by Brent Frazee | Jun 4, 2017 | Fishing, Kansas
Kyle Alsop, 23, might seems a little young to say he is benefiting from a lifetime of competing in bass tournaments. But then again… “I was 3 when I fished in my first tournament,” said Alsop, who lives in Overland Park. “I fished with my dad in the Rogers Little...
by Brent Frazee | May 31, 2017 | Fishing, Kansas
When Phil Taunton started the CPR (Catch, Photo and Release) program to promote getting kids involved in fishing, he wasn’t expecting its appeal to stretch much further than the Emporia, Kan. area where he lives. But look at it now. That program that Taunton launched...
by Brent Frazee | May 21, 2017 | Hunting, Kansas
Jim Dickson think he has come up with the perfect slogan for a bumper sticker for his hunting vehicle. “Hooked on turkeys, not on drugs.” “I am a turkey-hunting addict,” said Dickson, 74, who lives in Ruston, La. Dickson estimates he has hunted wild turkeys for 45...
by Brent Frazee | May 14, 2017 | Fishing, General
My mom wasn’t much of a fisherman. To be honest, she wasn’t a fisherman at all. Oh, she loved lake life. She loved being at our cottage in Wisconsin with her family. She loved touring the lake on our pontoon boat, the late-night card games and just sitting out on the...
by Brent Frazee | May 12, 2017 | Fishing, Kansas
I just found another reason to love the Kansas Flint Hills. Before I traveled to Council Grove for an Outdoor Writers of Kansas conference, I already had a long list: the endless prairies, the deer and turkeys, the breathtaking sunrises and sunsets, the friendly,...
