When you think of wild animals, which one scares you most? A cougar? A wolf pack? A grisley bear? A badger? (Go Badgers!) What scars me most is a white tail deer. That’s right – Bambi strikes fear in my heart. I’m not alone. A 1992 USDA national survey targeted […]
It seems I live in a bad neighborhood, roamed by a destructive gang. The authorities are helpless. The gang has become too big and too powerful. When I see the wreck they are making of so many promising young lives, I am strongly tempted to buy a gun. I’m talking, […]
I have come upon fawns lying still as statues in a stand of grass on our land. Their survival strategy seems to be to freeze, allowing me to walk right up and study their perfect ears, finely chiseled hooves and delicately dappled camo patterns. Baby animals always bring out our […]
Digging in the Driftless 