Brad Dye

1 week ago | meridianstar.com | Brad Dye |Thomas Howard

Published 12:01 pm Thursday, April 17, 2025 “Do what you love, and you’ll never work a day in your life.”  It’s a statement that I’ve heard quite often over my 55 years, and while I agree with the sentiment, the truth is another matter. I love what I do, but there are still days when work is, well, work. There are hard days, days when you’re tired, days when nothing seems to go right. Doing what you love is important. However, as it turns out, so is a solid work ethic, grit and determination.

2 weeks ago | meridianstar.com | Brad Dye |Thomas Howard

Published 10:50 am Thursday, April 10, 2025 We have become a people that do not care about tomorrow. As a young man, I certainly fell into that category. I was young and bulletproof, a belief I suspect is held by many within the teen and 20s crowds. These days, I think about tomorrow a lot. The mindset changes for me began the day that I became a parent.

1 month ago | meridianstar.com | Brad Dye |Thomas Howard

Published 4:33 pm Thursday, March 20, 2025 By Brad Dye A special gun, a special friend, and a special turkey—memories that I will treasure forever. Pictured, from left, are “Betsy,” Steve Brown, and Outdoors writer Brad Dye pose with Dye’s trophy Osceola during a recent hunt in South Florida. Photo by Dan Dye When the strutting longbeard moved, almost danced, one yard closer, I knew that was as far as he would come.

1 month ago | meridianstar.com | Brad Dye |Thomas Howard

Published 8:42 am Thursday, March 13, 2025 By Brad Dye There’s nothing like stretching it out until the last hour of the last day. Fortunately, thanks to the persistence of one of my best friends, outfitter and guide Steve Brown, I was able to tag my trophy Osceola on the last day of our four-day hunt. Pictured (L-R): Steve Brown, Outdoors writer Brad Dye, and Dan Dye are all smiles as they pose with Dye’s longbeard in the swamps of South Florida.

1 month ago | meridianstar.com | Brad Dye |Thomas Howard

Published 9:13 am Thursday, March 6, 2025 By Brad Dye Dan Dye poses with his hunting crew and his South Florida Osceola on opening day of the 2025 turkey season. Pictured (L-R) are Steve Brown, Outdoors writer Brad Dye, Dan Dye, and Chris McElroy. Photo courtesy of Brad Dye I’ve always likened the opening day of turkey season to what it must feel like as a player in the minor leagues when he’s called up to the majors.