Category Archives: Woodcock

A brace of woodcock

Posted on November 27, 2018 by Jerry Johnson

A BRACE of game birds: plural, two wild birds of the same type that have been killed for sport or food; from the Middle English or Old French word brace (brah-say), meaning “arms” hence a pair; a sporting term that … Continue reading →

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Honor among thieves

Posted on September 8, 2015 by Jerry Johnson

All bird hunters are jealously possessive of their birds – or their best bird coverts, at any rate – and they would more willingly tell the IRS all their sources of income than reveal the location of good bird ground. … Continue reading →

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