My Son's First Deer Camp

I knew I’d done my job as a father right when my 3-year-old fearlessly stepped out the door into the inky black night, stomped to the designated tree, and attempted to piss the letter “E” into the snow. One of the more unsung challenges of parenting is the inherent lack of validation. There’s no report card for dads. No gold medals. No performance reviews at the end of the quarter. But here, at my son’s very first deer camp, I could see a tiny...

5 Games Every Deer Camp Should Have

Good games are the source of a lot of fun and laughs at camp. Pick any games you'd like, but keep in mind this is about unplugging from the electronics and everyday life and connecting with the ones that really matter. So "batteries not included" is not only preferred, it's a downright priority. Here's a look at five games that have been mainstays in a couple of camps that I've been blessed to be a part of for many years now. Euchre If you're not...

Wired to Hunt Weekly: Bear Encounter at Deer Camp

Earlier this week I headed up to one of my favorite places in the world, our northern Michigan deer camp. On this trip I added another special memory to a long list of deer camp stories, as I had my first Michigan bear encounter on a hunt. Wired to Hunt Weekly is a video journal documenting my DIY whitetail hunting exploits across the country.