As I ponder the 2008 invitational pheasant hunt, I continue to regret the holes in my helter-skelter invitation list this year.
Newland, of course, and rdennis, to whom we have already apologized. But add to the list two of the three KW's here at the Take It Outside campsite: Keith Wintersteen and Kevin Weiland.
Wintersteen should have been invited, of course, because of his unfaltering support for TIO in its infancy as well as his expansive selection of camouflaged hunting attire.
Some days he' s a haystack, others a tree, still others a sort of cattail-covered Big Foot, sneaking up on one wild game animal or another.
Next year, Keith, for sure. If we can manage to discern your presence from the surrounding vegetation long enough to deliver an invitation.
And Weiland. Doc, forgive me. How could I forget? You could have brought a stack of your books and served as hunt doctor, which, considering the group you'll be tending, is only slightly different than witch doctor.
Weiland raised the issue of his missed invitation somewhat mournfully in an e-mail to my wife, Mary, over in the plush editorial office here at the Rapid City Journal. He offered, if invited next year, to bring goodies, including crushed flaxseed, fish oil and Viagra samples.
Considering the average age and gender breakdown of the group, I'd say your value to the hunt is beyond dispute, Doc. (I must warn you, however, that Old Deathwind Fleming is threatening to pack a shotgun next year…)
We're also pondering the addition of an international component in our 2008 invitation list. Yevgeni, a resident of Moscow, Russia, has contacted us up in the high ground of Mount Blogmore to offer insights into the fall of the Soviet Union and the intrusions of the West, including the United States.
You can see his perspective over on Blogmore, under the “Putin” thread created by Gutzon Harlan, political sculptor and mount creator.
We found it all fascinating enough to invite Yevgeni to next year's MB-TIO Invitational Pheasant Hunt. I believe Guzton is handling our first step onto the international stage.
Just imagine Sibby and Yevgeni, side by side on the Nemec place, stalking the wily ringneck.
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