Category Archives: Stories

“Perhaps is the promise of tomorrow…”

Posted on April 19, 2018 by Dennis Neely: Traditional Woodsman

Saturday, 29 October 1763: Five blue jays hollered on the ridge. A silent, chipping sparrow bobbed up and down on a dainty sprig. The ruckus intensified. Blue-feathered blurs darted about like bees hovering around fresh-bloomed posies. The calm, late-afternoon air … Continue reading →

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“Getting to Backcountry Business”

Posted on April 7, 2018 by Dennis Neely: Traditional Woodsman

“Snapshot Saturday”

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“Rabbits at the Golden Hick’ry”

Posted on March 24, 2018 by Dennis Neely: Traditional Woodsman

“Snapshot Saturday”

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A Smoothbore Shooter’s Cobb Salad

Posted on March 23, 2018 by Dennis Neely: Traditional Woodsman

Goose wings swished in the darkness. Moccasins crept along the earthen byway. At the oaks, the rolling hill took a sharp drop, falling to the edge of the swamp grasses with a steep slope. Moccasins slipped and scooted. Halfway down … Continue reading →

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“Meandering Through Tall Pines”

Posted on March 17, 2018 by Dennis Neely: Traditional Woodsman

“Snapshot Saturday”

Posted in Elk, Scouts, Snapshot Saturday | Tagged Black powder hunting, Dennis Neely, historical trekking, Mountain Man, National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association, Native captive, North West trade gun, Northwest trade gun, trade gun, traditional black powder, traditional black powder hunting, traditional blackpowder, traditional blackpowder hunting, Traditional Woodsman | Comments Off

“That’s where you belong…”

Posted on March 15, 2018 by Dennis Neely: Traditional Woodsman

Damp elk moccasins scuffed away duff. Dew drops clung to the bushy cedar’s bough tips. Sweep by sweep, the nest took shape. Msko-waagosh, the returned white captive who spent his youth among the Ojibwe, sat cross-legged in the depression. A … Continue reading →