The Chronicles of Major Peabody The Questionable Adventures of a Wily Spendthrift, a Politically Incorrect Curmudgeon, an Unprincipled Wagerer and an Obsessive Bird Hunter
by Galen Winter
©2009
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Major Nathaniel Peabody, USA (ret.) first saw the light of day in December of 1987 in Vol. 1, Issue 1 of the
Shooting Sportsman magazine. Since that date, he has lived on the back page of every issue of that magazine.
Peabody is a consummate waterfowl and upland bird hunter. Excepting those times when his profligacy assumes more
than usual proportions, a well-endowed Spendthrift Trust allows him to hunt wherever he wants and whenever he wants.
He has left his boot prints from southern Argentina to northern Canada – wherever geese or grouse or ducks or woodcock
can be found.
Dogs display a sincere affection for him. His shotguns have no time to collect dust. He is not infected with the
disease of politically correct posturing. Gun Controllers and Pseudo-Environmentalists don’t like him.
This is the second volume of Major Peabody’s shotgunning tales.
Excerpts
“We love to nourish and protect those more predatory animals that represent a terrible danger to our continued
survival as a species. We insist upon re-electing them to Congress.”
*****
“Men and women should be treated equally. Wedding gifts should not be limited to silverware, kitchen utensils,
scrub boards and the things only brides can use. Wedding gifts like three dozen Herter decoys should not be the subject
of complaints from brides whose recollection of such matters fade not, but remain forever fresh and vibrant.”
*****
“Some men hunt for reasons other than securing food or following the genetic imprint that leads them to field and
lakes and woods and compels their association with dogs and shotguns. Some hunt to get away from brain numbing
television programs and talking head newsmen who feel their position requires them, every day, to try to scare
the hell out of us.”
About the Author
An attorney, Galen Winter lived in Latin America and, for fifteen years, specialized in international law. He
became a corporation counsel in Milwaukee, then in Chicago and, finally, engaged in the private practice of law
in northern Wisconsin where, he says, “A man can associate with dogs and shotguns without arousing too much suspicion.”
Winter began writing about his passions - hunting and fishing - in 1984, contributing many articles to several
national and regional outdoor magazines. He compiled a wild game cookbook, and wrote two novels. THE CHRONICLES OF
MAJOR PEABODY is his fifth volume of short stories and essays.
Winter has hunted and fished all over the western hemisphere - in arctic islands north of Canada’s Nunavut
Territory, in the Amazon basin, Cuba, Ecuador, Nicaragua, the Argentine Patagonia, Uruguay and various places
within the United States where game birds are found.
Jessine, his wife of over fifty years, has put up with him through it all. They live in Shawano, Wisconsin.
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