OTTAWA MARSH

Lesser Yellowlegs

RIDING THE "WAVE"

Just got a nice feature article from Kalamazoo's new online magazine, Second Wave. An alleged "fan" recommended they do an article on me and low and behold, they did. Thanks to Kathy Jennings and Erik Holladay.


The nice thing about the article is that it focuses primarily on my recent work documenting the Osprey that nested in the old Georgia Pacific lot this past summer. I've been waiting to publicly announce the doc and this serves as a great heralding. Check out the article by clicking here, and be sure to check back for updates on the doc.

HUNTING PUP

Wounded Warrior

They're out there...

Much to my surprise, I'm seeing (and hearing about) some stellar bucks in the woods behind my house.

I thought all the big bucks were poached, or never made it past 8 points because of poachers.

This year is proving that speculation of mine to be all wrong. Sometimes I like being wrong.

This slightly lopsided 10 point was the only one I managed to photograph. Another larger, taller and more symmetrical buck has refused to show himself ever since the evening I was out scouting and we both saw each other. We were both startled, and clearly for different reasons.

And his disappearing act sits well with buck lore that says big bucks don't get to be that big and that old without a certain kind of smarts.

I just pray I'm old and smart enough to snap his picture sometime this season. Then he'll enter into my own personal lore.