Wide-Open Sharptails
Sharptails are birds of the prairie. Of vast, open country begging to be trod across. Set a course for the horizon and go.
Pulled by possibilities….
The birds are out there—amid grass and stubble or holed up in sparse brush. All eyes and ears and skittish from close calls.
When the dog finds them, you need to get there now.
Then it’s your job to pull them from the sky.
Days are long on the prairie. Miles countless. Back at the truck, water and rest feel good.
The birds will be there again tomorrow.
- By: Clair Kofoed

