Author Archives: Dennis Neely: Traditional Woodsman

Plucking a Few Choice Words

A Prologue Dating passages in a hunter hero’s narrative is tricky. The stories sometimes are told out of order and/or without context. Thus, as living historians, we tend to focus on one sentence as our primary justification for including an … Continue reading

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“Hanging the Bird”

“Snapshot Saturday”

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“Worthy of a Ranger’s Gaze”

“Snapshot Saturday”

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“…the next best choice…”

Two sizable flocks of Canada geese fed in the small pasture the previous night. An hour before, well to the west, the birds cupped their wings. A stiff east wind aided a gentle, almost mystical, descent. The geese took flight … Continue reading

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“Wood Duck Morning”

“Snapshot Saturday”

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Delivering Another Fatal Message

A fair measure of black powder trickled down the bore. The joyous stench of the last shot hung all about; white smoke drifted overhead. Nimble fingers rolled two, dry, brown, red oak leaves, both with their stems broken off, into … Continue reading

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“Watching Four Canada Geese”

“Snapshot Saturday”

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“Lashing Rafters”

“Snapshot Saturday”

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