David's Adventures

Depending upon where one lives, Mother Nature gives us several seasons.  In some areas the traditional summer, fall, winter, spring combina...

Recently a friend posted on Facebook the following quote:  “I’m so old that I’ve actually dialed a rotary phone before, while listening to ...

When I arrived home from the 49 th Annual Wild Game Feed last night, I sat in my car in the driveway for about 20 minutes attempting to co...

Two weeks to go to the Annual Wild Game Feed at Irvine Lake.  I’ve spent almost an entire year preparing for this by pouring over my checkl...

Have you ever had a bad job?  I mean the type where absolutely nothing goes right?  I know I've had plenty of bad jobs due to incompete...

I have been informed many times in my life I’m as stubborn as a mule.  Thank you.  I take that as a complement. I like mules.  They are...

The countdown begins to September 15, 2017.  Only 10 more weeks to the 2017 Annual Wild Game Feed at Irvine Lake.  Did you order your ticke...

New Post on July 8, 2019.  51st Annual Wild Game Feed. New Post on May 30, 2018.  50th Annual Wild Game Feed. Go Check Your Mailbox!  ...

They’re not here yet.  Actually, I just received word that they are expected to be mailed out in about 2 weeks, so get ready.  When the ord...

My family has dwindled down to just a few individuals, but it was once quite large, and we would have a yearly reunion where several hundre...

This morning I was checking over my cigar collection and realized it is out of control.  (Or maybe I’m out of control.)  I made a spreadshe...

This has been an interesting year.  In a couple of previous posts I’ve talked about moving away from my home of 20 years, as well as Biggie...

I like to barbeque, grill, smoke, and everything else associated with outdoor cooking.  Rarely have I ever been without some form of outdoo...

Many of the experiences of my life have been just a few moments long, and as such are difficult to put into writing.  And just as many are ...

The 49 th Annual Wild Game Feed at Irvine Lake is scheduled for Friday, September 15, 2017, and nothing I can do will make it appear any s...

The great poet Robert Frost published in 1916 a collection of poems titled Mountain Interval .  The first poem in the compilation is “The R...

Oreamnos americanus , Rocky Mountain Goat.  Elusive, smart, hard to hunt.  Really hard to hunt. I was visiting a friend in Fort Worth w...

My grandmother would on occasion make her version of Coney Islands.  In reality they had more of a Tex-Mex heritage rather than a Michigan ...

The dove can humble the best of bird hunters, and since I am not the best, one can only imagine my humiliation.  But I’ve already told that...

When I first entered college, money was very tight.  College was expensive, and my wallet was cheap.  I lived in the dorm on campus, but th...

To the members of the Annual Wild Game Feed—Thank You!  You outdid yourself again this year and provided us with the biggest and best Wild ...