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Jim Mize

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Jim Mize has written humor and nostalgia for magazines including Gray's Sporting Journal, Fly Fisherman Magazine, Field & Stream, and a number of conservation magazines, picking up over fifty Excellence In Craft awards along the way. His most recent book, a collection of humor for fly fisherman entitled A Creek Trickles Through It, was awarded best outdoor book in 2014 by the Southeastern Outdoor Press Association. More on Jim and his writing activities can be found at acreektricklesthroughit.com

Recent Posts

If outdoorsmen planned rural weddings

If outdoorsmen planned rural weddings

Last Saturday, I sat in the back of a church watching a hunting buddy give away his daughter in holy matrimony. Tears welled in his eyes, while I...

How the countryside is changing

How the countryside is changing

When I moved here thirty years ago, the countryside was considerably different.  It’s amazing how quickly it has changed.

Old dogs and their tricks

Old dogs and their tricks

I’m not sure why God gave us dogs. Maybe it was to remind us of our mortality. Perhaps he sent them to set a good example of what a friend should be...

Designing the perfect hunting camp

Designing the perfect hunting camp

Hunting camps are like underwear: the most comfortable ones are old, worn, and not much to look at. The biggest difference is that you don’t share...