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Camel Trophy revive is for soccer moms, not smokers
Gillespie Life, Outdoors
Camel Trophy revive is for soccer moms, not smokers
by Gayne C. Young 
July 23, 2025
Soccer moms rejoice. Your new vehicle is almost here. Land Rover is reimaging and rebranding its classic SUV. The new 2025 Land Rover Defender 110 Trophy is constructed of thin aluminum, features leather trim, and is heavy on the plastic. It looks like a soccer mom SUV. Let me start by stating that ...
Rolling and boiling for fish on Lake Michigan
Gillespie Life, Outdoors
Rolling and boiling for fish on Lake Michigan
July 16, 2025
It was pitch black, almost to the point of freezing, and the swells of Lake Michigan beneath me were rising and falling in rapid fivefoot- tall secessions. Rain slammed into me at a near sideways angle. I held tight to my seat at the center console of the wildly bobbing 28-foot boat and silently tha...
Fishing icy Lake Michigan amid head-high waves
Gillespie Life, Outdoors
Fishing icy Lake Michigan amid head-high waves
July 9, 2025
Istepped out of my hotel in Door County, Wisconsin at 3:30 a.m. to crisp 60-degree weather. Despite the temperature, I was hot to the point of sweating, thanks to my thermal underwear, shirt, over shirt and heavy coat. I had dressed as Big Bite Adventures owner Captain Spenser Samplawski had instruc...
Gillespie Life, Outdoors
Poker runs underway at area wineries
July 9, 2025
Longhorn Cellars, Texas Heritage Vineyard and Texas Wine Collective, will host a series of three weekly poker runs, which began on Monday, July 7, and...
Tales from the trails: Texas Game Warden Field Notes
Gillespie Life, Outdoors
Tales from the trails: Texas Game Warden Field Notes
July 2, 2025
Texas Game Warden Field Notes was published by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department on Feb. 10, 2025. Venom and vice A Milam County game warden rec...
Early anglers catch fish in Door County
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Early anglers catch fish in Door County
by Gayne C. Young 
June 25, 2025
Outdoors On Edge Located on a peninsula between Green Bay and Lake Michigan, Door County, Wisconsin offers a beautiful shoreline, parks and beaches ga...
Gillespie Life, Outdoors
Enchanted Rock continues weekly guided hikes
June 18, 2025
Each Saturday through Aug. 16, Enchanted Rock State Natural Area will host guided hikes along its Summit Trail. The hikes will run from 9:3011:30 a.m....
Gayne doesn’t plan well for long trips
Gillespie Life, Outdoors
Gayne doesn’t plan well for long trips
by Gayne C. Young 
June 18, 2025
Outdoors On Edge Anyone who has ever read my work knows that I don’t think like a normal person. I see things differently. I look past the surface of ...
Gayne can pass by Buc-ee’s
Gillespie Life, Outdoors
Gayne can pass by Buc-ee’s
OUTDOORS ON EDGE By Gayne C. Young 
June 11, 2025
Let me get straight to the point. I’m not a fan of Bucee’s. Yes, I know this will read like sacrilege to many of you and I’m fully prepared for a barr...
Young hosts party for new book
Gillespie Life, Outdoors
Young hosts party for new book
OUTDOORS ON EDGE By Gayne C. Young 
June 4, 2025
Wafting into the Tabak Haus last Wednesday, patrons and fans of the Standard- Radio Post’s outdoors writer, Gayne C. Young, packed the place to get a ...
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