The Outdoor Recreation Network is pleased to present The Cowboy Way by Rod Snaith. Rod is a Canadian cowboy with a wonderful talent for seeing and recording the humor of his Cowboy life.

Rod Snaith was born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, just a few miles north of cowboy country. When the Snaith propensity for cheap whiskey and wild cows was discovered, he was sent packing at the tender age of 12 months. The North-East Saskatchewan town of Nipawin finally decided to let him stay. Although he was forced to live outside town limits, the cowboy had found a home.

Rod spent his youth searching for cheaper whiskey and wilder cows until the draw of the city lights got to be too much. Regina, Saskatchewan seemed like a good place to hitch his horse for awhile. After spending 10 years wandering the city streets, Rod finally realized that there wasn't a single place to park his horse. He also discovered the cows were cheap and the whiskey was wild, so he hit the trail back home.

These days, he spends his time avoiding cheap whiskey, cussing at worn out machinery, and trying not to get run over by wild cows. Somewhere in all this, he's managed to stay alive long enough to convince a pretty lady and her outspoken daughter, Andi and Kate, that he's worth keeping around for a few years.

They say they love him to death, but he suspects they're just as hare-brained as he is.

So check out The Cowboy Way of doing things, and we guarantee a good laugh or two along the trail. There'll be a new column up on the first of each month.

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