Nelson SigelmanNov 257 minContemplating Black Mambas and the Finer Points of Deer UrineI started to think of black mamba snakes. The mind tends to wander after a couple of hours of tedium while sitting in a tree stand during...
Nelson SigelmanJul 283 minTick Bite Was Not My AlamoI did what any man would do. I yelled for my wife. “Norma, look at this,” I said, “It’s a tick.” Norma agreed. It was a tick.
Nelson SigelmanJun 202 minA Delicious Taste of Island SummerWith so many strawberries to eat it was only natural that I would think about making strawberry ice cream. So I turned to my cooking bible.
Nelson SigelmanJun 174 minMartha's Vineyard Squid Run FunStriped bass eat squid. Bluefish eat squid. Italians eat squid. What's not to like about squid?
Nelson SigelmanJun 123 minMy Island Is a Social Media Petri DishSocial media is a welcome alternative to Netflix binging, and baking bread, if you can find flour or yeast.
Nelson SigelmanMay 237 minMartha’s Vineyard Is a Soldier’s Respite'At one point, I thought, this is it. Mentally, I said goodbye to my wife, goodbye to my kids, and started down the mountain.'
Nelson SigelmanApr 248 minTalking Turkey on Martha's VineyardBut make no mistake about it. A Tom with love on his mind is no chicken.
Nelson SigelmanApr 139 minFishermen’s Bonds Were Forged in Combat“I’ll tell you, those were some of the best men that the United States Army ever had in one spot, in one fight."
Nelson SigelmanApr 74 minRemembering a Legacy of Public AccessJack was not afraid to go toe-to-toe with indignant property owners who stood in the way of public fishing and boating access.
Nelson SigelmanApr 34 minPeter Johnson Leaves a Proud LegacyIt is a long cast to the Republic of Kiribati. But long casts are one of the qualities of the venerable Roberts Ranger.
Nelson SigelmanMar 293 minIt Takes a Big Gaff to Land a Bucket‘No! No! No! Get the big gaff. Get the big gaff. I don’t wanna lose him!’”
Nelson SigelmanMar 224 minFishing by Canoe — Aloha MenemshaNorma said, “Honey, the canoe is a two-man canoe. It’s a heavy canoe. It is not a one-man canoe.” I’d never seen the canoe but did I listen
Nelson SigelmanDec 12, 20193 minYou Either Get It or You Don'tDeer hunting season on Martha's Vineyard is a state of mind that is not always easily understood.
Nelson SigelmanOct 28, 20195 minKindest Cuts of All: Ag Society Hosts Deer Butchering BasicsMartha's Vineyard hunters Brian Athearn and Joe Capece demonstrated how to turn a deer into delicious cuts of venison.
Nelson SigelmanOct 7, 20194 minHunters at Risk from Tree Stand Falls The much anticipated Island deer archery season began Monday, October 7. The start of hunting season brings the promise of venison for th...
Nelson SigelmanOct 3, 20193 minEarly Goose Season Is IneffectiveUnlike their Canadian cousins, these birds do not know life on the wing.
Nelson SigelmanSep 3, 20193 minA Boat Name Study on Lake TashmooThousands of years ago, the most crucial question a boat owner faced — other than “does it float?” — was what to name the boat.
Nelson SigelmanAug 21, 20194 minMartha’s Vineyard Fisherman Smokes His Way to Social AcceptanceNorma may be correct in her party post mortems that no one was interested in hearing my fishing story.
Nelson SigelmanAug 2, 20194 minMartha’s Vineyard Publisher Spikes Book Review Over Porn Story Tell AllMV Times publisher Peter Oberfest spiked it. Spike is newspaper idiom for murder, killing a completed story just before its publication.
Nelson SigelmanJul 11, 20196 minMartha’s Vineyard ‘Fluke for Luke’ Tournament Binds a CommunityParticipants in the third annual fishing contest honored Island fisherman Luke Gurney, lost at sea in 2016, and supported his family.
