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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

How Opening Day of Hunting Season is like Christmas

How Opening Day of Hunting Season is like Christmas

The anticipation, the preparation, the sleepless night before the big day... a humorous look at the ways hunting season's opening day is just like...

8 Simple Tips for Better Fishing and Hunting Photos

8 Simple Tips for Better Fishing and Hunting Photos

The National Wild Turkey Federation's director of photography shares the secrets to better outdoor photos when hunting, fishing and nature-watching.

20 signs it's time to sell your boat

20 signs it's time to sell your boat

Humor writer Jim Mize offers 20 sure signs it's time to retire your boat.

The legend of fish stories: Can fishermen be honest?

The legend of fish stories: Can fishermen be honest?

Imagine if fishermen were honest, or if fishermen could stretch the truth the way other professions do. Our humor writer share his deep thoughts on...

Mountain biking: A culture of its own

Mountain biking: A culture of its own

Mountain bikers have their own language, equipment and tricks to get the best out of their sport - and to avoid the worst. Humor writer Jim Mize...

Plinking: Remembering when target shooting was simple

Plinking: Remembering when target shooting was simple

Outdoor writer Jim Mize remembers simpler times, when his whole family used to target shoot on an improvized gun range on their land.

Quiz: Did you get the wrong dog?

Quiz: Did you get the wrong dog?

Humor writer Jim Mize offers a quiz to help you determine if you picked up the wrong puppy after taking your new pet to the vet.

Aggressive geese are no match for Superman

Aggressive geese are no match for Superman

Country man and award-winning humor writer Jim Mize recalls the day his dad stopped a flock of aggressive geese from overtaking a farm.

Road tripping with a dog? It's not easy with this lab

Road tripping with a dog? It's not easy with this lab

In the country, you travel with your dog - whether driving down the street or across several states. But what if your dog doesn't travel well?

Blue Ridge Trout Fest: A small town festival's big impact

Blue Ridge Trout Fest: A small town festival's big impact

The first-ever Blue Ridge Trout Fest attracted more than just crowds when it debuted in 2016; it brought in funds to support a number of local...