dusk on the
last day of grouse season -
darkness falls

spring snow -
in the thicket a grouse eats
withered berries

icy night -
deer on the shoulders
lick road salt

evening sun
we hunt grouse in
melting slush

photo courtesy of Cagey and Elon Weinstein

February thaw
brief snow goose reunion
frozen in retreat

hunters
on the frozen mud flat
waiting

at the door
asking permission
chuck hunter

the truck
fishtails through goo -
trout opener

season's end
hunting gear at Wal-Mart
goes on sale

a cold cold
snow blowing sideways -
crows in flight

a grouse
bursts out of the cattails -
pheasants cackle

after the bird falls
the sound of the shot
from the next blind