It only seems apt to run the Stray Cast here.
Afterall, this Web log is named for the Stray Cast, which has snapped off the end of the outdoors column in the Sun-Times on Wednesdays since April 2, 2003.
Here's today's:
Sarah Palin? Chum in the political waters. (Perfect use for a small, oily fish.)

Dale,
Can't you leave the politics alone and just report on the outdoors? I see it, hear it and watch it all day long. I come to your column and post's to escape. How about a break!!
Tim
Tim, as long as there's rich material related to the outdoors, I will mess with it.