The Sun Journal Outdoor Column: Battling Cabin Fever

Sun Journal Outdoor Column

The deer and duck hunting season has come to an end for this year and with its end many nature lovers are experiencing the first stages of retreat. The symptoms are commonplace and pathetic. The typical sufferer sits and stares blearily at a television, occasionally muttering to himself as images of giant basketball players or twirling figure skaters flash across the screen. Every once in a while he might stumble upon an outdoor show like “Fishing With Roland Martin,” but that only makes matters worse, you could say he grinds his nose at it.

It doesn’t have to be like this. There are still things diehard outdoor men (and women) can do during the “frostbite months” instead of becoming couch potatoes. Below are some suggestions on how to get out there until the Spring Equinox signals the start of another fishing season. Each of them can be exactly what the doctor ordered for cabin fever.

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