Wildlife and Wild Life

By Bryan Robinson

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• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: May 21, 2021
• ISBN: 9781664170452

Bryan Robinson

Bryan Robinson, 20411 N. Perry Rd., Colbert WA 99005, [e-mail], 509 947-1718, was a writer, editor, recreation specialist, law enforcement agent, photographer, illustrator, printing coordinator, and publisher for the government, for many years throughout the U. S.; and now does fine art and portrait photography, and edits, privately, and writes his own books and publishes with XLibris. Bryan was with the Department of Interior’s U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service on National Wildlife Refuges all over the U.S., then was a Writer-Editor and coal study leader of 60 scientists for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in Billings, Montana, for 5 states. Bryan later became Area Manager of the Rogue Wild and Scenic River, beginning in Medford, Oregon, and ending at Gold Beach, Oregon. He was a line manager, with a staff of recreation specialists, realtor, etc.; and a river running permit and maintenance substation crew at Grants Pass, where he ran the 3 day rafting/camping trips down the Rogue weekly during the summers. He was also Area Line Manager of BLM’s California Desert in Riverside/Indio, Ca. before retiring from the federal government. He was in the Seattle area for years, then Mayor of a small town in Eastern Washington, moved to Kahlotus, WA, lost his second wife, then moved north of Spokane to Colbert, WA. He is very, very adventuresome with an extensive background in many, many things, and at 75 is still very active and fun-loving, and loves children and jokes with them. This silly book also adds substance for children to feel great about themselves.

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Introduction, Preface, Dedication, Forward,

Thank You’s, and Horn Tooting

This book is not only about funny mostly outdoor experiences and wildlife, but also about some of my wild life, bordering on an often wild, mini-biography, including hopefully funny baloney, which I did not start out to do, but here tis. The stories and photos of wildlife, and my wild life, are not in chronological order.

I have always been impulsive, or at least spontaneous, especially as a youngster, and while at the University of New Mexico, and still a little bit as I age. I am reluctant to put some of the past events here, but it does not reflect me without them, so read them anyway even if offended (as you can hopefully tell already, I am big on sarcasm and have a great sense of humor).

Just this week, I continue to have adventures even at my old age of 75: I did something nice for a lady and she said she was going to give me a hug for it. My partner said Oh no you’re not, and I have a concealed weapon permit. Then on a night trip I got sleepy. I pulled over and went to sleep sitting up in my pickup. Soon I had lights in my face and had to stand in front of my truck with my hands on my head.

I am just an awkward, foul-mouthed, sarcastic delight.

Actor Matthew McConaughey wrote an autobiography. He said ‘I’m going to go back and I’m going to see things where I’m embarrassed, where I feel shame, where I feel guilt. I’m going to see things where I was an arrogant little know-it-all prick, and I’m not going to like it…But most of the things I was embarrassed about, I ended up laughing at. Most things I felt ashamed or guilty about, I’d…forgiven myself for. And then whenever I saw myself as an arrogant little prick…soon after I got humiliated and humbled, and I was… like, ‘well, if you wouldn’t have been the arrogant prick, you might not have had the confidence to put yourself in that position to get you humbled.

Even my baby photo showed signs of coming troubles:

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I now wear progressive-lens glasses.

Yep, a trouble-maker. Trump too early.

My alone time is for everyone’s safety.

I’ve done some crazy shit when sober too.

You don’t like my sarcasm? Well, I don’t like your stupidity either.

I have a phd in sarcasm. I need a sarcasm font on my computer.

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My Dad. He had a wild life.

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My Mom. She had a wild life putting up with my Dad’s and my wild life. She had a leg amputation, and a heart by-pass. Her pain was so severe that doctor’s added another prescription—one quart of bourbon per day. The doctors said she would become an alcoholic. But she hated alcohol, so when the doctors lifted that add-on prescription after a long time, she quit doing it that day and went back to never having another drink.

My father was an orphan at 4 at Wolf City Texas, and my mother as a young girl lived on dirt floors in Clayton, New Mexico. They were both from Tennessee in heritage. My father told me further that he was Scotch, Dutch, Irish, Welsh, English, French and German. My mother was mostly German. I was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico. My mother’s maiden name was Bryan, and my great-great uncle John Bryan, rode upon a hill and said I am going to start a city here and call it Dallas. He did and the cabin is still downtown.

Some of my neurosis are being a choleric controller, not dotting my i’s or crossing my t’s, typing in my head as I talk, or translating into Spanish as I talk, counting constantly with my toes, collecting rocks with stripes all the way around, having worm boxes 8 feet long, not being able to do basic math very well even though I took algebra, geometry, and calculus, checking mileage distances constantly, everyone is the same height to me (I am always surprised when I can see over the top of a crowd), and I do not see eye colors (I do not know anyone’s, not even those closest to me, eye color).

It’s not necessarily another neurosis but I nearly always have my big camera (Canon D 60 and 18-300 mm lenses, and I seldom even get out of pickup) and binoculars and pistol and knife and cell phone in or by my hand (even in my lap while driving), and note pad, and CD.

I quit smoking many years ago, but I still smoke…and I inhale. After being a drug enforcement agent, I was offered marijuana while single and in an apartment complex. My hair stood up. But I smoked one anyway. It didn’t do anything, so I smoked another joint. It did nothing either so I smoked another one. And another one. It took 7 joints before I had any effects. Then it hit hard. I was later offered cocaine. I did the lines and nothing happened. I never tried any cocaine again. Now marijuana is legal, and a doctor prescribed Oxycodone and marijuana because of my 9 back fusions and 2 artificial knees and arthritis, saying Don’t worry about addiction, even though you are on very low doses. At your age go for quality of life without pain as much as possible. If you become addicted, so what?

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Another of my baby pictures.

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Sewing up my britches

Already showing early signs of rebellion

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Sweet dreams against the dog. Sweet dreams before the evil ones came.

I am lucky to have had a wild, adventuresome life, luckily making it out alive, starting with my crazy wild life as a youth, then later focusing beyond my earlier wild life, onto wildlife and livestock, then back to old age crazy. We live only a small portion of what is in us. What happens to the rest of it? Anonymous

Every day still is an adventure of some sort. I do not understand how anyone could ever get bored with life. Laugh or shake your head with me. I thank my fellow cuckoo men—Jerry of Montana, Washington, now Nebraska—who participated in many of the events (with a looney partner who did him and their children dirty). Ronnie of New Mexico and Washington was my crazy partner during many of the youthful times (some people have looney partners that prevent continued fun). And another Ronnie, of Washington and now of North Carolina, was long my close friend and hunting partner (another one with a totally looney partner). I have adventured and hunted mostly alone since they left, without as much fun.

I only have a few great friends, but I have been amazed and delighted some others have been as crazy as I am.

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If in jail, a good friend will get you out. An even better friend will say Damn, that was fun.

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I have these signs for my bathroom door (taken from old agricultural equipment):

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I just know you are going to use these on your batroom door.

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I have raised raccoons, miniature Herefords, dairy calves, guineas, peafowl, hairless sheep, emu, great blue heron, worms, rats, hamsters, guinea pigs, bobwhite quail, button quail, Chinese geese, African geese, Toulouse geese, Pekin ducks, call ducks, mandarin ducks, muscovy ducks, Rouen ducks, runner ducks, mongrel dogs, Great Pyrenees dogs, Chihuahua, cats, coyote, badger, snakes, great horned owls, honey bees, canaries, crows, badger, horned toads, parakeets, finches, Flemish Giant rabbits, Netherland dwarf rabbits, New Zealand rabbits, champagne de argent rabbits, Californian rabbits, bronze turkeys, Rio Grande turkeys, Merriam turkeys, white turkeys, royal palm turkeys, mourning doves, diamond doves, school-bell tower pigeons, white king pigeons, silver king pigeons, tumbler pigeons, and Hubble pigeons. I raised 100 chicks in my bedroom for a while. I tried many different breeds of chickens like Jersey giants, Brahmas, faverolles, leghorns, New Hampshires, Rhode Island reds, Americaunas, grey jungle fowl, fighting games, sebrites, and orpingtons, but ended up focusing on cochins, mille fleurs, and silkies. I was a judge for rabbits and poultry at county fairs. And of course I have been around a myriad of wildlife like weasels, whooping cranes, sandhill cranes, elk, bighorn sheep, buffalo, deer, etc., etc., etc. on the National Wildlife Refuges and public lands I worked on.

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Flemish Giant rabbit young

I was assigned to handle the public on several national wildlife refuges all over the U.S., with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, and Bureau of Land Management, Department of Interior; and as a law enforcement federal agent; and as a writer/photographer; and as a manager. I have had quite a few interesting wildlife refuge experiences, on Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico; Havasu National Wildlife Refuge, Arizona/California; Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge, Texas; Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma; Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Massachusetts; Montana Regional Office, Billings; Rogue National Wild and Scenic River, Oregon; California Desert, Indio; and lived/visited many, many other places, especially in New England, New Mexico, Montana, Arizona, California, Texas, and Washington, and had many wild and wildlife experiences.

Livestock and wildlife and hunting and fishing (and being silly) have always been an important part of my life. I at first wanted to be a veterinarian but because of difficult chemistry, switched to Department of Interior wildlife instead. The Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife changed their name to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.