Opinion

We planned a late season pheasant hunt, and knew that the pheasantswereeducatedandvery spooky. Ourcrewwoulduselateseason tactics on this hunt, entering the cover quietly, with walkers, wing men as well as blockers it didn’t take us long to have pheasants erupting from the cover.

Frequently, my patients will come to a visit and bring up a major concern: “Doc, I think I might have dementia; my memory seems to be slipping.” They might give examples of having difficulty finding words, forgetting people’s names, or just feeling like their thinking is slower.

Fishing, the practice of catching fish, dates back at least 40,000 years, originally fisherman caught fish in order to survive, Growing up in northeastern South Dakota, in Watertown, we were just one block away from the Big Sioux River and less than a mile from Lake Pelican, we didn’t have to go...

I’ve always had a dog, as a kid, a lab, just a plain old dog, that brought us kids a lot of enjoyment.

Writing about grief is like writing about life—huge! Where does one start? It is like describing love: basically impossible.

The art of hard water fishing has come a long way, since my brother AJ and got into the sport, back then, you had to be one tough hombre to as the equipment we used was prehistoric compared to what we have today. In and around Watertown, S.D.

Atmanyof mypresentations and seminars, I’m surprised by the number of people who don’t likethe“Wildtaste”of wildgame Aftermakingthatstatement, Iaskthem,“whatdoeswildtaste like,” many times, they’ll come back indicting the fishy taste in certain fish, or the wild game taste in venison.

My son is one of the many Americans with cleft lip and palate. The specifics of each affected individual’s situation vary, but one thing they have in common is that they will be having surgery. Lots of surgery.

A big snowstorm came across the state this week, canceling school and closing offices for many people. While remote working and learning has made snow days a thing of the past, being inside day and night makes it easy to get bored in the evenings.

On Thursday, the House voted with bipartisan support to pass the annual defense bill—the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). This bill has been passed on time for 62 consecutive years. This is a pillar of defense policy and funding, a critical way to protect national security.