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Gear I Use
I thought I'd share a number of the things I use in my hunting/fishing pursuits. I'll update this list as time passes and I change what I...
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Matt Breton
Jan 142 min read
Length of Pull Project
I'm not a tall guy. I stretch the tape at around 5'7" on a good day. My muzzleloader, a CVA Accura MR-X, has been a tad long for me,...
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Matt Breton
Dec 23, 20237 min read
2023 Hunting Season Wrap Up
Another great season without a tag filled. Becoming a new habit that I don't really care for at a basement level (where my freezer is),...
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Matt Breton
Dec 8, 20223 min read
Fall 2022, an Update
Seems as though I sit down here about once a year. For someone who likes to write, and who uses writing to firm up my thoughts and hash...
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Matt Breton
Dec 1, 20224 min read
Dec 2022 Maine Sportsman VT Column
“Wrapping Up” December still holds plenty of deer hunting, but it is certainly winding down unless I head south. To date, that bug hasn’t...
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Matt Breton
Nov 1, 20224 min read
Chasing Dreams, Maine Sportsman VT Column Nov 2022
“Chasing Dreams” November is finally here! The local TV weather guy always gets me fired up. I’m sure you all know him. He frequently...
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Matt Breton
Sep 30, 20224 min read
Maine Sportsman VT Column, October 2022
“Paddling for Puddlers” Uncle Ron has duck hunted since he was a young fella, but for as much as I chased deer and hare with him in my...
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Matt Breton
Aug 31, 20224 min read
Maine Sportsman Vermont Column, September 2022
“P is for Public Land” When the calendar flips to September I feel like the lights turn on. Ahead of me awaits a flurry of activity and...
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Matt Breton
Jul 31, 20224 min read
Maine Sportsman VT Column, August 2022
Vermont “Hiking the Long Trail” Not every mile is the same. For my money, the miles I put on in August get me ready for hunting...
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Matt Breton
Jun 30, 20224 min read
Maine Sportsman VT Column, July 2022
Vermont “Fun on the Connecticut River” My buddy Conrad is an adventurous soul. He bought a McKenzie-style drift boat and decided he...
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Matt Breton
May 31, 20224 min read
Maine Sportsman VT Column, June 2022
Vermont “Casting a Spell” The instant you hook a fish, there is connection that feels thunderous- shockwaves that spread through the...
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Matt Breton
Apr 30, 20224 min read
Maine Sportsman VT Column, May 2022
“Open Water Fishing” May usually brings warming water temps and an itch to get a line in the water. Trout season opens the second...
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Matt Breton
Mar 31, 20224 min read
Maine Sportsman VT Column, April 2022
(reprinted with permission) Vermont Column, Maine Sportsman “Deer Hunting by the Numbers” While I never fully stop thinking about chasing...
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Matt Breton
Oct 29, 20205 min read
Reflections on a Land Ethic - Choices and Action
(All quotes in bold below from Aldo Leopold in A Sand County Almanac) “A conservationist is one who is humbly aware that with each stroke...
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Matt Breton
Jul 1, 20203 min read
Right Beneath My Nose
Got an email from the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership the other day, and clicked on a link about women in conservation....
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Matt Breton
Jun 21, 20202 min read
Words Matter
"Words matter." I say that a lot to my colleagues at work. In the world of physical therapy, the word 'fix' comes up a lot. It just...
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Matt Breton
May 21, 20201 min read
Bits of Salvation
I took a walk up the mountain to cleanse myself. It seemed right. The exhaust and the noise - the sins of the day - were what I needed...
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Matt Breton
May 9, 20201 min read
An Update: Writing in some other places
With some more time (between fishing trips), I've been doing some writing in other places. You can catch a few pieces on the BWB website...
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Matt Breton
Apr 15, 20204 min read
The Ego
I just finished a couple of books, How to Change Your Mind by Michael Pollan, and The Science of Storytelling by Will Storr. Both good...
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