“He wondered if the dog would recognize him, hoping in one breath that he wouldn’t and in the next knowing it would be the cruelest blow he ever suffered.” The captain led Ben into a small study. “Ben,” he said, I’m looking for a good...
It was to him a very simple thing and the wonder was that the others, the older ones, were so stupid and confused. It was only a matter of going back a few years to when he was ten and her age, and thinking as he had thought then. The old urges and desires and faiths...
Sit quietly and a pond will bear its soul to you – sharing its myriad sights, smells and sounds – a sort of sensory overload on the gentle cycle. There are several theories as to what differentiates a lake from a pond. Some say a lake is large enough to...
“There was a sudden rustle in the grass, and I heard the unmistakable whisper of soft and silent feet. But only for an instant, only for a step or two before it stopped and resumed its own curiosity as to what I might be.” There are ghosts still there at...
The busts accumulated in earnest while he relearned the lessons lost during a decade away from the goose blind. Dawn had come and gone but the geese still squabbled from the roost, holding tight to a small pond tucked into the rolling topography of central Wisconsin...
All grown up and reputable now, it’s time to be proper, to forget about catchin’ carp and all those boyhood memories, back when a Zero bar cost a nickel. I wish I wasn’t so sophisticated as I am, so I could just haul off in the daylight and find me a...
The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) will open online registration for the state’s regulated alligator hunts on June 2, at 8 a.m. Registration must be completed by 8 a.m., July 8. A total of 260 Alligator Possession Tags will be...
John Seerey-Lester, one of the giants in the world of wildlife art, died on May 19 after a short battle with cancer. A resident of Osprey, Florida, John was born and raised in England, then relocated to America in 1980. He loved his adopted country and became a...
With only a surplus bullet press in a rented garage, Joyce Hornady began building a company that produces some of the most innovative ammo on today’s market. A hardy and long-season cultivar, Brussels sprouts continued to thrive on English farms through the hard...
The practice of neutering at an early age may increase a dog’s risk for developing a laundry list of serious health problems. In terms of wisdom-per-page, a slim little paperback called Common Sense Grouse and Woodcock Dog Training by Roy W. Strickland as told...
