Category Archives: Scenarios

“Yellow Tree Aftermath”

“Snapshot Saturday”

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“Yellow Tree Vigil”

“Snapshot Saturday”

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“…knowing their guns were not loaded…”

Dense fog shrouded the doe trail. The air smelled thick, humid, and almost sweet, like drying corn. Water pattered down from tall oaks and short witch hazel bushes. Elk moccasins splashed the night before’s raindrops that clung to sparse, pale-green … Continue reading

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“Disappointed Voyageur”

“Snapshot Saturday”

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“…but seven balls left…”

“…I had but seven balls left, but as there was no trader near, I could not at present get any more. With those seven I killed twenty moose and elk…” (Tanner, 115) Wet snow lined even the dead cedar branches … Continue reading

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“Two More Steps”

“Snapshot Saturday”

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There is Always One…

Bright sunlight shone on bronze feathers. The wild turkey hen had nary an inkling that supposed danger lurked so near. She stood upright and in full view at the edge of a sandy rut. The deep prairie grass, up the … Continue reading

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A Different Sort of Still-Hunt

A fox squirrel chattered, up on the ridge and to the southwest. Yellow maple leaves spun and rocked and tumbled. Sunlight bathed the tree tops; shadows carpeted the forest floor. The night’s chill lingered. Melted frost pitter-patted from the old … Continue reading

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