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My Old Friend
by Luke ClaytonCatfishradio.org
If this old oak could talk what stories it would have to tell. Just imagine what this old tree has witnessed since...
The Fly High Reindeer Ranch
by Brynna Williamson
You know Dasher, and Dancer, and Prancer, and Vixen; Comet, and Cupid, and Donner, and Blitzen… but do you recall Cookie, Tootsie,...
The Redbird’s Enemy
by Mark McDonaldWildlife Biologist and Professional Trapper
There are two species of redbirds in East Texas. Both are the same size and the males are...
Old School Technology for the Modern Outdoorsmen
by Kelly Reeves
It was the winter of 1983 when I crossed the Mason-Dixon line for the first time of my young life and soon...
“The Texan Santa” – Thehappytoymaker.com
by Brynna Williamson
Imagine the most wholesome, wonderful, ‘that-can’t-possibly-be-real’ thing you can think of.
What is it? A little girl picking flowers, maybe? Puppies? A peaceful...
New Year’s Resolutions – Words of wisdom from a wise old woodsman.
by Elihue Smith
I don’t know about you, but every time a New Year rolls around, I get a feeling kind of like walking out...
CINNAMON PIE: Christmas Cooking Edition
Y’all; I fought the battle, and I had lost. I made the fatal mistake of thinking I could do this simple pie recipe perfectly...
Snow Business
by Rusty W. Mitchum
My kids were home a couple of weeks ago when I thought they should have been in school.
“It’s a bad weather...
The Southern Catalpa Tree
by Kelly Reeves
If you grew up anywhere in the rural South, you’ve driven past an old farmhouse with a tall, spreading tree out front...
The Crappie Jar – An Old Fisherman’s Secret Weapon
by Kelly Reeves
I was about 14 years old, anchored above a large brush pile in about 16 feet of water on the upper end...
















