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Beore teaching him how to use a hammer, I was sure to clear the immediate area of any potentially appealing-looking targets.
Teach ‘em young
A part of most young boys’ upbringing out here is to acquaint them with various tools as they become capable, training them how to be responsible with those tools and, of course, what they can … more
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Have you heard the singing in the trees?
The night peepers
If you’ve lived here in the woods of the Upper Delaware River region for long, you’ve likely heard the night peepers. Every spring, they emerge as voices, rarely to be seen, in the … more
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Grasshoppin’ into green springtime
March is the month of St. Patrick’s Day, and while some of you may be expecting a recipe for corned beef and cabbage, I decided to share a recipe somewhat nearer and dearer to my heart. … more
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Nothing quite as motivating as watching the snow melt.
These first warm days
It’s officially T-shirt season in Pennsylvania. With the pallid sun-starved skin of winter, we northern-dwellers emerged this past week with excitement to make the most out of the first … more
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Coffee in the Hill household is a must, no matter how we have to get it.
Coffee at all costs
In honor of this being my 50th column of The Way Out Here, it is only suitable that I should write about something that I am extremely passionate about. It’s something that even those who do … more
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A bowl of something soup is just the thing for a cold February day.
Something soup
It’s a sure sign of a well-trained country cook when you start coming up with your own twists and versions of common meals you might have all the time. But have you ever thought of what you … more
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You can set up your seedlings anytime you like, but I would wait a bit longer before planting.
Delayed by a rodent
Every farmer has an internal clock. As the weather shifts, it pressures toward the next season, creating that sense of motivation that reminds us, “Hey, it’s time to get ready.” … more
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Who has time for that?
As the snow continues to fall and freeze and swirl around outside, I can’t help but feel as though I’m inside a snow globe or, rather, a wintery hourglass. This deep into winter, … more
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There are few quicker ways to satisfy your hunger than a hearty Salisbury steak.
Skip the TV-dinner version
As the temperatures plunge, I always look forward to diving into the protein stored up from the rest of the year in our freezer. As a hunter and as a working man, I find there simply is no … more
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A beautiful and rare find, this fisher represents a shift in the local ecosystem.
Eyes on the prize
It was to my utter surprise that on my way to work I found a prize. This prize came to an untimely demise that was most certainly due to the singular focus of its eyes. Why am I rhyming? Well, it … more
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Out with the old: Ending the year with a bit of cleanup.
Year-end purge
Most of us have looked forward to the end of this calendar year. While we’re still unsure about what is to come in 2021, it never hurts to put the fog of the past behind when seeking an … more
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A smorgasbord of cheese. There are worse ways to gain the holiday pounds.
Wishing you a cheesy New Year
When it comes to the holidays, there are so many new things to experience. Many of my year-long favorites have been discovered between Christmas and New Year’s at various gatherings. Folks love … more
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A nice clean fur on the stretcher is a good way to start the holiday season.
Roadkill rewards
I don’t believe in luck, just to be clear. I don’t believe in karma, or fortune, or any superstitious force that balances positive and negative events. I do believe in God, however, and I … more
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It never hurts to have a backup plan
When luck runs out
At the beginning of the summer, my wife and I began an experimental enterprise to produce chickens for meat—not just in a single batch, but as a part of what might become a business that we … more
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Although otherwise all cleaned up, our garden floor requires some re-staking before it is ready for winter winds.
Frozen in my tracks
Anyone with animals dreads the time of year when the waterers and spigots begin to freeze. The season of chipping out buckets and filling hot water just to pour over stuck water lids has officially … more
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As the soy sauce is added, stir lightly to incorporate the building flavors.
Venison stir fry
Stir-frys aren’t a traditional American dish, but the concept of them has been around in various forms and cultures for a long time. If you think about what a stir-fry is, it is essentially a … more
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Here is the bountiful harvest collected from my clearly stunted Peruvian corn patch.
Ping-Pong corn
Towering nearly 15 feet tall, stretching out with long coarse leaves, stout and resilient to the wind, these vegetable giants cast shadows across much of the remainder of the garden. Surely, these … more
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Composed and alert, this rabbit reminds me of a meerkat on the open savanna.
Down the rabbit trail
I’ve had such a busy year with building up the homestead that I feel almost a constant need to craft or harvest something for sake of a story. As I sat down to write this, however, I remember … more
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With every minute that passes, more water is cooked out of the apples, rendering them smoother and thicker for the spreading.
Apple butter bliss
Breakfast is one of my favorite meals of the day—definitely in my top three, if I had to be really picky. But as someone who isn’t very good at waking up early and has to be to work … more
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Soon smoke will linger lazily over the roof of our new smoker once filled with life-sustaining meat.
A hunter’s haze
I woke up this morning wishing I didn’t have to go to work, much like a lot of folks this week. It’s not that I didn’t want to go to work, so much as I would have preferred to be … more
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