Jeff Ell
JEFF ELL: You’re Only Allowed One Truly Great Dog
There is an immutable law of the universe that not many people care to talk about. An incontrovertible principle that we all quietly accept, but rarely choose to acknowledge.Dog...
JEFF ELL: Snow In May
"Snow in May-Poor man's pay . . ."That’s what an old farmer told me. But...
JEFF ELL: The Four Seasons: Fishing, Girls, Cars, Fishing
“When I was a kid I was into fishing, then I got into cars, then...
JEFF ELL: The Makeup-Free Forest
Like "Maggie's face in the morning sun," the leafless world of early spring is when...
JEFF ELL: Relocated Wildlife
It’s illegal to relocate wildlife in Virginia. So if you have a nuisance raccoon or...
The Venison Snatchers
The firearm deer season opened up this past Saturday here in Virginia. Anyone who has been out hiking has probably heard the repeat of...
A Pound Of Flesh
Last year, someone asked me “if I had any extra venison?” It was an innocent question asked by a non-hunter who had never killed,...
The Price of Deer
Back in the good old days, folks used to congregate at the home of someone with a deer hanging in their yard. Getting a...
The Magic Trout Fountain
Every year the state of Virginia stocks more that 1.2 million catchable size trout into 180 streams and lakes.
According the Virginia Department of Game...
The Beauty of The Trout Hajj
We just got back from our family vacation in Wyoming. A nearly five thousand mile road trip to a place where the continent divides...
Caste Cast Cats Class
I believe all fishermen are created equal. That all anglers are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights. I believe fishermen should be...