life
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I thought I would write this from the perspective of someone who has been waiting since June for opening day in November, making the wait feel excruciating—especially when there haven’t been many opportunities to hunt all year, aside from the few squirrels we took. But no, that isn’t the waiting game that makes you question…
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Tiny diamonds, strewn about in an obsidian abyss. Volatile, yet constant. Some no longer exist, save for their lingering, visible twinkle. Yet, they remain consistent enough to align with ancient monuments, pyramids, and cave shafts, illuminating them in a fleeting, annual miracle. Modern navigation charts still rely on their steadfast presence—alluring enough to have been…
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How does one define success? Webster’s Dictionary: favorable or desired outcome. Cambridge Dictionary: the achieving of the results wanted or hoped for. The Oxford mentions there are 12 definitions, 7 of which are outdated. I’m not a paid subscriber of their website so I couldn’t read them all and I can’t find my library card.…
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I had an entire year’s worth of topics laid out for this blog but things change. Like this week’s topic. Recent events prompted me to yet again shake my head. My name is Jessica Manuell. I’m just a small town girl and yes, the world at times is lonely. It got even more lonely when…
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I am staring at our public lands while I write this. It’s not hard for me to do. Every morning when I wake up, I look East across the road and prairie to the mountains and rising sun, and all I can see is public land. This morning though, I drove up the road and…
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What hunting ethics look like at four years old. This one will probably generate some hate and that is okay. Every season on a general hunting blog the question arises: How young is too young? News flash! They are never too young to take along and teach them where their food comes from. What healthy…
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I am struggling a little with this week’s tale. It’s not that I am at a loss for words with regards to our dogs. Not today anyway they’ve been good. Age does that. But I have so much to do that finding time to write has been a struggle. It is part of why I…
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When in doubt, scout. This saying has been applicable in more than one arena I’ve found myself in. I’ve even got a University of Arizona hat with this saying emnroidered on it, made famous by the late John Polumbo who was a professor in the Department of Entomology at the campus in Yuma. He taught…
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You’ve been introduced to one of the dogs, now let’s introduce you to the witty, independent, blond hair blue-eyed mini-me. I wore them to do everything. Those generic black rubber boots you get at the local feed store. In our case it was The Big R. This was the 1990s. We didn’t have fancy prints…
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It’s been building up. You see it every morning when you open your blinds or curtains. The nagging reminder that you are piss poor at housekeeping eventhough you haven’t been home long enough to do more than eat late night snacks, wash a handful of socks and underwear to get you through the next trip,…
