TAKING CARE WITH MIDSUMMER OUTDOOR ACTIVITY
So, here we are in the dead of summer. It’s a safe bet that “Backwoods Home” kinda folks are outdoor kinda folks, and whether it’s work or play, are gonna be out in the...
THERE’S SOMETHING TO THIS “PRACTICE” THING
I’m going into the last week of my six-week teaching sabbatical, and in between writing assignments and such I tried to live up to my New Year’s resolution to get some trigger time for...
THERE’S SUCH A THING AS A TOO-SMALL GUN
If you’ve read my column in Backwoods Home Magazine for any length of time, you’ve noticed how frequently I’ve made the point that it’s close to hopeless for a smaller person to try to...
THE VALUE OF PRACTICE
Just got back from six days in Tallahassee, five of them at the Pat Thomas law enforcement training center both studying and teaching at the High Liability Instructors Conference, and one day prior shooting...
CEREBRAL FLATULENCE STRIKES
I try like heck not to make mistakes, but every now and then I suffer a brain fart. This month, I’ve felt like the Cerebral Flatulence Poster Child.
For one thing, I learned I had...




