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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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“The Prayer of the Woods”

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Erasing All Evidence…

The big red oak on the knob beckoned. Half the tree’s leaves, brown and brittle, littered the ground. The old hickory, three trees to the west, stood barren; a golden carpet, glowing like a candle lantern in the predawn murk, … Continue reading

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Beyond the Next Rise

A fox squirrel appeared on a white oak limb, to the left and a bit behind. It sat with its curled, bushy tail against the oak’s trunk and chattered, low and soft. The squirrel sounded contented. The morning light bathed … Continue reading

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“There’s a Deer”

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Two Thumbs Up for Natural Wadding

Black powder tumbled to the breech. Tamara tapped the brass measure against the muzzle of her chiefs-grade trade gun, the “Silver Cross,” as she always does, making sure every last granule of her modest turkey load made it down the … Continue reading

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“Telling of Moose”

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What happened to the shot?

“I hunted a lot,” Jeff Wacker said. “It was late October, during archery deer season. Fall turkey season was on, too. Any chance I got I was hunting for deer, when I got up in the morning before work, and … Continue reading

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