A Memorial to Byron Ferguson

He died of a heart attack in November 2025. This Second Edition of BECOME THE ARROW was published only one year ago. It is a fitting, updated memorial. [...]

New Memoir Book from Glenn Helgeland

Mequon, WI –Target Communications Outdoor Books publisher Glenn Helgeland announces that his newest book – his 22nd – is now available. Titled MY BROTHER JON subtitled “Outdoor Memories in [...]

A Couple Of Memorable Meals!

… Fish Bread and That’s Not Pasta  Not every culture has the same mealtime delicacies.  Enjoy your Thanksgiving feast.  Don’t let these Siberian delicacies affect your appetite. [...]

Black Bear Breeding & Reproduction

Male and female black bears are together only during breeding season. A female may mate with several males during her estrus. Cubs from the same litter may have different fathers. Fertilized eggs [...]

One-Up … and One Down

This is Memoir Chapter 5 from The Bear Hunting Obsession of a Driven Man, by Bill Wiesner. As a bear hunting guide, I took only bow hunters and never had a problem filling my schedule. However, [...]

Just the “bear” facts…

Basic Black Bear Body, Behavioral & Additional Facts In addition to their great strength… 1) Black bears can do a lot with their front paws and claws. They can open screw-top jars and [...]

Rusty, the Asparagus Hound

Rusty is a golden Cocker Spaniel. He is a typical Cocker. He has no conscience, a selective loss of training and memory and, until he went stone deaf from ear infections, highly selective [...]