Wind actually does serve a purpose beyond driving people slowly insane. Listen to today’s show, and I’ll tell you about a few of those benefits.
Category: The Great Outdoors
Believe it or not, wind has some benefits
By Ty Stockton posted Feb 3, 2012 at 4:00AM
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Forget Groundhog Day, we need Marmot Monday
By Ty Stockton posted Feb 2, 2012 at 4:00AM
Groundhog Day may be fine for the folks on the East Coast, but we need a different rodent to predict the weather out here in the Rocky Mountain West. Listen to today’s show for my idea.
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Range Rover HSE — an $82,000 hunting rig
By Ty Stockton posted Feb 1, 2012 at 4:00AM
Despite the fancy packaging, the Range Rover Sport HSE is a fantastic four-wheel-drive vehicle. With the hefty price tag, it’s probably not one of the first vehicles you’d think of for hunting and fishing, but it’s built on a platform with a great off-roading pedigree. Listen to today’s show if you want to dream a little.
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Getting firewood — another excuse to get outside
By Ty Stockton posted Jan 31, 2012 at 4:00AM
If you do it right, gathering your own firewood can be a great way to spend more time in the forest. But you have to start early. Listen to today’s show for tips on using firewood as an excuse to head for the hills.
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Don’t just sit there, grab your GPS!
By Ty Stockton posted Jan 30, 2012 at 4:00AM
Your GPS receiver can do you some good all year, not just during hunting season. Log on to geocaching.com and find a new excuse to get outside, even when there’s nothing to hunt and no open water to fish. Listen to today’s show for some tips on how to get started in geocaching.
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Can we have just one calm, windless day?
By Ty Stockton posted Jan 27, 2012 at 4:00AM
For a guy who has spent his entire life (with the exception of a couple of college years) in Wyoming, I’m pretty wimpy when it comes to wind. This time of year, when my house is sitting right in the path of the jet stream, I’m ready for that endless wind to take it down [...]
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It’s not just dull knives that’ll cut you
By Ty Stockton posted Jan 26, 2012 at 4:00AM
Your Boy Scout leaders might tell you it’s the dull knives that’ll cut you, but the sharp ones can do a pretty good bit of damage, too. Listen to today’s show to find out more about the dangers of knives — both the dull ones and the sharp ones.
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TV show helps bring the outdoors in
By Ty Stockton posted Jan 25, 2012 at 4:00AM
When you’re stuck inside during a windy, snowy, gnarly storm, tune in to the National Geographic Channel and find Wild on Tape. It’s an incredible show about all the most amazing animal footage you’ll ever see. Listen to today’s show for more reasons to curl up in your recliner and turn on the TV when it’s [...]
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Childhood friends help ease pain of early mistakes
By Ty Stockton posted Jan 24, 2012 at 4:00AM
We all make mistakes, and some of those mistakes happen in the outdoors. With any luck, we learn from them and don’t make them again. I had two friends growing up who helped me remember to avoid making the same mistake twice. Listen to today’s show to find out about one of those mistakes, and believe [...]
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Get your hunter education card now
By Ty Stockton posted Jan 23, 2012 at 4:00AM
This is a great time to get your hunter education course out of the way, if you or young hunters in your household need it. Listen to today’s show to find out how to find a hunter ed course in your area, then go to the Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s hunter ed course schedule and [...]
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