Thursday, January 08, 2009
A special outdoors show
Bill Cochran
Recent mail
BILL: Anyone who had a place to hunt on the final day of deer season (Jan. 3) in the eastern part of the state should be kicking themselves if they slept in late and missed the big meteor shower just before dawn.
I started noticing a number of shooting stars as I drove towards the southeast at about 4:30 a.m. By the time I was waiting to go in the woods at about 6 a.m. the meteors were almost constant.
I turned the truck around so I could just sit there and watch, and the show continued until the sky started to lighten before the dawn. You could even see some of the streaks in the morning sky after the stars had faded. It made me a little late getting to my hunting spot, but it was worth it.
By the way, I remembered to make several wishes on the shooting stars, but the big bucks must have been making wishes of their own.
CHUCK WYATT
Division of State Parks
Richmond
BILL: A month or two ago you mentioned a book in one of your columns written by I believe a retired outdoor writer. I was not able to find the column and wanted to know if you could provide the name of the author and book. I want to buy it for a friend. Thank you.
ED BRADLEY
ED: Could it be that you are referring to Curtis Badger’s “A Natural History of Quiet Waters: Swamps and Wetlands of the Mid-Atlantic Coast?” See my column.
BILL
