Category Archives: Hunting Humor

Packing, puttering, and prepping

Posted on January 21, 2019 by Jerry Johnson

Hunting seasons ended January 10 in the North Country. After a frantic and frenetic final week of pursuing pheasants, my neurotic drive to go afield dwindled and a sense of calm descended upon the Clubhouse. Abbey and Sasha are asleep … Continue reading →

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Hunting camp maxims

Posted on April 14, 2018 by Jerry Johnson

Hunting camp maxims Over the course of five decades in hunting camps, the Over the Hill Gang has discovered several universal truths that we should share with those who are newcomers to the blood sports. Each of these truths merits … Continue reading →

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Stormcrow

Posted on October 28, 2016 by Jerry Johnson

Why should I welcome you, Gandalf Stormcrow? – A bewitched Théoden, King of the Mark of Rohan, in response to the arrival of the wizard Gandalf, from The Lord of the Rings – The Two Towers, by J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973), … Continue reading →

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Hunting camp faux pas

Posted on August 12, 2016 by Jerry Johnson

Friendship is a curious thing. Handle it like crystal and it will become cloudy, turn brittle and soon shatter. Kick it around like a football and it will get scuffed, battered and worn but will still be ready for game … 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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Rifle cleaning’s a bore

Posted on January 23, 2016 by Jerry Johnson

    Screw the bristle brush into the tip of the cleaning rod, soak it in powder solvent, and go to work like a dissident communist Chinese official ordered by the Red Guard to scrub the entryway to the Zhongnanhai … Continue reading →

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Winter acquisitive syndrome

Posted on January 5, 2015 by Jerry Johnson

…some part of my brain goes haywire because I cannot hibernate for the next ninety days as so many North Country species do. There is probably some medical term for this phenomenon… …like “emotional compensation for seasonal affective disorder caused … Continue reading →

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Bad day at Crane Creek

Posted on December 18, 2014 by Jerry Johnson

Abbey and I carried on a lengthy discussion about our respective duties. She was adamant that crunching through shelf ice was not part of her job description. Bad day at Crane Creek One rooster pheasant looks exactly like another rooster … Continue reading →

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Thirty-seven reasons

Posted on October 26, 2014 by Jerry Johnson

Reason No. 25 – Even when the day ends with just one bird in my vest, the dogs still think it is a really big deal. Thirty-seven reasons Last year I spent thirty-seven days bird hunting with my dogs, as … Continue reading →

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Ashes! Ashes! We all fall down!

Posted on October 22, 2014 by Jerry Johnson

Ring-a-round the rosie, A pocket full of posies. Ashes! Ashes! We all fall down! Ashes! Ashes! We all fall down! The last thing I do is look for my hat. When I get up from a fall in the hunting … Continue reading →

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