Category Archives: Ditch Parrots

Seventy

In the span of eight decades on Earth, the man has seen much. World history, to be sure. But pheasant history too. He has seen the rise and fall of borrow ditch and shelter belt. He has seen the eradication … Continue reading

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Beware the bird

Before you grab it from the mouth of the dog, make sure it’s dead.

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Pre-chewed

I waved at them as the drove past. It seemed like the neighborly thing to do. I was hunting a narrow patch of public ground edged by a gravel road, they were cruising the road in their orange getups on … Continue reading

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Less than ideal

This is not the cover photo from a $9 upland hunting magazine. Red, high-brass 12 gauge hulls litter the ground, always three together – as in BANG, BANG, BANG. There are no Land Cruisers or Range Rovers parked in golden … Continue reading

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Pre-Game Strategies

They are out there, even as we speak, going over the playbooks. Refining tactics. Brainstorming new evasive maneuvers. Reviewing the videos from last season. Running scrimmage. But that’s ok. We’ve been doing the same. The one thing you can count … Continue reading

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Just us

The small army is gone. The skirmish line and the blockers have packed their bags and headed across the horizon, leaving a mile-long cloud of dust. This time there is no, “how should we hit this one” conversation. No waiting … Continue reading

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Blood and Plunder

He’s a knife-in-the-teeth type, a run-hell, fast-go, wound-tight, son-of-a-bitch, so when he yelps down by the creek—out of sight (again)—I don’t think much of it. He comes roaring back and I can see blood dripping from his ear. The cut … Continue reading

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POINT!

It might be another ground squirrel, but you gotta check it out…

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