This summer has been no different than any other summer – it came and it went before we knew it.  Not that summer is actually over.  It’s just that the feeling has changed.  Darkness arrives earlier each night, woodland plants are looking weak and the poison ivy is turning red, and there is a tell-tale sharpness in the chill of evening.  Summer is slowly heading south. Read More of the Story…

The fellows here at Davis J. Hennes, the parent company of the Rod & Rifle Rag, are thinking the same as other hunters and anglers…SPRING! Another exciting year of outdoor adventures awaits with the thrill of harvesting game looming over us like a fairy tale dream that a three year old never stops talking about. Ooops…I guess I was thinking about my three old there, I think I better through in some Outdoor or Versus channel programming in front of her and not always some Tinker Bell movie.

The Spring Turkey Hunt and Stream Trout Fishing openers are both less than a month away! Whahoo! 2010 is upon us and the boyz here have been hard at work, because what else are we going to do besides work on our passion, towards a major goal for all hunters and anglers to cherish. We’ll keep at it and let you know when we think its about to be unveiled.

Prez. @ Davis J. Hennes, LLC

Wishing all fellow hunters and anglers a joyful, peaceful and safe holiday season. 2009 was another year full of hunting and fishing memories to cherish and record. 2010 looks to be a very exciting year here at Davis J. Hennes, the parent company of the Rod and Rifle Rag. Here is to making 2010 a successful year in your life and in harvesting game!

Davis J. Hennes, LLC

August has come and gone and thanks to some loyal posters we have some more stories to read and judge!

What has me most excited, however, is that nights are getting cooler, the days a little shorter and hunting season is just around the corner.  Not to mention that September is a great month for Walleye!  I feel like it has been a long summer and am itching for fall in the outdoors.  I’ve read how many hunters are setting up their deer stands, checking their field cameras and getting everything ready for another great season.

We want to encourage all to hunt and fish safely.  Remember that coming home is important, but not as important as coming home with some great stories!  Think about your experience in the field while you are out there this season.  Take an extra look around.  Breath deeply.  Be thankful for the world God has given us and the freedoms we have to enjoy it.  Be open to the inspiration that comes with isolation and communion with nature.  We encourage all of you to take a pencil and some paper and write down your thoughts.  Not only for yourself, but for your posterity.

Those of us who have parents and grandparents who enjoyed the outdoors knows what it’s like to sit around and swap the tails of the trail and hear about hunting in times gone by.  Now is a good time to start preserving your own memories!

Good & Safe Hunting
The Partners at Rod and Rifle Rag

CONGRATULATIONS to Carey A. Buckles for winning the inagural monthly story award!  He has won a Barrel Boot from Mud Armour.  We recognize that the post Deer Hounds in the Deep South was actually written in May, but as this was the first contest, we decided to include all the submission to this point in time.  And hey, the image of Carey in his tighty whities was both too compelling and disturbing to let it go unrewarded.

Thanks to everyone who contributed this month.

This marks the beginning of the July competition!  Start now.  Write often.  Win big(ish).