"From the beloved Field & Stream everyman, a collection of hilarious, insightful, and moving pieces about a life lived outdoors"--Publisher's website.

Taking the bait, 1988-1999. Partners ; Fallback flats ; Shopping is fun, but not for men ; Monster in a box ; The girls of summer ; A chip off the old root ; Can I tell you something? ; A bowhunting obsession ; The waiting ; It's a bass world after all ; A morning in the blind ; Alone with a pretty woman in a small room with a big mirror ; Birth, death, and doves ; Truce and consequences -- It's always November somewhere, 2000-2004. Worthy ; American scene: rod and reel repair ; Tree-stand day ; Finally Uncle Danny ; Suddenly, she was gone ; Killing time ; Bubble boy ; A sportsman's life: drum roll ; Spring canoe tricks ; The kid in the photo ; None dare call it happiness ; Snoop ; Paradise lost ; Only so many ; As good as it gets ; Camp rules ; All alone in tarpon paradise ; Good cop, bald cop -- Not entirely untrue stories, 2005-2009. The 2005 Elmer awards ; On track ; Lost in the woods ; Stalking the highlands ; Daycare fishing ; Always on call ; The wild card ; Good grief ; A sinking feeling ; I've been caught ; Unsinkable ; Have gun, will travel? ; What I believe ; You can't touch this ; Current crazy ; Clay-bird brain ; How to be the man -- I wouldn't try that if I were me, 2010-2014. The last mountain man ; Handy man ; Salute to turkeys ; None for all ; Lizard lust ; School's out ; My late season ; Making the cut ; Casting a spell ; Caulk this way ; Rash words ; Unholy mackerel ; Son of a gun ; The old warrior.