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Shoot, Man

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©2012 by LeeZard Whooda thunk it?? LeeZard at a shooting range - SHOOTING at the shooting range. But, there I was, with a Remington Model-11 12-gauge semi-automatic shotgun tight to my shoulder, chin resting against the polished wood stock. After an entire life of pro-gun control (which hasn't changed; it's now more enlightened), not only was I shooting, I was enjoying it. It's the damned coyote's fault; I want to kill the bastard. He got Maggie. P oor Maggie.   Maggie was my first chicken love. Oh yeah, whooda thunk it? LeeZard is also a chicken farmer. Well, sort of. Actually, they are Wende's chickens and for months  I watched her with mild interest as she cared for them from chickhood.  No, she did more than care for them; she nurtured them, talked to them, laughed at their  antics and, when necessary, brought them back from the brink of death. That was the case with Maggie . This is NOT Maggie but, she looked like this One day we notice