Don Moyer began writing his outdoor column, Tight Lines, at the Tracy Press in California in 1979. As years went by, he added numerous other newspapers. Also a freelance fishing writer, his work has appeared in Angler & Flyfishing the West magazines. An angler and hunter since childhood, Don has been active in fishing and hunting conservation groups for decades. A former Region Manager of California Trout and member of Trout Unlimited and the Federation of Flyfishermen, Don also served on the Board of Directors of the Tuolumne River Trust. He has been a member of The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Ducks Unlimited, the NRA, and the Outdoor Writers of America. When not exploring the outdoors, Don is President of Moyer Consulting, a firm specializing in fighting government red tape. Tight Lines is a collection of Don's most memorable columns and magazine articles over the past 30 plus years. They cover not only traditional fishing and hunting topics, but such diverse outdoor pursuits, as fly tying, reloading, theology, ghost towns, wilderness hot tubs, arrowhead collecting, woodcutting, conservation, guns, knives, rattlesnake wrangling, and Second Amendment Rights. You may agree with him, you may think he's dead wrong. He might make you laugh, cry, or angry, but whether you agree or disagree, he'll surely make you think. Tight Lines is truly the observations of an outdoor philosopher.