Not just for the birds
Just got home from a great week hunting chukar in Oregon. We were blessed with mostly good weather, and my shooting actually seemed to get better. Imagine that. To be honest, I'd switched from the #7 steel Rio shells (1-1/8 ounce, 1350 fps) that were sent to me in error last season (I'd ordered #6, …
"Will you go to lunch." -- Kevin Spacey as Williamson, Glengarry Glen Ross "If others have their will Ann hath a way." -- James Joyce, Ulysses "Jem and I were accustomed to our father's last-will-and-testament diction..." Harper Lee, To Kill A Mockingbird "The will to live, which forms the inmost core of every living being, …
Our little burg has a "town square" group on Facebook. Notices of dogs running loose, accompanied by blurry photos, is probably its most common theme. Often, follow-up posts report that the mystery dog's owner has been found and that the dog has returned safely to its home. Very occasionally, as happened yesterday, someone reports a …
Idaho's chukar season began on September 21. We were still fishing in Montana. On my first encounter with Idaho chukar this season, on October 1, I was hunting in a spot I hadn't hunted before. I'd tried one other place for the first time about a week prior, but saw no birds or even turds …
I ran into a friend the other day who gave me crap for not posting anything for a while. I appreciated it. This used to be my favorite time of the bird season. Not as many people to contend with. Peace and beauty of a remarkably different quality. The "certain slant of light." Snow concentrated …