What are these New Year’s Resolutions hoomans keep talking about?
I have heard many hoomans make plans for the New Year, and they set lofty goals or unreachable restrictions upon themselves. Yikes, more of you should live carefree like we dogs do. Nothing matters, har har! Ok, I don’t want to hear any snarky jokes about dog years.
Anyway, I was wondering what kind of resolutions I would make if I were hooman. Here goes:
First, hunt more, hunt more places and hunt more bird species. I’ve been building my resume in case I have to get a job and keep Mike up. Maybe this means I will also drive his truck. Anyway, any plans to hunt more should be at the top of the resolution list for anyone reading this Sporting Classics Daily column. Get out there! If you need a place to start, check out Nebraska’s Bird Slam. The concept of the Nebraska Upland Slam is simple: harvest four birds — a sharp-tailed grouse, greater prairie-chicken, ring-necked pheasant and northern bobwhite quail – in Nebraska and receive an official certificate, Nebraska Upland Slam pin and epic bragging rights. I’m packing the truck now. Nebraska or bust!
Next, buy more dog treats. If you have more treats, it means you have to eat more treats. All dogs like treats, just like hoomans like coffee and pie, har har! If that’s a blueberry pie, pass me your plate!
Finally, buy more firearms. I believe a pro-gun politician once said “you can never be too rich or have too many guns.” I’ll vote for him in 2022 lol. Well, I believe some dogs voted in the last election—maybe, har har! Anyway, more guns means you have so much money tied up in firearms that now you must use them to justify your purchases. Don’t forget to buy ammunition and a hunting license so you can make this the best year you have ever lived. Happy New Year! —Cameron
Angler, hunter and above all artist, Lynn Bogue Hunt was America’s most popular and prolific outdoor illustrator of the mid-20th century. He painted a record 106 covers for Field & Stream; illustrated dozens of books on waterfowling, upland bird hunting, and saltwater fishing (many now considered classics); published several portfolios of his paintings to enormous acclaim; designed the 1939-’40 Federal Duck Stamp; and was described by no less an authority than the New York Times as “the Audubon of his time.” Buy Now
