Laegreid Outdoors

Disclaimer: It is not my intent to have a politically charged blog, but this is too important to not discuss. I will try to be brief. Dear readers, With the recent election, the outdoor way of life that we love is in danger. If you hunt, fish, or use public lands in any way, it is time to step forward and take action. Corporations are looking at a president and congress that will kowtow to their desires, and that bodes ill for the sportsmen and women of America. It is not in the interest of big business to keep our coldwater fisheries clean; it is not in the interest of big business to keep public lands in public hands; it is not in the interest of big business to do anything positive for the natural world that provides us with so much. It is with this in mind that I ask you to be vigilant. Watch the bills that are being passed. Pay attention to legislation that will remove our rights. Join conservation organizations. Support small businesses; this is their fight too. Most import...

Thanksgiving has come and gone, and it is well past time that this blog got an update. My girlfriend and I took our vacation in Wyoming with my family, which afforded me an opportunity to pursue the wily North American elk. It is a tale best told with pictures, so here ya go: The night before the hunt was gin clear: The morning started off bright and brisk, and the scenery was absolutely fantastic. We stopped and glassed every once in a while: We mostly saw rocks, but what rocks they were! Elk had been there: And a bobcat: Wyoming has a tough climate that makes for some gnarly trees: Men and guns needed a rest: What everyone who doesn't know Wyoming thinks Wyoming looks like: Tiny plants peeking out from the snow: The hard work of a beaver: Ready for Sports Afield: My dad in the center, being watched by some mule deer on the hill to the left: An old, old can: At the end of th...