Woods, Waters, and Wildlife: Good Day for Ducks Nears

Woods, Waters, and Wildlife: Good Day for Ducks Nears

by John Jefferson Along the coast, you knew when waterfowl seasons were approaching. The honking of thousands of geese descending toward their traditional winter homes along the coast — like planes’ final approach to airports – lets you know. A neighbor named Ivan would shoot at them unsuccessfully from his front yard with a .22 caliber rifle. We lived just outside the city and law enforcement was rare — but what Ivan did was and IS illegal. Onl…