I wrote 17 years ago about making the most of cold weather.)  With last weekend’s cold weather with snow flurries fluttering around, the logical spot for most of us was a warm spot by the fireplace with mitts wrapped around mugs …

As an outdoor writer, this is my favorite time of year. I get to write about all the big bucks taken by hunters around the state. People have started referring successful hunters to me, which helps a lot. Another way I find out about these buck slayers is on-line, especially checking sites like Louisiana Deer Hunters.  It was while I …

Several years ago, First Baptist Church in Haughton held a Big Buck contest and the winner overall was a pre-teen aged girl named Addi Small. She came home with a 6.5 Creedmore, a gun she has used consistently ever since.  Since she was in school where she is in 8th grade at Haughton Middle School, we visited with her dad, …