Countercurrent; keeping critters warm
by Carl Wolf I see the 2” of snow last week turned out to be about 12.” This morning it was minus 12 at our outpost and both Labs loved it! So, how do animals deal with the extreme cold and deep snow? I notice Prairie and Special stop and lick a paw every […]
Outdoors by Carl Wolf: Catching flies with big politics
Congress passed, (yes, it does occasionally), the Coinage Act in April 1792 and established the first national mint in Philadelphia, our first Capitol, (no, it was not Mar-a-logo). Which brings me to my point, fly fishing. My lifetime subscription magazine from the Federation of Fly Fishers came today and after looking at the pictures of […]
Wolf in “sheep’s” column
Dear Editor, I have read Carl Wolf’s column for the last time (Dec 21 issue). For me, the last straw was his statement “Appears semi-Americans (Republicans) upset because politics included in an outdoors column”. Surprisingly, he is still confused about what is being
The Outdoors Column
by Carl Wolf- Outdoors Correspondent Looking for a housekeeper? Look no further than your local forest. There you will find Tamias which is the Greek name for housekeeper or treasurer. Yep, chipmunks are found in the taxonomic group called Tamias because they are little collectors and storers of food for winter use just like grandma […]