I make a mean pecan pie, and I have a great recipe for pralines - also using pecans. Pralines take a lot of patience, and patience is a must in the duck blind as well as in the kitchen. Good things come to those who wait.

Basically, I don't ever move too far past the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus, because it's of first importance. And I make sure it's of first importance with anyone I'm talking to. It all comes down to that, really, when you get right down to it. So it's not complex. Jesus removed our sins and guarantees we can be raised from the dead.

There are two kinds of individuals on Planet Earth who do not have beards - women and youth.

I want my grandkids to grow up in the great outdoors. The last thing I want is for them to grow up to be nerds.

We never, ever judge someone on who's going to heaven, hell. That's the Almighty's job.

Whether it was hunting, fishing, or playing sports, my children were going to grow up outside. They weren't going to be sitting on the couch inside. At least they didn't grow up to be nerds.

If your woman picks your ducks, and she cooks and carries her Bible... now there's the complete package of womanhood.