Author Archives: FLGRooney

Representing FLG – Warrior Dash Oklahoma 2013

Several years ago I got interested in lifting weights and overall fitness partially due to my job as a police officer, being a “little guy” and good stress relief. As I’ve become increasingly obsessed with every type of hunting I can do, I’ve learned that the fitness side of me has helped tremendously. Carrying decoys…

Sandy Run

It was mid-April and the sandies (sand bass; aka white bass) were running. I had a day off from work right after a hard rain so I headed to a known spot, the mouth of a running creek dumping into the lake. Throwing a three inch white grub, it only took a little under two…

Oklahoma Turkey 2013

Turkey season 2013 in Oklahoma was tough. Thanks to the up and down weather and the fluctuating temps, it seemed like the birds just didn’t gobble as well. The number of birds seemed to be down as well, blame the last year’s drought or the hog invasion. Later in the season after a 5 hour…

Quick Cats

The family and I took an impromptu weekend away up at the lake after snatching up a coupon good for 1/2 off a couple nights at a state park cabin. I grabbed the boat and all the fishing gear I could get my hands on including my tub of catfish juggin’ gear. I wasn’t sure…

Grilled Apple Cranberry Stuffed Pork Chops

I love cooking on the grill and pork is one of my favorite meats to slap on the grill. A standard pork chop tends to dry out a little so the cure for that is to get a little thicker cut and find a rub that will create a crust rather quickly and seal in…

Christmas Eve duck hunt with my wife

With my parents in town visiting for Christmas, I decided to take the opportunity afforded to us with a free babysitter to take my wife, Erika, duck hunting. My options of blinds were limited due to the fact that she does not have all the proper gear so I chose a little slough that has…