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.

A modest proposal

Posted on July 8, 2016 by Jerry Johnson

My modest proposal for revising firearms legislation and regulations seems only fair. If Congress insists that their constituents are expected to accept the presence of an armed man in a discount store, an AR-15 rifle in his shopping cart and … Continue reading →

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End of the line

Posted on June 30, 2016 by Jerry Johnson

Sport hunting has been in decline throughout my lifetime, and its demise is not long away. For those who live in an urban society and culture, sport hunting is increasingly more expensive and time consuming, an activity made more and … Continue reading →

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Lessons in deer rifle protocol and good manners

Posted on June 20, 2016 by Jerry Johnson

You can always tell a Czech, you can always tell Finn, You can always tell a Limey when he’s had a shot of gin. You can always tell a Canuck from ’way north Ontario, You can tell an old Swede … Continue reading →

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Through a hunter’s eyes

Posted on June 14, 2016 by Jerry Johnson

Sasha and Abbey know they are not really hunting on this morning walk but some manic corner of my mind does not, and I allow my awareness of nature and its wild beauty to be restricted by my ingrained habit … Continue reading →

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Notta lotta difference

Posted on June 1, 2016 by Jerry Johnson

In this era of once unimaginable bullet design and construction, the superb quality of factory loaded ammunition, the excellence of CNC manufactured rifle barrels and actions, and the equally impressive quality and reliability of telescopic sights, there is notta lotta … Continue reading →

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Living in the cloud

Posted on May 25, 2016 by Jerry Johnson

In the wetter parts of the northern latitudes of North America black fly populations swell from late April to July, becoming a nuisance to humans engaging in common outdoor activities such as gardening, boating, camping, and backpacking.             – from … Continue reading →

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Mowing your what?

Posted on May 20, 2016 by Jerry Johnson

A telephone conversation that only country people would understand. Caller: “I tried to call you earlier today, but you didn’t answer.” Me: “Yeah, I’ve been outside all afternoon, mowing my driveway.” Caller: (pause) “Mow-ing your drive-way…”  

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Something peculiar

Posted on May 17, 2016 by Jerry Johnson

    In the very long struggle to find out your own true character there is the real possibility you’ll discover a simpleton beneath the skin, or at least something deeply peculiar.             – Jim Harrison (1937-2016), American writer of … Continue reading →

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Collisions with the future

Posted on May 10, 2016 by Jerry Johnson

Life is a series of collisions with the future; it is not the sum of what we have been, but what we yearn to be.             – José Ortega y Gasset (1883-1955), Spanish philosopher and essayist, author of Meditations on … Continue reading →

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One perfect bird

Posted on April 26, 2016 by Jerry Johnson

One perfect bird is far, far more rewarding than a limit of fortuitous birds, and the recollection of the hunt for that bird will strike sparks in your memories of great moments afield long after dozens of easily brought-to-bag birds … Continue reading →

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