Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883

A Bird Would Be A Bonus

When the alarm went off, I had already been awake for 15 minutes.  I easily popped out of my bed in the back of my 4Runner and started layering up. I was off hiking with my pack and shotgun slung on my shoulder in a matter of minutes. When the sun broke the horizon, I was a half-mile from my camp without another person in sight.

Few turkeys were sounding off, preferring the silent treatment o...

 
 
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