Something had to give and for myself, that's been my own personal time in the outdoors. Moving to a new area last summer meant that the ease of just popping out to a spot where I knew birds would be close by or passing through was not going to be the normback to square one.
Finding new spots to hunt isn't always easy and more often than not, it is going to chew up time.. That being the case, I had to be a bit smarter and kill two birds with one stone. The kids needed some time out of the house, my wife definitely would appreciate a bit of a break, the fly rod seemed to be calling my name and there you have it, a handful of very good excuses to go and keep an