There is a proverb that says "If the goose honks high, fair weather. If the goose honks low, foul weather." Honking high or honking low does not mean the pitch of their voices. Instead, it deals with ...

Dear Readers: I’ve seen a cornucopia of birds over the past week — mallards, Canada geese, bald eagles, even a few lingering American white pelicans — reminding me of this column which was originally ...

As someone who grew up field hunting stubborn Canada geese in Illinois, I can’t think of a better feeling than when Sept. 1 hits. It’s the kick-off to resident honker season, when young, uneducated ...

Great clouds of snow geese are streaming across our winter skies, having arrived along Texas’ coastal regions and inland fallow farm fields after flying more than 1,600 miles from the Arctic. They ...

Dear Readers: Here’s a column that was published originally on Jan. 5, 2014. Hi, Johnnie: I enjoy your column. Thanks for your work. I did a brief Internet search and found a lot of information, but ...