“Snapshot Saturday”
![A French woodsman crouching behind a downed tree limb.](https://traditionalblackpowderhunting.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Buffs.jpg)
The French woodsman paused behind a downed tree top. In the distance, seven furry brown shapes ambled east. When he saw the beasts he crouched, displaying a seasoned hunter’s instinct. “Buffs,” he whispered to his companions, “Buffs!” New France, the last days of January in the Year of our Lord, 1755.