Would love to see picture and hear the story, lobsterman!
I barely remember it. I certainly can't remember the date. I have C.R.A.F.T. disease (Can't Remember A ***** Thing.) It was about hunting deer in overly crowded woods near Fundy Nat'l Park, and instead of getting pissed off at all the "hunters" in the woods, hooting and hollering to each other, shooting at pop cans, honking their car horn (for some reason that remains a mystery to me) I decided to sit tight and lo and behold they pushed a deer right to me.
A photo ran with it, but I can't even remember if I supplied the photo or if the mag did.
I bought every copy of that mag but since it was newsprint, they all deteriorated to the point where I trashed them all. I should have stored them properly I guess but I kept them handy so I could re-read them again and again. Some of the writing was pretty rough but I ain't no English teacher so it was fine by me.
Greg: I know a bit about the publishing biz and for sure you did it for love and not for money. Damn tough business to be in for anyone who likes to be able to feed himself and his family, unless y'all eat newsprint three times a day and wash it down with ink. For sure it's advertising that pays the bills and it's a tough row to hoe these days to find advertising, even much much worse than it was back in the WT&T days. You guys that talk about an Internet version of the mag, yup lots of advertising available on the net but it don't pay squat. There is a reason that dozens of the world's biggest-selling newspapers have gone bankrupt in the past three years. An Internet mag would be a lot of work for minimal or no return. Believe me. In fact, it would likely cost you money out of your own pocket to pull it off and it will certainly cost you a lot of time.
I see Jim Gourlay has put Eastern Woods and Waters online, so it's still there, just not in print form. Drop him a line and ask him how much he's making and how many hours he's putting in. I'm sure he'll enlighten you.
Predator One I remember your writing, as well as your column in the TJ way back when. I didn't always agree with ya but I always enjoyed reading ya, which is all ya can ask, eh!
All the best to the bunch of yas and thanks for the memories. Great thread.