Author: Ray McCune

A few years back, Boy Scout Troop #38, sponsored by Calvary United Methodist Church and Troop #349 from Aldersgate UMC made a trip to South Dakota to help restore a Native American graveyard. They enjoyed the strange land and the outdoor cooked ... Read more

I’ve gone to Boy Scout summer camps, watched boys camp on weekend outings, and noticed them at other times trying to perform a simple task of peeling an orange. Now this isn’t a rocket science math problem; it’s just that, well, I’ve found a better ... Read more

BAKED, STUFFED CARP ... Read more

BE PREPARED ... Read more

NATURE’S PINK LEMONADE – ... Read more

Kwick Foods To Fix At The Kabin Or Kookin’ ... Read more

SOMETHING I’VE LEARNED OVER MANY YEARS OF KAMPIN’(One of the things anyway.)When you do things enough times you learn where the short cuts are and how to incorporate them to make camp life easier and you’ll find that the way you are doing things ... Read more

3 – SOUP ... Read more

LET’S EASE INTO KAMPFIRE KOOKIN’ GRADUALLY ... Read more

HAVE A WILD OMELET ... Read more

I love to camp. I love to fish. I love to hunt. I love to canoe down a slow meandering stream. I love the out-of-doors. I was raised in a small town in West Virginia where half of our growing up was spent in the out of doors and on the river. I lived in a ... Read more

WILD STRAWBERRY BREAD ... Read more

WILD TURKEY SEASON IS UPON US ... Read more

THINGS YOU SHOULDN’T DO WHEN CAMPING WITH ME! ... Read more

I would have to say that the most sought after fish is the common bluegill found in almost every body of water throughout the state of Indiana and other states for that matter. My dad said that the bluegill is a gift from God to kids and old men. It’s ... Read more

THE BOY SCOUT STAVE/STAFF ... Read more

Wild Stew For 25 Hunters or maybe 6 or 8 Hungry Boy Scouts ... Read more

TENTS ... Read more

SASSAFRAS ... Read more

An Object ... Read more

You’ve killed your deer, had it processed, and now you had best start using some of it. It will be hunting season again before you know it so just go to the freezer, get out a few packages of deer burger (depending on how much you put in each package) ... Read more

WAR BAGS ... Read more

DEEP FRIED SKUNK(No kiddin’!) ... Read more

What is handy to take on any camping trip and is FREE? You’re reading it. I don’t mean my column; I do mean THE WAYNEDALE NEWS, or, any newspaper for that matter. But I’m sure you will want to cut this column out and save it like you do all the rest of ... Read more