Tag Archives: Black powder hunting

“Successful Ambush”

“Snapshot Saturday”

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A Special Thank You

About this time each year I receive a “Year End Stats” report from WordPress. The information is basic, nothing flashy or worthy of fanfare. “Unique views,” a common measurement of a site’s activity, are up over 30 percent for the … Continue reading

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“The Telescope”

“Snapshot Saturday”

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Sometimes ‘Yes,’ Sometimes ‘No’

Killing lost its luster. Canada geese ke-honked above the tree tops. Cranes chortled to the west at the River Raisin’s sandy flats. Two blue jays screamed to the east, at the corner of the nasty thicket, near the barberries. In … Continue reading

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“Fresh Fowl”

“Snapshot Saturday”

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Reclaiming Inborn Traits

Gray clouds spit a fine mist. Winter moccasins whispered on damp leaves. First the maple, then the white oak, then the towering basswood offered cover. Two more maples and a jagged red oak trunk brought the course to the edge … Continue reading

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“Snow Writing Time”

Three doe beds, melted down to bare earth, resided six paces distant. Late in the night, the trio took rest under a large red cedar tree, east of the ridge crest. From their vantage point the hillside dropped off to … Continue reading

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“A Lost Love”

“Snapshot Saturday”

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