Fwd: Re: [AT] WHERE IS EVERYONE

Phil Auten pga2 at hot1.net
Sun Sep 11 18:26:08 PDT 2005


Thanks for another great story, Cecil. I got to hunt pheasant out in the Texas
panhandle a few years back when my in-laws lived out there. There is nothing
else like it. We didn't have the pleasure of a well trained dog, but 
it was still fun.

Phil

>Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2005 11:02:41 -0400
>From: Cecil Monson <cmonson at hvc.rr.com>
>To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>Subject: Re: [AT] WHERE IS EVERYONE
>
>
>         The first cool morning in September brings back memories of my
>pheasant hunting as a kid in Minnesota and later after I retired, of
>hunting in South Dakota. I've worn out two damn good German Shorthair
>Pointers and one English Disappointer and miss my last dog a lot on the
>first cool morning in the fall. She was 16 years old when it was time
>for her to go to that place where she can hunt year around. It was only
>a couple years ago but it takes a long time to forget a good dog.
>
>         I thoroughly enjoyed South Dakota pheasant hunting. I'm one of
>those who likes the old section line reserved roadways and spent most of
>my time hunting along them - just me and the dog. Met some nice farmers
>too and still have invitations to hunt their farms. Hunting section line
>roads is a lot better with two people than with one alone but I managed.
>When Lucille was along, she would drop me at one end of the road and the
>dog and I would work the mile thru to the car - sometimes going right on
>thru the next one also. I don't need a lot of birds getting up in front
>of me to keep me happy - just a nice rooster once in a while is fine
>with me.
>
>         Hunting ducks in Saskatchewan was also a nice trip. We started
>going out there - a group of us from western NY - in 1970 or so. We flew
>from Toronto to Regina and hunted generally a hundred mile circle around
>the city. A hundred mile circle takes in a lot of territory. I figured
>on a case of 12 gauge shells for the week every year. Those were
>different days as you walked on the airplane carrying your case of
>shells in one hand the shotgun in the other. The stewardesses always
>asked if they could help you once you got on the plane. Doors between
>the cockpit and the cabin were mostly left open then too and you could
>see out the front some. Sometimes I wonder if we realize how much of our
>freedom we have lost in those 35 years since 1970. It is a different
>world now than it was back then.
>
>         I got to hunt sharptail grouse and prairie chicken while out
>there. It was funny, the first birds I ever hunted in my life were
>prairie chicken and I couldn't have been more than 8 or 9 years old. I
>still remembered how they will all stick their heads up so you can see
>right where they are when you are hunting. They just can't resist for
>for some reason.
>
>         As to old tractors, South Dakota seemed to have a pretty good
>mix of old stuff and the newer ones. Most of the old tractors I saw
>were in the Mitchell area and were pretty well worn right out. I think
>Gene Dotson got all the good ones years ago.
>
>Cecil
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