Barney 'nips it in the bud'

I took special care this year to make sure I had dotted all the i’s and crossed all the t’s. I even stopped at Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks Region 6 headquarters to make sure I was properly licensed to hunt upland birds and waterfowl. The lady at the desk there said I was.

But still I had my doubts.

It seems every year I miss something minor. Not signing my duck stamp or failing to purchase some new add-on to my license come to mind.

It seems it’s always something, and it’s always pointed out to me by the federal warden at the Bowdoin National Wildlife Refuge.

An overly offic...