Author Archives: Jerry Johnson

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About Jerry Johnson

Retired journalist and college public relations director. Former teacher, coach, mentor. Novelist and short story writer.

Tyroler hat

Posted on January 2, 2018 by Jerry Johnson

Klas took it down and spent several minutes in a more careful investigation. It was just a hat, a fawn-brown Tyroler with a braided, black leather hatband. Its sweatband was smooth, perhaps doeskin. Except for its too-square cut, there was … Continue reading →

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Snow bird

Posted on December 13, 2017 by Jerry Johnson

Abbey began to lecture me: “Wahrl-arn-wahrl-yawl!” which, translated from spaniel French to North Country English means “Pheasant season only lasts eleven weeks, you know, and every day spent in the Clubhouse is wasted, lost forever and cannot be regained.” Snow … Continue reading →

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Bringing out the Big Gun

Posted on December 4, 2017 by Jerry Johnson

Over the course of the past hundred years the sixteen rose to the height of its popularity and then quickly disappeared. I seldom see a hunter with a 16-gauge double gun, and if I do I can be almost certain … Continue reading →

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Six-rooster opening weekend

Posted on October 30, 2017 by Jerry Johnson
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Sandhills report

Posted on September 30, 2017 by Jerry Johnson

Sandhills report Grouse numbers are down. Way down. Both prairie chickens and sharptail grouse. Nebraska’s Game & Parks official bird hunting forecast told us that a month before: beware, there would be far fewer grouse. But we had to find … Continue reading →

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What has it got in its pocketses?

Posted on August 17, 2017 by Jerry Johnson

The thing I have never found in my pocketses is the much desired One Ring with the power and sorcery to take me into the realm of great and transformative adventures – or at least grant me enough simple magic … Continue reading →

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Dog dreams

Posted on August 7, 2017 by Jerry Johnson

Dog dreams These cool nights of early autumn unwrap dream presents, untying the ribbons of my first deep and restful sleep since midsummer’s soggy wool blanket of hot and heavy air smothered the North Country and tucked in for a … Continue reading →

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Three seconds

Posted on August 3, 2017 by Jerry Johnson

Our time on this Earth is a momentous gift. For each of us, deciding how we will use that gift is an enigma. Three seconds What will you do with your three seconds? How well will you fare with your … Continue reading →

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Back roads

Posted on July 16, 2017 by Jerry Johnson

Naiveté is the headwaters of all rivers of adventure. Back roads The Nelson Place. That is where I should go, I’d been told. I do not remember his first name; maybe Duane. But as promised on the directions hurriedly written … Continue reading →

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Aye: A folktale of a dog and her master

Posted on July 6, 2017 by Jerry Johnson

Aye: A folktale of a dog, and her master The story comes from Scotland, a hundred years ago, and the dog is a border collie. The lesson, and the sentiment, however, go to the heart of every bird dog owner. … Continue reading →

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