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Opening Day

PUBLISHED August 17th, 2013

Opening Day

PUBLISHED August 17th, 2013

Opening Day

STORY BY Tom Keer
PHOTOGRAPHY BY Timothy C. Flanigan, Chip Laughton and Tom Keer

PUBLISHED August 17th, 2013

Opening Day

STORY BY Tom Keer
PHOTOGRAPHY BY Timothy C. Flanigan, Chip Laughton and Tom Keer

PUBLISHED August 17th, 2013

Opening Day

STORY BY Tom Keer
PHOTOGRAPHY BY Timothy C. Flanigan, Chip Laughton and Tom Keer

PUBLISHED August 17th, 2013

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On the Opening Day of the grouse and woodcock seasons, I am like a coiled spring. I wait for months on end until Father Time tick-tocks his way slowly through the winter, spring, and summer. The closer I am to the season, the slower time moves; it reminds me of those final weeks of school when I was a kid prior to summer vacation.

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On the Opening Day of the grouse and woodcock seasons, I am like a coiled spring. I wait for months on end until Father Time tick-tocks his way slowly through the winter, spring, and summer. The closer I am to the season, the slower time moves; it reminds me of those final weeks of school when I was a kid prior to summer vacation.

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