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Case: Savor the summer; fall will be here soon enough

It's summer, and we made it through the Fourth of July, but now I am a little worried.

By Larry Case July 16, 2023

Photo by Larry Case / Apologies if you haven't even made it to the beach yet, but "Guns & Cornbread" columnist Larry Case knows the hunters out there are already thinking about what they need to do to get ready for the fall season.

Case: Rambling down the yellow brick road of my mind

If I do have any loyal readers out there, it may be that by now, you are used to the fact that sometimes I will go on a kind of mental walkabout.

By Larry Case July 2, 2023

National Park Service photo via AP / A mountain lion is shown in California's Santa Monica Mountains in September 2019. Although there are thousands of mountain lions in the U.S., most are found in the western half of the country. As "Guns & Cornbreads" columnist Larry Case learned during his time as a DNR officer, that didn't keep people from sighting what they were certain were mountain lions in West Virginia.

Case: Let’s talk about the bear in the room

More than once in this space, I have reminded you that everything is not always sunshine and rainbows in the outdoors world.

By Larry Case June 25, 2023

Case: Dads often blaze the trail for a love of the outdoors

I don't know how it happened, but I checked the calendar, and it appears we are in the month of June and it is time for Father's Day.

By Larry Case June 18, 2023

Case: Babes in the woods grow up to be great and grateful outdoorsmen

Being a new granddad tends to bring on a sense of all-knowing, all-seeing grandfatherly wisdom and knowledge.

By Larry Case June 11, 2023

Photo contributed by Larry Case / While there are some finer points to taking kids hunting and fishing, the first step is to help them appreciate the outdoors simply by being there from a young age, writes "Guns & Cornbread" columnist Larry Case.

Case: A letter to my grandson

Hey, buddy, you don't know me yet, but I hope you will someday.

By Larry Case June 4, 2023

Staff photo / A fisherman sets off from Blythe Ferry Boat Ramp in December 2021 in Birchwood. "Guns & Cornbread" columnist Larry Case is looking forward to enjoying outdoors activites such as boating, fishing and hunting with his grandson, even if it means waiting a few years.

Pickleball: It’s not just for adults. Young players now the fastest-growing age bracket in the beloved sport

The fastest-growing sport in America for the third year in a row, pickleball is continuing its reign as the biggest sports trend to come out of the COVID-19 pandemic.

By Emily Crisman June 1, 2023

Southeastern Climbers Coalition works to inspire and teach the next generation of climbers

Meagan Evans, the executive director of the Southeastern Climbers Coalition, said her grandpa used to take her to the woods in a wheelbarrow. Their house backed up to Moss Rock Preserve, a Hoover, Alabama, forest and boulder field abutting land owned by U.S. Steel.

By Andrew Schwartz June 1, 2023

Contributed photo / A trail crew on the move at Woodcock Cove.

Case: God bless the USSA and the sportsmen who make this charity work

I have always been proud of our nation's sportsmen, hunters and fishermen when it comes time to step up and do the right thing.

By Larry Case May 28, 2023

Staff photo / Boaters fish on Harrison Bay in September 2020. Activities such as fishing and hunting are among the outdoors opportunities the United Special Sportman Alliance provides to critically ill and disabled youth and disabled veterans.

Case: Bank on fishing for a relaxing day by the water

Once upon a time, I did a lot of bank fishing.

By Larry Case May 21, 2023

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