Phirst Phormal Pheasant Phlavored Pheast Phunction

Well, the USOPHT08 had a blast during the annual hunt in the wild grass prairies of southwestern Nebraska. Now it is time to bask in the essence of why we go in the first place. We go cause we like to have PHUN. That is why we are having the PHIRST PHORMAL PHEASANT PHLAVORED PHEAST PHUNCTION. This will be an annual event. Awards will be presented, drinks will be provided, and the pheast will have pheasant phlavor.

We will start a new award this year for the dogs that share the experience with us. To be awarded their name on the door of the dog trailer, the prospective hunting dog must meet the requirement of fetching a downed bird during a hunt. The bird retrieved may be pheasant or quail or duck or goose or dove or chuckar or partridge in a pear tree...doesn't matter as long as it was fetched. We have new candidates for that award this year. Also, for former hunting partners that are not with us any more, their names will be placed on a plaque to honor their achievements of the past. This plaque will be the final resting place of the dog trailer names of present and future hunting dogs at the appropriate time. It will be an honor for any dog to join the highly respected list. The candidates on the plaque so far are:

Shroeder
Major
Sinbad
D. O. G.
Buck
Phoenix
Schultz
Schroeder II
Hazel
And if you can think of another that should be there, let LP know. Just remembering their names conjures up a BUNCH of memories. We will miss them.

Also, we will be awarding the "Kwong Salute Award" to the one candidate during the annual hunt that generated the biggest faux pas. This award has a pheasant phoot generating the appropriate gesture which symbolizes the faus pas. This dubious distinction will be decided by the ones most victimized by the faux pas. Believe me...we have a couple of HIGHLY QUALIFIED candidates for the award this year. For this award, we are still taking suggestions. Any ideas? Let's see.....

"We have been hunting here for THIRTY YEARS"

"I'll have another one just like this one" as he hands over the beer that he brought from the truck.

"There is a pheasant in the ditch...STOP THE CAR RIGHT HERE" Now there is a truck and a trailer in the ditch. "ARE YOU GUYS OK?"