I was out brushing the blind this past season and the following occurred to me ….
Ok …. duck populations are up. This is good news. But if duck populations are up, then it stands to reason that other migratory water birds are also experiencing an increase in population. This may be bad news.
All duck hunters know there are basic chores that have to be performed prior to the arrival of duck season. These tasks include blind brushing, decoy readiness, retriever training, boat inspections, and wader repairs. These are jobs that almost every water-fowler performs routinely before the beginning of each duck season.
I turn 60 today (or was it yesterday … hell, I can’t remember)
January, 2012
Today I enter my 7th decade of life and I don’t even remember getting here. In the blink of an eye, I have been shoved from middle-age right into senior citizenship.