Category Archives: Duck hunts

A Hallowed Prize

Posted on November 7, 2013 by Dennis Neely: Traditional Woodsman

Lavender clouds reflected off still water. At the small puddle’s far edge, the image of four poplar trees rooted in tawny canary grass mirrored wilderness reality. Beyond, a young deer slipped through the maple saplings, paused at the wild apple … Continue reading →

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A Dose of Reality

Posted on October 16, 2013 by Dennis Neely: Traditional Woodsman

Distant crows hollered and screamed. Geese ke-honked near the River Raisin. A single stinging nettle stem snapped under a damp buckskin moccasin. A dozen footfalls away, the grayed branches of two different cedar trees, each half-submerged in the pond’s clear … Continue reading →

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