Well, it’s started. A post on a neighborhood chat site read: “Baby fawn in our backyard – how do we take care of it?” Earlier this spring, I decided against writing another “Don’t mess with the fawns” article. The number I’ve previously penned could almost be measured by the song, “How Deep Is the Ocean?” […]
STATE PARKS RE-OPENED! Most State Parks opened last week for day use only. As encouraging and commendable as it is, does this mean the beginning of the end of COVID-19? I don’t think so. And that scares me. Maybe you’ve read about the 1900 Galveston hurricane. They were unprepared and inadequately warned. No television then, […]
DEER DELUGE! As deer hunters, we should be careful what we wish for. Granted, the 100-degree weather we had in September is far from the ideal hunting weather, but the last week in October and first part of November – including Opening Day – in the thirties? Sheeesh! And, the weathermen hit his prediction. Hope […]
I asked a new friend if he was a hunter. “I am,” he said, “but not a deer hunter.” “I prefer squirrel hunting,” he added, “or maybe quail hunting. I grew up in Arkansas and prefer sports where I can move around and hunt with my dog, instead of just sitting in a blind waiting […]
Baseball lost a legend this week. Yogi Berra died September 22 at age 90. It’s fitting – at least to me – that my first Blog would be about a great and fabled baseball player. I grew up wanting to play for the Yankees. One summer, I played baseball every day and lost so much […]