The Bradford Era

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Life is an endless series of stories
Outdoors, Sports
By WADE ROBERTSON 
October 16, 2025
“Oh, he’s just telling stories,” someone commented. I was shocked; why had this person spoken so? Was it jealousy of the attention it drew to the stor...
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African heartbeat
Outdoors, Sports
By WADE ROBERTSON 
October 9, 2025
Something's absent since I’ve returned from Africa. My luggage wasn’t lost and though there was a temporary mixup in Paris where the baggage people co...
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The ‘must do’s’ after an archery shot
Outdoors, Sports
By WADE ROBERTSON 
October 2, 2025
Reacting properly after your shot is a critical decision often made under extreme excitement and emotion. Trophy antlers make even seasoned hunters go...
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The elusive black impala
Outdoors, Sports
By WADE ROBERTSON 
September 18, 2025
Scouring the bushveld is an exciting and time-consuming process. The animals are difficult, almost impossible to see as quickly as necessary for a suc...
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First day in South Africa
Outdoors
By WADE ROBERTSON 
September 11, 2025
After a 7-hour flight to Amsterdam, 5-hour layover, then an 11-hour to Johannesburg, followed by a 4-hour drive to the lodge my daughter and I collaps...
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Archery season is rushing upon us
Outdoors, Sports
By WADE ROBERTSON 
September 4, 2025
After an amazing safari in South Africa and the initial boredom and depression of life back in the states hit me. No one waiting on me hand and foot, ...
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Walking with lions — and learning a lesson in power
Local News, News, Outdoors
By WADE ROBERTSON 
August 28, 2025
African lions, panthera leo , are known worldwide as "king of the beasts." Why are they called that? My daughter Julie and I were about to discover wh...
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A hunt in Africa: Getting there
Local News, News, Outdoors
By WADE ROBERTSON 
August 21, 2025
Time flies, things speed up the closer they come, life can become a whirlwind at times. After deciding to go on safari again I booked a hunt for Augus...
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Bear joke backfires into big surprise
Outdoors
By WADE ROBERTSON 
August 7, 2025
My grandfather was hunting black bears with a bunch of his wood savvy cronies near Railroad Run in the late 1950’s. Lunchtime found the hungry crew ba...
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