Monthly Archives: January 2011
Death grip
How do you kill them? Do you hope the dog takes care of them before he brings them back to hand or are you such a good shooter than you stone every one of them? Or are you like me? … Continue reading
Filed under Fodder
Trapped
It wasn’t a conscious decision; we had merely started moving in slightly different trajectories, and in this sort of country that means that before long we were almost a mile, and a deep gorge, away from each other. I look … Continue reading
Filed under Chukar, Open country, Reloading
Begin Anew
It begins with hearing the creak of the stove door opening, with someone throwing a few sticks on the coals from last night. Before long, you hear a little crackling and periscope one eye toward the still tightly drawn opening … Continue reading
Filed under Chukar, Open country, Reloading
The Other
He may be the best dog I will ever walk the ground with. Perhaps not. Perhaps there will be another dog that will display and dazzle. But there will never be another dog like him. And there will never be … Continue reading


