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“A First Gobbler”

“Snapshot Saturday”

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A Necessary Clash of Centuries

Moccasins traversed that path before, hundreds, nay, thousands of times. Down the hill, across the isthmus, around the knoll, beside the sink hole and up the rise is a course followed without much conscious thought. Leather hunting boots made that … Continue reading

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“January Grey Squirrel”

“Snapshot Saturday”

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“British Ranger”

“Snapshot Saturday”

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Brought Back to Reality

Geese swooshed westward, tree-top high. Over the next few minutes, occasional kehonks told of a big swing out over the River Raisin’s bottomlands, then to the south, then back east and off into oblivion. The calm air felt cool and … Continue reading

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“A French Hunter”

“Snapshot Saturday”

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Resurrecting an Idea from the Past

“Old Turkey Feathers,” a flintlock Northwest gun, leaned against a cedar tree, an arm’s reach behind me. A bare patch on that tree, stripped away by an unknown buck, faced us. Three other rub trees lined the swamp’s edge to … Continue reading

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“Foggy Morning Scout”

“Snapshot Saturday”

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