During a year of sadness and fear, hunting and fishing were essential activitiesBy Jim ZumboDecember 30, 2020

https://www.outdoorlife.com/story/hunting/i-survived-covid-19-but-it-killed-my-hunting-season/

I was fishing for crappies last April, doing well with a small jig under a bobber. Another angler, who hadn’t caught a fish, walked over and asked what I was using. When I raised the jig, he held it in his hand for a closer look. After he left I squirted the jig with sanitizer.

Was I being paranoid? The coronavirus had recently debuted in our town in northwest Wyoming. I’m well into my golden years. I survived open heart surgery five years ago, and my cardiologist told me to be extra careful. I followed all the Covid guidelines, and my outdoor activities were severely curtailed.

Spring turkey season was the first big disappointment. I cancelled three hunts…