Search results for: “DAN POTTS”
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Utah’s Jackrabbits—The Great Freebie
Utah’s West Desert is home to populations of jackrabbits and Dan Potts offers ways to hunt them and serve them.
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Summer Garden Watering Made Easy
It is hard to judge how much water your garden needs in Utah’s climate. Dan Potts provides garden know-how for just the right amount of watering.
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Girls Wrestling Boys: Concerned About Mixing the Sexes on the Wrestling Mat?
I coached female wrestlers on its mostly male teams for decades. Early on, I concluded that there were really no concerns about mixing the sexes on the mat.
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The Top Five Lakes in the High Uinta Mountains to Visit
Utah’s Uinta Mountains has 600-plus fishable lakes. Over 55 year I visited most of them. Here are the top 5, that you must visit.
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The Story of Utah Lake: Murky and Misunderstood
Utah’s public has long considered Utah Lake to be highly polluted. Once known as the largest natural lake west of the Mississippi, it is surprising just how unpolluted what later…
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July Fun Guide 2021: Celebrations & Activities
What to do in July 2021 in Utah? Find out about this July’s celebrations, fun activities, concerts, fund raisers, and events.
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Eat the Weeds: How to Harvest Wild Foods
Weeds are among the easiest and most widely distributed foods, and although some can be bitter, most are good when cooked, especially when mixed with other wild greens.
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Gardening in Pots: Anyone Can Grow a Garden
After gardening virtually all of my life, and later teaching gardening classes through West High School’s Community Education Program, I have concluded that almost anyone can grow a garden. The…
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The Number One Tip for Successful Hunting from the Modern-Day Hunter Gatherer
Due to pandemic more Utahans considered either returning to hunting or fishing or taking up the sport for the first time, but they need proper advice to be successful.
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Are Utah Hunters Killing Off Starving Deer For Trophies?
Our North American model of managing game animals for sport and meat hunting is the best in the world. The approach involves limiting take, hunting in appropriate seasons, equipment restrictions,…
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Squaw Peak Road – My favorite Sunday drive in Utah
Squaw Peak Road is my favorite Sunday drive in Utah. The out-of-car outdoor recreational opportunities are too numerous to list, but include lots of native flora and fauna viewing, many…
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CSAs to the Covid Rescue: The newest growing reasons for healthier diets
One viable solution for those of us wanting better nutrition might be to join a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) to purchase organically grown foods from a trusted local farmer.
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10 years of collaboration!
For 10 years now, Utah Stories has delved into the shadows of the investigative; substantiated the unsubstantiated by asking the hard questions, the real ones—questions other publications don’t or won’t…
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Utah Hunting: Modern Day Big Game Hunting Cooperatives
For the past 40 years, my wife and I have essentially boycotted most commercially raised meat, mostly because that practice is not truly sustainable and damages Utah’s fragile ecosystems. Hunting…
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Utah’s February Fun Guide to Help You Fight Winter Blues
In our grand effort to reduce dependence and use on antidepressants; to prevent people from becoming alcoholics, and to stop opioid abuse in its tracks: We present to you our…
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Foraging Wild Spring Foods
Most foragers assume that the best foraging is during the late summer and fall when the wild berries start to ripen and the high mountain mushrooms start pushing up through…